AIS on iPad - Quark A024 or Yakker?

[MoodySabre]

Sorry if I have missed a thread on this.
I have a SH2200E VHF which has NMEA output. I run Navionics on an iPad Air. The Yakker is not listed by Navionics as a compatible wifi bridge. Is the Quark better?
(My wife is paying for so price is not an issue).

 

[pessimist]

Sorry if I have missed a thread on this.
I have a SH2200E VHF which has NMEA output. I run Navionics on an iPad Air. The Yakker is not listed by Navionics as a compatible wifi bridge. Is the Quark better?
(My wife is paying for so price is not an issue).

Used an a024 for AIS reception on the last boat. Very good. Can't comment on Navionics (we used OpenCPN) and had no reason to use the NMEA multiplexer.

 

[Gixer]

I have the Quark A026 and have NMEA from my instruments running to it, a GPS antenna and my AIS from the masthead aerial though a Glomex splitter.
All this is sent wireless to a iPad loaded with NMEAremote and Navionics.

I fitted it all this year but am still out of the water so only 'dry' tested it. So far I'm really impressed....

 

[duncan99210]

The Yakker used to be listed as one of the recognised devices for Navionics. Don’t know if it still listed or not but I’ve been using one for the past couple of years. Works fine.

 

[Andrew_Trayfoot]

Yakker works fine with Android Navionics

 

[dgadee]

Yakker works fine with Android Navionics

Yes, that's what I have too.

 

[zulloboy]

I bought a Quark A024 soon after their release but ended up returning it. Whilst it sent AIS via the wifi, it would not send NMEA data. In response to my query, Quark advised they configured it for 9600 baud, despite the NMEA 0183 standard clearly stating 4800. After I returned it for reconfiguration it still didn't work, so I returned it for a refund. The NMEA signal worked perfectly with my other devices (VHF and ST2000), so the problem was definitley in the A024. Maybe they work now, but my experience with Quark was very unsatisfactory.

I replaced it with a dAISy and Twin Yakker, and couldn't be happier with them.

z

 

[youen]

You can also buy an Nmea4 wifi from Luis at vela navega its only around 50 Euros

 

[ithet]

You can also buy an Nmea4 wifi from Luis at vela navega its only around 50 Euros

Indeed, or even the cheaper NMEA2WIFI should do (I use one to get AIS to OpenCpn).
His eBay shop is here luissa.351 on eBay

 

[MoodySabre]

Thanks all. Mrs Santa has bought a Yakker. Now to plan an offshore trip.......

 

[DAVAIS]

Navionics lists Quark A026 on their supporting table.

 

[scruff]

As there are a few user of the Yakker here, I've just a quick question on it if I may.

I installed the NMEA to WiFi bridge behind the switch panel at the start of the season to feed wind nmea into openCPN. This works fine for variable period of time but the wifi often drops - my phone / tablet can't see the signal until turned off/on again. Sometimes it's fine for 24+ hours some times it drops out after 20mins. Quite frustrating.

Has anyone else encountered a similar issue and how did you resolve? Thanks

 

[Plum]

As there are a few user of the Yakker here, I've just a quick question on it if I may.

I installed the NMEA to WiFi bridge behind the switch panel at the start of the season to feed wind nmea into openCPN. This works fine for variable period of time but the wifi often drops - my phone / tablet can't see the signal until turned off/on again. Sometimes it's fine for 24+ hours some times it drops out after 20mins. Quite frustrating.

Has anyone else encountered a similar issue and how did you resolve? Thanks

My yakker works well and I am very happy with it although my tablet does not always automatically connect to the yakker's wifi and says "no internet....." so it appears to reject wifi signals that are not for internet connection. Once I manually select the yakker from the list of wifi signals my tablet then stays connected. Maybe there is some similarity with your problem in that your device, when automatically searching for a wifi signal to latch onto does not like non-internet wifi signals.

Edit: i have just seen that my tablet has a switch to turn off "nearby device scanning". Maybe that would stop a device from finding a better signal and automatically switching wifi source??

www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[CPD]

Hi Roger my Yakker / Ipad / Navionics combination works just fine

 

[dje67]

As there are a few user of the Yakker here, I've just a quick question on it if I may.

I installed the NMEA to WiFi bridge behind the switch panel at the start of the season to feed wind nmea into openCPN. This works fine for variable period of time but the wifi often drops - my phone / tablet can't see the signal until turned off/on again. Sometimes it's fine for 24+ hours some times it drops out after 20mins. Quite frustrating.

Has anyone else encountered a similar issue and how did you resolve? Thanks

I have a Quark A026 which works well for gps and ais to iPad. It does occasionally drop out and although I can detect the wifi network it refuses to connect. I eventually realised that there was a pattern which related to where I was. I think the issue is that there is maybe a shore based wifi network that causes the A026 signal to become unuseable. There are 2 spots that I always lose connection - one off Fairlie and one off Port Bannatyne on the Clyde. Once I move further offshore all work fine.

I have no concrete proof that it is a wifi conflict but whatever it is it is consistent!

Might be you have the same issue.

 

[MoodySabre]

Hi Roger my Yakker / Ipad / Navionics combination works just fine

Hi matey. Now to go somewhere eh

 

[CPD]

Hi matey. Now to go somewhere eh

Indeed. RB&I seemingly sorted and definitely on. Longer term .... lets chat