Katech AIS Test and Analysis System

Portable Receivers

Portable receiver range

Technical Details

Single channel receiver without decoder, therefore all available AIS message types are passed.
Available with receiver factory configured for channel A (161.975 MHz) or channel B (162.025 MHz).
Receiver sensitivity is better than 0.5uV pd for 12dB SINAD using the sinewave method.

Requirements

Requires PC-compatible computer with USB and sound input connectors (mic or line-in).
Uses sound input on computer, no serial port required for static use.
Uses computer's USB port to provide power, no separate power supply required.
Occasional Internet access is required to register software and to obtain updates.
Software requires up-to-date pentium-grade Windows PC with 48kHz-sampling soundcard.

Features

Designed for use with ShipPlotter software from COAA.
Housed in robust and compact black ABS enclosure.
Can attach to outer lid of notebook computer with supplied VelcroŽ pads.
Has analogue squelch control with full rotation blanking all but the very strongest signals.
Has bi-colour LED for squelch feedback and likely signal decoding status.
Can be used on-board by feeding NMEA data from GPS receiver to computer's serial or USB port.
Has 50-ohm BNC aerial connector.

Supplied with

Colour matched USB power lead. For computers with standard A-type socket.
Audio lead. For computers with standard 3.2mm three pole jack socket.
KATAS AIS Starter Disc CD-ROM (PC format) allowing use 'straight out of the box'.
12-month return-to-base warranty except in case of proven damage caused by lightning strike.
Instruction leaflet detailing connections and operation.

Optionally-available