Or, one could program a Class "A" transponder as a spoofer and have it read
USN Warship with an appropriate length for a minesweeper (fiberglass).
Ron Rogers
-----Original Message-----
From: John Marshall
Time to figure out how to put your transponder in receive-only mode if
you go into hazardous waters. Something a yacht the size of the ones
the people of this group likely own, who aren't required to have AIS
to the best of my knowledge.
If you get the magic incantation from the manufacturer, even the Class
A units can be switched to this mode, although its not in the manual,
at least for Furuno FA150. It takes a special password to kill the
transmitter.
Or, one could program a Class "A" transponder as a spoofer and have it read
USN Warship with an appropriate length for a minesweeper (fiberglass).
Ron Rogers
-----Original Message-----
From: John Marshall
Time to figure out how to put your transponder in receive-only mode if
you go into hazardous waters. Something a yacht the size of the ones
the people of this group likely own, who aren't required to have AIS
to the best of my knowledge.
If you get the magic incantation from the manufacturer, even the Class
A units can be switched to this mode, although its not in the manual,
at least for Furuno FA150. It takes a special password to kill the
transmitter.
