[aprssig] Cruise Ships, APRS.FI, and AIS

[Jon K Hellan]

Mark Fellhauer wrote:

> I'm waiting for someone to come up with a handheld AIS receiver.  The last 
> cruise I was on we could see other ships off in the distance, especially at 
> night, and I was curious as to see who they were.


Have a look at discriminator.nl for mods to scanners, etc. You will also need a computer, PDA or smartphone.
A mod to the cheap Chinese PX-777 HT was posted on a forum here in Norway recently:

http://www.scannernytt.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21451#p142245

The text is in Norwegian, but the picture speaks for itself.

73
Jon LA4RT