New ANT200 From Digital Yacht

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. – Digital Yacht have expanded their range of AIS products with the world’s first, fully self contained, Smart AIS antenna. The SmarterTrack ANT200 incorporates a highly sensitive dual channel AIS receiver into a waterproof antenna housing no bigger than a traditional GPS antenna.

Simply connect the power and interface connections to any compatible AIS plotter (such as those from Raymarine, Standard Horizon, Garmin, Furuno, Lowrance etc) and you’ll be presented with an overlay of AIS targets directly onto your plotter screen. All commercial ships over 300 GRT have a mandatory requirement to carry a Class A transponder – sending and receiving AIS data which includes position, identity and course information. Leisure users can also opt for a more simplified Class B transponder if they wish to transmit as well as receive their position information. The SmarterTrack ANT200 will decode both types of transmission

The innovative SmarterTrack ANT200 fits a standard 1" threaded deck or rail mount base and comes complete with 10 metre cable. The interface connections are via a traditional 2 wire NMEA 0183 connection and the product can also act as a multiplexer taking an input of NMEA data and combining it into one single output. This could be particularly useful on multi-function displays.