Nasa clipper navtex cheapest yet

[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

Just prior to LBS John from <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.allgadgets.co.uk/>All Gadgets</A> pledged to be cheaper than anyone selling same goods at Excel. I emailed him on my return to give the bad news that I had found one outlet offering the nasa clipper navtex cheaper than him.

Without question John mailed back and price matched, he has also altered the price I notice on the all gadgets site to show this. Isn't it nice when a 'supplier' keeps their promise. The Nasa Navtex <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.allgadgets.co.uk/ag/product.asp?dept_id=1&pf_id=AG3824>HERE</A> is now the cheapest it has ever been, and I finally have dedicated navtex aboard.

I am not connected to allgadgets, but have if you carry out searches praised excellent service in the past. If you can be bothered reading my squillion posts you will see me praising other companies who have treated me well so as to show there is no particular bias in this posting.

Have a look at the site, you might be glad you did! /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

<hr width=100% size=1>Julian

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[tim]

'Fraid not. At LBS I bought it for £199.95 from Marine Electronic Services.

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[charles_reed]

Well...

I might just go to the boatshow on Sunday 18 and call on S2454.

Last time I got the NavtexPro for £100 including the active antenna.
It was, of course the demo version, which ensures it's working when you get it (always a moot point with NASA products as with computer components)

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[milltech]

Re: Well...

Reminds me of the story of the Gent who purchased a demo fishfinder at the show and sent it back saying it worked fine as he left the harbour and passed over the old wreck, but then it just repeated the same thing again and didn't show him the rest of the sea bed......

BTW (A) thank you Jools for that, and (B) so Tim I've dropped the price by a further 10p so ner....



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[davel]

Willing to be convinced.

I've been thinking about getting one of these but I can't really understand why !!

90% of my sailing is in the Solent for just one or two days at a time so I have good access to forecasts from all sorts of other sources - yet I still have a kind of yearning to have one of these things.

Can anyone give me a comelling reason why I should buy one so as to tip me over the edge?
Conversely, what else should I spend £200 on?

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[bigmart]

Re: What else should you

spend your money on. Loose women/Hedonism of course.

Martin

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[malcp]

Re: Willing to be convinced.

Well, with NAVTEX you get the forecast earlier than waiting for Solent CoastGuard broadcast it if you want to leave early. The Niton transmitter sends it out around 5am if I remember correctly. It also doesn't require writing down. Likewise Navigation warnings.

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[bigmart]

Re: As an Alternative

I have a PDA that connects to my mobile phone via Bluetooth. I get my forecasts off the web plus you can also surf the web for harbour websites & other information, including posting on here! I also have Tideplotter software on the PDA for tide calcs. & youve got the diary & contacts list aswell.

Hopefully one day the MCA will post Nav warnings on the web & I will also be able to download them aswell.

If you fancy exploring that route www.expansys.co.uk have some good prices on end of line models at the moment.

Martin

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[extravert]

Re: Willing to be convinced.

If most of your sailing is in the Solent, I would save your £200 and put it towards your next new sail.

I bought one for my trip in 2001 round Britain, and it was useful in the woolier bits of Scotland where other forms of communication are not so good, but for day and weekend sailing in the Solent it will not be much more than another gadget to play with.

I haven't used mine since returning.

<hr width=100% size=1>One day, I hope to own a real boat.