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AIS Class B Finally Approved

October 3rd, 2008

AIS Class B Transponders, reportedly, have been approved by the FCC. As soon as our distributor makes them available, you can purchase the ACR Nauticast B AIS Transponder here. Please be aware that your MMSID will need to be provided so that the unit may be pre-programmed to identify your vessel before the AIS Transponder is shipped.

ACR’s Nauticast B AIS not only will transmit vessel information to surrounding traffic, but also allows the user to participate with neighboring vessels to avoid collisions.

The ACR Nauticast B AIS Transponder is also a fully functional receiver that is fully compatible with Coastal Explorer and Visual Navigation Suite MAX Pro.

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5 Responses to “AIS Class B Finally Approved”

  1. Ted Shanks Says:
    October 28th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    My boat is equipped with Raymarine C-120 system. Has the Nauticast B-AIS Transponder been tested with Raymarine for compatibility and ease of connection?

  2. Mark Says:
    November 13th, 2008 at 8:53 am

    Ted, The Nauticast transponder will work just fine with all raymarine c-series plotters as it uses standard NMEA 0183 AIS sentences.

  3. johndean Says:
    April 17th, 2009 at 8:51 am

    Will the class b AIS work with Garmin 2000 series 10 inch chartplotter?, thanks

  4. markpdxt Says:
    April 20th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    A Class B Transponder is not meant to interface with a chartplotter. The plotter could potentially display other vessels positions that are broadcast from Class A or class B transponders. Check you manual to see if AIS and class B is supported. Sorry I don’t know for sure on this particular unit.

  5. Capt. Hank Says:
    May 8th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Guys… I found this thread doing a Google search. I just installed a Nauticast-B AIS, along with a Actisense NDC-4A, interfacing to a Raymarine E120. The multiplexer is required to change the baud rate to 38400. Now, the fun starts…. I can see other ships on my laptop, but not on the E120. I still have the icon, “NO AIS”. Speaking with Raymarine today, it was determined that the NMEA sentences, “VDM and VDO”, were not being received by the E120, which would make it see the AIS. My question, has anyone found the “secret switch” to make the Nauticast-B work with the E120?

    Capt. Hank
    hjackson58@bellsouth.net

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