Archive for August, 2008
Save Our Cetaceans!
Few people can fail to be moved by the all too frequent whale, seal and dolphin strandings that occur in and around the UK. With an unprecedented amount of strandings to deal with this year, it’s thanks to the organisation BDMLR (British Divers Marine Life Rescue) that many of them are returned to the wild, [...]
Gizmo Pan, Adventures In Bluetooth #1
Good times: I spent most of yesterday testing electronics on Gizmo and visiting around Camden Harbor. One system I was mostly pleased with is this little wireless communications and navigation PAN (Personal Area Network), if I may apply a long name for…
Cell Ranger Stix, Worth A Try?
Thanks to John Forder for pointing out the intriquing Cell Ranger Stix wireless cell phone booster. It claims to use a microprocessor to analyze a cell signal coming in through its little antenna and then add 50 dB of gain (2–3 bars!) as it retransmits the signal in a six foot radius around that 12v [...]
Lcx-113 #2, A Gps Shoot Out
Continuing yesterday’s ode to the Lowrance LCX-113, I’ll explain how I’ve been using it to test GPS sensors against each other…
Bmea Annual Conference/dinner -wednesday 8 October 2008
Your committee has put together a conference that will be even better than last year.A variety of speakers on diverse and interesting topics. Time to meet your fellow members and friends over a drink (be it tea, coffee or something stronger!). Relax in the evening with a delicious meal.
All we need now to make it [...]
Summer Adventures, Helped By A Lowrance 113-lcx
So far this season, I’ve had two excellent, and very different, voyages of discovery aboard Gizmo, and the test Lowrance 113–LCX HD has been very useful for both…
Eastward, Ho!
If it’s beautiful in Maine, nothing is truly pressing, and you discover a $65/night motel with a dock and launching ramp…is there really a choice? Have a great weekend….
Sandrine 2, Flir Voyager (outmoded!)
Binoculars, sminoculars! Open the bigger image to get a hint of how well Sandrine’s FLIR Voyager multi-camera system is bringing in the little tower on Mt. Battie (from which I took Panbo’s header photo)…
Sandrine, World’s Largest Nmea 2000 Network
A day aboard the 120’ tri-deck Sandrine will definitely rank high in my summer ‘08 highlight list. Wow! While I’d actually attended her debut in Miami, and was already familiar with the OctoPlex distributed power system she showcases, it takes a while to comprehend how powerful…
Bird Report, Fleet Broadband & Mini-vsat
When I was researching a PMY article about VSAT and Fleet Broadband sat comms, I asked a fairly reliable source what would happen if Inmarsat lost one of its new I-4 satellites. He rolled his eyes and said, “they’d be dead.”