[PUP] Ice Dancer 01/04/07: Following the Peruvian and Chilean coast south

[Dave Cooper]

<Dick wrote: .... The AIS would pick up any ship within 50 miles.>

Georgs, if you are in touch with Ice Dancer can you confirm the AIS system
and antenna set-up that they are using to get the 50 mile range?

We are still struggling with to get a paltry 20 miles using a 9 db 23'
antenna with new cable/connectors, etc. This same set-up works fine with a
normal VHF and will reach out 15 miles with a 1 watt handheld attached to
it.

What ever they have, it must be a super set-up.

Cheers


Dave & Nancy
Swan Song
Roughwater 58
Puerto La Cruz
Venezuela