Watchmate 850 AIS Transceiver
- Vesper Marine Watchmate 850 Class B AIS Transponder
- Class A & Class B AIS transponder
- Built-in GPS patch antenna that provides GPS data to the integrated 50 channel GPS receiver
- Provides a radar-like display of all vessels within the selected range
- Orient display north-up or heading-up so it’s very easy and natural to interpret. Dangerous and lost targets are readily identified
- Computes CPA (closest point of approach) and TPA (time until CPA)
- Anchor watch function enables user to mark where anchor was dropped and sounds an alarm if your vessel moves outside an adjustable circle. Anchor watch provides a visual indication of where, within your anchor circle, the boat is located along with distance and bearing to the anchor point
- Automatically corrects for the location of your GPS antenna when used with heading input to eliminate cumulative position errors
- Alarms based on these and other factors
- Computes the bearing and range to each vessel. Bearing can be displayed in magnetic to facilitate easy visual identification using your compass and binoculars. Bearings can alternatively be displayed in true or relative to your vessel’s heading
- Presents vessels and alarms in priority order
- Eliminates clutter and false alarms with sophisticated filtering options
- Displays targets marked as members of your fleet are with a special icon
- Triggers alarm if a vessel will come too close. Provides full control of alarm parameters
- Sounds alarm if any vessel comes within the specified range. Both CPA alarms and guard alarms may be used together
- External buzzer, alarm, or signal light can be interfaced without requiring any additional relays (max 150mA)
- Displays built-in GPS satellite status and navigation data such as your position, heading, course and speed
- Provides complete AIS and GPS output and is easily interfaced to chart plotters, radars or computers