VHF versus AIS

[Nigelpickin]

Hi

I think I know the answer but before I go any further:

Since we arrived in the Solent our VHF reception has become almost defunct, constant interference and very little tx/rx capability.

After changing the arial I now feel that it must be an interference issue, there's so much AIS noise and I guess that using one arial for both systems is causing the problem.

Can someone confirm that this would be likely?

Warmest regards from Ocean Village

 

[mlines]

Are you sure its AIS?

Have you fitted LED lamps recently?

 

[Nigelpickin]

No new lights

It started playing up as soon as we got into the Solent and has been acting strangely ever since.

Raymarine diagnostics show everything as Woking so It's something outside of the main system...

 

[IDAMAY]

Nigel,

Both seem to be working OK for us. We are certainly receiving VHF and TX worked on leaving Chichester although we haven't had cause to use the TX side since. This afternoon we were receiving plenty of traffic from Solent located ships, yachts, etc.

All the best from Lymington.

Richard.

 

[Nigelpickin]

Nigel,

Both seem to be working OK for us. We are certainly receiving VHF and TX worked on leaving Chichester although we haven't had cause to use the TX side since. This afternoon we were receiving plenty of traffic from Solent located ships, yachts, etc.

All the best from Lymington.

Richard.

Thanks Richard

I now suspect it's a sub standard solution for our set up and we need a twin arial set up or a faulty splitter on the AIS VHF.
I've got Hudson booked for next week to install a second arial and we will also have a fancy new weather / wind unit fitted as ann is becoming more and more obsessed with the weather.

On to Beaulieu in a couple of days and then we will wait for some high pressure before heading west. This couple of weeks south Coast cruise is turning into semi retirement!

All the best.

 

[benjenbav]

...diagnostics show everything as Woking so It's something outside of the main system...

There you go: you've obviously got one of those McLaren Honda systems which aren't quite on the pace yet.

 

[MoodySabre]

Thanks Richard

I now suspect it's a sub standard solution for our set up and we need a twin arial set up or a faulty splitter on the AIS VHF.
I've got Hudson booked for next week to install a second arial and we will also have a fancy new weather / wind unit fitted as ann is becoming more and more obsessed with the weather.

On to Beaulieu in a couple of days and then we will wait for some high pressure before heading west. This couple of weeks south Coast cruise is turning into semi retirement!

All the best.

I have a Comar powered splitter and one aerial and that works without interference.

 

[Nigelpickin]

I think it could be the splitter....i have good vhf when the AIS is powered down so pretty sure it's either bandwidth or cable fault.