Ship Plotter

[jon22ni]

hi

i was wondering how this works(pretty new to scanning),i read you need a discriminater fitted

is there a cheap scanner i could purchase that dosent need the mod

what leads do i need?

and is the program free or anybody know of any other likewise programs


thanks

John(UK)

 

[ka3jjz]

See this article in our wiki...

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/AIS

You might want to check the Yahoo group out, which is devoted to ShipPlotter. It would seem that any scanner that can hear the VHF Marine band - even an el cheapo old Uniden, GRE or Rat Shack - with a discriminator tap would do the job. I believe that AIS is sent at too high a speed to be able to be decoded correctly off a headphone or speaker output. But asking the folks on the Yahoo group should get more definitive answers.

[edit] The bottom of the ShipPlotter website lists several models and brands that can work without a separate tap. Being in the UK, though, I suspect the prices would not be particularly cheap.

73 Mike