Standard Horizon gx2100 vs 2150

[GHA]

In the market for a new Vhf, is it worth going for the 2150? Or is it even available in the UK? Google came up with nothing. Tempted to go for the gx2100 with ram mic and be done with it. Any thoughts?

 

[Caer Urfa]

In the market for a new Vhf, is it worth going for the 2150? Or is it even available in the UK? Google came up with nothing. Tempted to go for the gx2100 with ram mic and be done with it. Any thoughts?

I have the SH GX2100E linked to my SH 300i plotter and both excellant bits of kit.

BIG advantage of the GX100E is for AIS reception you can use your standard VHF aerial, you will find the screen dispay for AIS small but I use it as a back up only as there are so many advantages and features when linking the Radio to the plotter.

I am not sure if the GX 2150 is available in the UK, was not when I bought the GX 2100E, another thing to remember is I have personally found the back up and after sales from SH UK is excellant.

Mike
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[pvb]

The 2150 isn't certified for use in Europe, so you can't legally use it. However, its main advantage is that you can set it to input GPS data and output DSC data at 38400 baud, meaning that you can easily interface it with plotters which only have one NMEA port (Raymarine classic C series, for example).

 

[GHA]

Thanks guys, 2100 it is I think.

 

[nigelmercier]

Thanks guys, 2100 it is I think.

Great bit of kit, although I think there is an error in the manual regarding sending a Mayday!

 

[slipknot]

I compared the 2100 with the 2150 thinking that the 2150 would be packed with upgrades and I should get that instead of the previous version. In practice the differences were not significant and it isn't available! I bought the 2100 hooked it up with my SH plotter and I am incredibly pleased with it in every respect. The AIS on the plotter on a misty cross channel trip was worth the purchase alone.

 

[ithet]

Standard Horizon UK have told me that it would cost £10,000 to get EU type approval on the GX2150.

So we have to make do with the 2100 and use two ports into a chartplotter.

 

[GHA]

The AIS on the plotter on a misty cross channel trip was worth the purchase alone.

Will be the third ais onboard
But adding a ram mic to get gps and ais data into the presently almost electronics free cockpit I'm probably saving a few hundred quid on repeaters

 

[pvb]

I compared the 2100 with the 2150 thinking that the 2150 would be packed with upgrades and I should get that instead of the previous version. In practice the differences were not significant and it isn't available! I bought the 2100 hooked it up with my SH plotter and I am incredibly pleased with it in every respect. The AIS on the plotter on a misty cross channel trip was worth the purchase alone.

Actually, the 2150's selectable baud rate is a huge benefit, especially for the thousands of owners of Raymarine classic C/E plotters and Lowrance HDS 5/7, as it allows interfacing without the need for multiplexers.

 

[prv]

But adding a ram mic to get gps and ais data into the presently almost electronics free cockpit I'm probably saving a few hundred quid on repeaters

The remote mic shows a lat and long, but will you be plotting this onto a chart in the cockpit?

The AIS display on the main radio is fairly useless due to its small size - the tiny plot display on the remote is utterly pointless. The list view is marginally useable, but not really a very good way to understand what's around you. The only time I ever use AIS on the radio itself is to scroll down the list to a particular vessel name in order to call it by DSC.

The benefit of having AIS in the radio is the use of a single antenna - once the data is collected it should be piped into a plotter or a dedicated display in the normal way. In fact, I wish they hadn't bothered putting a visible AIS display on the radio (or maybe hidden it in the menus) and had used its dedicated front-panel button for something more useful.

Pete

 

[GHA]

The remote mic shows a lat and long, but will you be plotting this onto a chart in the cockpit?

The AIS display on the main radio is fairly useless due to its small size - the tiny plot display on the remote is utterly pointless. The list view is marginally useable, but not really a very good way to understand what's around you. The only time I ever use AIS on the radio itself is to scroll down the list to a particular vessel name in order to call it by DSC.

The benefit of having AIS in the radio is the use of a single antenna - once the data is collected it should be piped into a plotter or a dedicated display in the normal way. In fact, I wish they hadn't bothered putting a visible AIS display on the radio (or maybe hidden it in the menus) and had used its dedicated front-panel button for something more useful.

Pete

In the cockpit I only find sog & cog of interest, and ais just if anything is around. And more than that a quick dive down below suffices. A seconds glance at the nasa standalone tells you if you need to be paying attention.

 

[GHA]

Next question - where to get one?

Here looks OK if they still have the offer going..
http://www.jgtech.com/shop3page2.htm#VHFDSCFixed

Or where...

 

[pvb]

£270 inc delivery from Marine Superstore, probably a little bit cheaper than JG Tech.