Sistemas de seguimiento
Since many ships sail in areas with no coverage for AIS systems, the main methods for tracking ships are via satellite.
We have been researching the prices to track boats via satellite and they turn out to be very high in many cases. It is no surprising then that very few boaters can afford it.
Do you know of any service allowing such a service with good prices? If that is the case, please let us know 
escanerfrecuencias
The Spanish forum for waves’ fans is back again.
They have created a wiki for newcomers with info and documentation for all of us that just want to learn more and more. We hope they will be publishing something in English very soon. Visit it here.
Gibraltar
We found a case where an AIS transponder could prove to be the perfect companion, and that is when crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.
With such an intensive traffic, Gibraltar is not for newcomers. If we add to its traffic bad visibility conditions such as fog or night navigation, crossing can provoke a breakdown in the nerves of the most experimented boater.
Panbo escribe sobre nuestro AIS transponder
We are very glad to see Panbo’s comments on our AIS-CTRX Transponder.
He has been trying the different features regarding the hardware (called it rugged beast, which we love ) and software, and operational regarding only its receiving capabilities, since the FCC has not yet approved class B AIS in american waters to american boaters’ and USCG’s despair, which long ago approved, (and in fact recommends) the use of class B transponders such as ours.
There is no doubt that class A and B incompatibilities currently ocurring must be influencing FCC’s decision. In spite of this severe inconvenient, our customers are strongly appreciating the advantages in security of carrying AIS technology on board.
We all hope that the international authorities involved will take a decision about this issue asap. It is very sad using such a powerful tool at 50% capacity 