Author: Russ

Garmin in talks to buy Britain’s Raymarine

I know these rumours have been going on for some time – see my post last year – when Raymarines share price started moving…well checkout…

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RC400 – listen up all you “diehards”

Following correspondence with one of the readers here I thought I would highlight this item in case you are one of the diehards who keep…

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Taking the ‘search’ out of Search and Rescue

A bit late in the day I have been researching replacements for my Class B 121.5Mhz EPIRB which will be relegated to the grab bag…

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Naval Oceanography, Google Share Information on the World’s Oceans

The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) provides scientific stewardship, products and services for geophysical data describing the solid earth, marine, and solar-terrestrial environment, as well…

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Is it time we did not have to depend on the “Grace and Favour” of the US Coast Guard and Dep of Defence?

It is just over a year ago that, thanks to the feedback of the cruising community around the world, the future of HF radio services…

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