VHF splltter recommendation.

[PaulRainbow]

I would not pay £200 for the Quark device, i'd rather pay a little more for an Emtrak splitter.

Buying separate AIS and splitters is pretty much bad value.

 

[Refueler]

I would not pay £200 for the Quark device, i'd rather pay a little more for an Emtrak splitter.

Buying separate AIS and splitters is pretty much bad value.

Doesn't that depend on how you setup your AIS ?

I can understand when staying with Garmin and so on - where they still don't offer an inclusive Plotter.

But given that the Chinese have gone one step further and included AIS Transponder in many of their Plotters ... the point becomes highly debatable.

The OP has an ONWA .. which model he has - I don't know - but given that they are all AIS B+ units now that have AIS included ... the use of an EMTRAK would be a complete waste of money.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Doesn't that depend on how you setup your AIS ?

I can understand when staying with Garmin and so on - where they still don't offer an inclusive Plotter.

But given that the Chinese have gone one step further and included AIS Transponder in many of their Plotters ... the point becomes highly debatable.

The OP has an ONWA .. which model he has - I don't know - but given that they are all AIS B+ units now that have AIS included ... the use of an EMTRAK would be a complete waste of money.

Read the posts please.

The OP said he has an Onwa transceiver, no mention of plotters.

He already has the AIS, he wants a splitter. Suggestions have been made for the £200 Quark splitter, i said i would not pay £200 for that, i'd rather pay the little extra and have the Emtrak splitter.

 

[Refueler]

Read the posts please.

The OP said he has an Onwa transceiver, no mention of plotters.

He already has the AIS, he wants a splitter. Suggestions have been made for the £200 Quark splitter, i said i would not pay £200 for that, i'd rather pay the little extra and have the Emtrak splitter.

Until now I was not aware that ONwa did a Transceiver - I don't follow their sales that much - I only lok at sites when I need something or info.

When I was looking at Onwa sales - the Transceivers were built into the Plotters (the A line suffix).... with no Transceiver separate box that I can recall ...

Fair cop !

BUT - I assumed .. wrongly it seems (your post excerpt : Buying separate AIS and splitters is pretty much bad value.) - that you were advocating a Transceiver + splitter unit ... that is why I mentioned the AIS integrated unit ... which at end of day doesn't matter as in a plotter or standalone box - means only a splitter is needed ...
Which I now assume you meant only a splitter ...

WiFi and BT ?? yes handy - even I agree there ... I did do it a lot cheaper than Quark / Emtrak etc though !!

 

[MattS]

Read the posts please.

The OP said he has an Onwa transceiver, no mention of plotters.

He already has the AIS, he wants a splitter. Suggestions have been made for the £200 Quark splitter, i said i would not pay £200 for that, i'd rather pay the little extra and have the Emtrak splitter.

What's your reasoning for this @PaulRainbow - have you had bad experiences with the Quark stuff?

 

[PaulRainbow]

What's your reasoning for this @PaulRainbow - have you had bad experiences with the Quark stuff?

The Emtrak splitter is about £50 more than the Quark. Yes, not a fan of Quark, had a couple of issues.