17. Antennas
• Antennas are matched to a Frequency (band)
• What matters is Power Delivered rather than
transmitter power
• VHF and higher bands operate on the basis of
"line of sight“
• The gain and radiation pattern of an antenna
are critical.
19. Mayday Call
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, this is Boatname,
Boatname, Boatname. [break]
Mayday, this is Boatname, we are taking on
water and are about to abandon ship.
Our position is:
31 degrees, 23 decimal 45 minutes South,
152 degrees, 15decimal 67 minutes East.
We have two people on board.
31. Online Communication
• Mobile Internet
• Position reporting with Skipr
• Online Applications
32. + Familiar, flexible, no commitment
- Poor battery life, limited coverage
+ Economical, flexible, multi-user
- Another battery, another plan
+ Best coverage, set & forget, always on
- Requires installation, another plan
43. Gigabyte 2011 2014
1 $40 -30 days $15 - 10 days
4 $80 - 60 days $50 - 60 days
10 $150 - 365 days $100 - 90 days
12 $200 - 365 days
Telstra Pre-paid Data
56. Online Communication
• Internet Access Alternatives
• Managing Telstra
• Position reporting with Skipr
57. Cruise Communication
Links
Credits, further reading:
Rob’s Passage Planner – http://skipr.net/goodies/robs-passage-planner/
Skipr.net - http://skipr.net/
Telstra references – downloaded March 2011 - http://telstra.com.au/
VHF Marina Antenna Fundamentals - http://boat-project.com/tutorials/vhfant.htm
Wikipedia on AIS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Identification_System
Iridium Go https://www.iridium.com/products/Iridium-GO.aspx?section=support
Also see handout.
Marius Coomans – skipper@skipr.net