What Transponder for Standard Horizon system ?

[Caer Urfa]

Anyone 'added' a transponder to a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2100E VHF interfaced with a SH 300i plotter ?

Mike

 

[testmonkey]

Anyone 'added' a transponder to a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2100E VHF interfaced with a SH 300i plotter ?

Mike

yep - but not with SH300
http://watcheye.nl/UK BlackB-S.htm

 

[nigelmercier]

Anyone 'added' a transponder to a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2100E VHF interfaced with a SH 300i plotter ?

I'm sure lots of people have added an AIS transponder to a boat with a GX2100E, does the plotter really matter? What aspect of doing so are you concerned with?

 

[prv]

Anyone 'added' a transponder to a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2100E VHF

yep

So what did the radio make of seeing an AIS transmitter practically on top of it at all times? Did you just turn off all the alarms and leave it? As far as I'm aware, there's no way of telling it "don't worry, that one is you". Or, since it's a VHF and knows its own MMSI, is it clever enough to work this out?

Pete

 

[nigelmercier]

Or, since it's a VHF and knows its own MMSI, is it clever enough to work this out?

I would hope that this is the case, but perhaps worth contacting SH.

 

[Roberto]

I would hope that this is the case, but perhaps worth contacting SH.

I did contact them already: they said the radio AIS receiver filters out its own MMSI, so there are no problems one can leave all alarms on

rgds

 

[testmonkey]

So what did the radio make of seeing an AIS transmitter practically on top of it at all times? Did you just turn off all the alarms and leave it? As far as I'm aware, there's no way of telling it "don't worry, that one is you". Or, since it's a VHF and knows its own MMSI, is it clever enough to work this out?

Pete

yes it's clever enough to do that.

 

[Caer Urfa]

I'm sure lots of people have added an AIS transponder to a boat with a GX2100E, does the plotter really matter? What aspect of doing so are you concerned with?

Hi Nigel

I only mentioned the system to give an overall view of whats existing, if a transponder is connected to the radio only what wiring is involved and which Transponder was used.

My main reason for asking is I have read so many forums on interface problems that I do not want to invent the wheel!

Therefore it's nice to know if someone has already done it and is happy with the results.

Mike

 

[pvb]

I only mentioned the system to give an overall view of whats existing, if a transponder is connected to the radio only what wiring is involved and which Transponder was used.

I'm not sure I understand your question. You surely wouldn't connect a transponder to your radio? It would be connected to the plotter, if anything, wouldn't it? If you already have the AIS receiver in your radio connected to the plotter, you don't really need to connect the transponder to anything.

 

[prv]

yes it's clever enough to do that.

That's good. I'm somewhat surprised, to be honest

Pete

 

[nigelmercier]

... don't really need to connect the transponder to anything.

Quite, apart from power.