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    Feb 17, 2022 3 minutes

    ICOM VHF with AIS

    Many smaller boats would benefit from having AIS, even if it’s only a receiver that enables ships, fishing vessels and other craft with AIS transponders to be ‘seen’ more easily in poor visibility or at night. However, there are two barriers to this – cost, and where to put the display.

    ICOM’s IC-M510 VHF/DSC Marine Radio solves both issues, as it includes an AIS receiver and the 3.5in colour screen is large enough to display targets with a reasonable degree of clarity. Granted, it’s not as good in this

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