![]() Like S/V Astraea on Facebook Recent Posts I downloaded the chartplotter manual and VHF manual from the manufacturer’s websites. I read the manuals and did a quick internet search and found that it’s easy to connect my radio and chartplotter together using two wires so the chartplotter can feed the radio time and position data. All you have to do is figure out how to set up and connect the equipment and it should work. There’s a protocol called NMEA that allows maritime electronics to communicate. ![]() So, a little about making the right connections. It’s also nice that our position will be displayed on the radio so it’s easy to tell buddy boats where we are, or for a less emergent situation like a Securite or Pan Pan call. I want our location to be inputted in to VHF radio so if I need to press the distress button an automatic call can go out to the Coast Guard and our position will be automatically transmitted. ![]() I noticed the radio said “No Position No Time” and it was right next to the chartplotter that gets its position and time from its GPS antenna. It all started when I turned on the Furuno RDP-149 NavNet VX2 chartplotter and Icom 504 VHF radio for the first time.
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