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ELECTRONICS

UPDATE

New Products From Furuno:

Advanced FAP-50 Autopilot, And

Weatherfax xWith A Twist'

New Product Tanker

Orders For B&W —Literature Available

Burmeister & Wain Shipyard, Co- penhagen, Denmark, has received further orders for their successful

CPT54E type Panamax-sized prod- ucts tanker.

Up to four vessels have been ear- marked for the Oslo-based consor- tium Petrobulk Carriers, which is one of the world's leading operators in oil products transportation.

The Petrobulk ships will be deliv- ered by Burmeister & Wain in 1988 and 1989. The yard has already delivered six CPT54E Series tank- ers and has three others on order for the Norwegian company Torvald

Klaveness & Co. and the Danish company Torm.

For free literature on the ship- building and ship-repairing services of Burmeister & Wain of Denmark,

Circle 36 on Reader Service Card

Two new products recently intro- duced by Furuno include the ad- vanced FAP-50 microprocessor-con- trolled autopilot, and the award- winning FAX-208A weatherfax "with a twist."

Furuno's FAP-50 microprocessor- controlled autopilot provides ex- tremely accurate steering in all weather conditions for various ves- sel types, from yachts to commercial fishing boats. It provides fully auto- matic route following when inter- faced with loran C; extremely com- plex trawl or search patterns can be automatically carried out while the operator is occupied with other du- ties; it saves considerable amounts of time and fuel.

Furuno's FAP-50 autopilot.

The FAP-50 system comes with fluxgate heading sensor, processor unit, rudder feedback unit, hydrau- lic pump set, and an attractive splashproof control unit that can be installed almost anywhere with the standard bracket, or flush mounted directly in a console.

It interfaces directly with Furuno loran C and video plotters, or any device supporting NMEA 0180 data format. Up to two heading signals are operator selectable from gyro- compass, magnetic compass or flux- gate sensor and both audible and visual alarms are provided to alert arrival at destination or waypoint.

All system inputs are made via sealed touchpads; the large LCD presentation shows data both intui- tively in graphic form and by alpha- numeric digital readouts. Course is selected with the familiar and easy to understand rotary knob. On in- stallation, system performance fea- tures are set for the individual ves- sel-handling characteristics; the pa- rameters set and mode selected are displayed across the bottom of the

LCD screen. A second full function control station and up to two remote control units may also be fitted.

The FAP-50 operates from a uni- versal 10-42 VDC power supply, or 110/220 VAC with optional rectifier unit.

Furuno's award-winning FAX- 208A is one of the most advanced weatherfax receivers ever put on the market, and it is also a fully func- tional NAVTEX system with an op- tional built-in receiver/processor.

An optional active antenna coupler is available that covers standard fax

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The FAX-208A weatherfax. as well as the 518-kHz NAVTEX transmissions.

As a fax receiver, the FAX-208A produces exceptionally clear, de- tailed weather and satellite charts, with four gray-scale levels on 8-inch nonfading thermal recording paper with no unpleasant carbon dust or crinkled wet-paper readouts. The

FAX 208A has a built-in synthe- sized receiver covering all known or upcoming channels, and offers mi- croprocessor-controlled scanning for any station or combination you may desire to program in. Other standard features include keep-alive batteries to protect data in memory and a timer to activate the unit for preprogramed schedules.

In the NAVTEX mode, the FAX- 208A automatically stores all nor- mal incoming traffic for later print- out. For urgent messages, it auto- matically overrides the fax mode and prints them immediately.

Operation is from a 10-40 VDC universal power supply, drawing just 20 W on standby and 40 W operating.

For more information and free lit- erature on Furuno's FAP-50 micro- processor controlled autopilot,

Circle 23 on Reader Service Card

For free literature on Furuno's award-winning FAX-508A,

Circle 24 on Reader Service Card

Conrad Industries Names

Ronald P. Chiasson To

General Manager's Post

J. Parker Conrad, founder and

CEO of Conrad Industries which specializes in designing, building, renovating and repairing boats and steel barges, recently announced that Ronald P. Chiasson has been named general manager of the

Morgan City, La., company.

WATERCOM® Makes Sense

When you place a call on a WATERCOM telephone you pay only 97 cents a minute. That's right. 97 cents a minute. Compare this to pub- lic coast radio services where rates are as high as $1.75 a minute.

WATERCOM is affordable, but how does it compare to the competi- tion? In a recent, independent survey* WATERCOM was rated "the best" marine communication service by those who use it. These same customers were also asked to list benefits WATERCOM offers that other services can't. Here's how they responded: • Convenience - Direct dial, no operator, no waiting . Privacy - No "party lines" with WATERCOM • Clarity - No interference with WATERCOM • Ease of Use - WATERCOM is a regular telephone • Reliability - Communication when you need it

Still think you can't afford to install WATERCOM? Maybe you can't afford not to. And with rent, lease and purchase options, WATERCOM has a sensible payment plan to suit your special situation.

To find out more about the WATERCOM telecommunications system, call a WATERCOM representative today at 812-288-0300. 'Survey conducted in August, 1987 by Decision Research. Above quotations are taken from survey responses. a

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR VESSELS AND SHORE.

Waterway Communications System, Inc. 453 East Park Place

Jeffersonville, IN 47130 812-288-0300

WATERCOMK is a registered trademark of Waterway

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