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>I wake every 25 minutes, look at the radar, take a look around with
>generation 3 night vision...and >back to sleep.
>Radar guard zone plus Collission Avoidance Radar Detector keeps me aware of
>boats in the area.
>Next fall I will buy one of the AIS units when they are available....the
>receiver only is no good as it >does nothing to tell the other boat that I
>am there.
>When a boat is detected I turn on the strobe on the top of my mast, and
>then call him on >VHF....always works.
>Susan,
>USSV DhARMA
Hi Susan,
Your post above prompted me to look for a simple and cost effective
solution, however what I suggested seems to please nobody. If a radio
transmitted on Ch16 for 1/100th of a second it would not interfere with any
ongoing voice communications. Furthermore, a simple timer can pulse your
radio once every 5 minutes while you sleep, notifying the other boat that
you are in the area. Similarly a simple RF detector can close a relay and
wake you up if the other boat comes in your reception area. Both these
simple circuits can be implemented inside a Marine Radio for less than $5
extra. This simple function could have been introduced along with the first
radio on a boat. We never asked for the radio to serve as an electronic
lookout for us. Experienced sailors and members of this list are still
turning their noses at it, instead of demanding that it become a standard
and mandatory function for the simple marine VHF radio and be available at
low cost so that every vessel can own and use one. What is your opinion ?
Ahmet
SV8827
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