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transmitter, and synthesized T205 exciter; the new EN-R2 micropro- cessor-controlled marine receiver;

ENTOR telex; the 2001 synthe- sized, fully duplexed VHF; a 24K

RAM computer which, with asso- ciated keyboard terminal and VDU, uses available standard ship's business software to handle all ship and company data processing as well as text editing. With the addition of a facsimile unit, the ship will also be able to receive and transmit documents, charts, and other graphic materials with- out any additional interface.

Commcenter operates on ac and dc, and requires only one line from a ship's generator. A battery backup takes over in the event of a power failure.

FURUNO

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To solve the difficult problem of precision navigation in narrow waters, harbors, and coastal sail- ing, Furuno U.S.A. Inc. of South

San Francisco introduces the RS- 1000 Navguide System. This is said to be the shipowner's "system of the future," as it presents com- plete navigation data on a single 20-inch raster-scan CRT, dis- played in eight user-selectable colors.

All critical information from conventional navigation charts is digitized and stored in system memory. Data such as coastlines, lighthouses, buoys, sea depths, summits, restricted areas, safety zones, etc., are shown. Overlayed on this is raw video from the ship's radar. A position plot that shows ship's current position and track is also seen. Route planning infor- mation may be stored, or entered manually at sailing time and dis- played on the CRT. In this way, the captain has all data for safe, efficient navigation shown on a single CRT display for easier deci- sion-making.

The RS-1000 provides instant, accurate radar position fixing, and an alarm sounds if the ship de- viates from planned route or ap- proaches a known dangerous situ- ation. Track data is supplied from gyrocompass and doppler sonar in- puts, as well as from Loran or

SatNav. The unit also provides steering output for interfacing with the vessel's autopilot system.

Furuno also introduces the FR- 1262S, a 60-kw S-band radar with digitized electronic circuitry that is part of the well-known FR-1200 family of 12-inch CRT radars. This system is designed to interswitch with Furuno's X-band radars to provide shipowners with true all- weather capability.

Furuno has also introduced the

Furuno/Skanti premium quality

SSB marine radiotelephones in the U.S. The first model, the TRP 8258 S, is a 250-watt, full-featured radio with microprocessor control of all functions, a universal 10.8- to 41-volt dc power supply, and all

ITU channel designations built in.

Frequency selection is by either direct keyboard entry or by "punching in" the channel number of up to 76 operator-selected fre- quency pairs (simplex or semidu- plex). The transmitter range is 1.6 to 30 MHz, while the receiver also provides continuous tuning down to 100 kHz. This completely inde- pendent tuning system offers two significant user benefits: easy clar- ifier operation in 10, 100, or 1,000

Hz steps; plus general reception of services other than marine SSB, such as LSB amateur service be- low 10 MHz.

All TRP 8258 S functions are ac- cessed via a sealed membrane key- board on the compact control unit.

Two bright yellow LED displays show receive frequency and trans- mit frequency/time. A built-in real- time clock can be set for wakeup calls or to turn the radio on auto- matically for prearranged sched- ules. A full 5-watt audio system and high-quality AM envelope de- tector provide superb sound.

The exceptionally fast-switch- ing, microprocessor-controlled an- tenna coupler is a key feature of the TRP 8258 S. It automatically tunes antennas from 7 to 18 me- ters over the full 1.6- to 30-MHz frequency range in about one-half second. This, plus the fast-switch- ing synthesizer, enables the radio to be used for single-antenna ARQ-

Telex operation. (continued on page 32)

The 1984 Annual

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