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ELECTRONICS

UPDATE

Furuno Introduces High-Power

FR-1500D Series Radar

Tanker/Barge Cargo Pumps (continued) ested in handling crude oils only, but with viscosities up to 35,000

SSU (7,600 est) at low tempera- tures. Others still ask for pumps capable of handling alternately such cargoes as bitumen, asphalts, tar, bunker C, fuel oil, heating oil, ma- rine diesels, benzene, benzol, sol- vents, molasses, caustics, alkalies, and fresh or seawater.

In this regard, it must be admit- ted that the existence of a "univer- sal" tanker is not foreseen in the very near future. Nonetheless, inter- ested shipowners ought to remem- ber that the existing twin-screw car- go pumps have successfully demon- strated their unsurpassed capability in handling all of the aforemen- tioned cargo products. They have also proven themselves aboard an offshore storage and treatment ves- sel, located on the U.S. West Coast, since 1981.

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MSC Awards $7-Million Contract

To Jacksonville Shipyards

Jacksonville Shipyards Inc., Jack- sonville, Fla., was recently awarded a $7-million contract for the materi- al and readiness upgrade of the

USNS Marshfield (T-AK-282), a

Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ship used for submarine resupply. The work is expected to be completed December 14, 1989.

The contract was awarded by the

Military Sealift Command, Wash- ington, d.c. (N00033-88-C-3034).

Because changing conditions at sea may require higher radar trans- mitter power, Furuno U.S.A., Inc. of

San Francisco, Calif., has intro- duced the 25-kw version of its popu- lar FR-1500D series radar, the FR- 1525D.

This radar offers 8-level quan- tized data on a bright, non-fading 15-inch diagonal CRT which pro- duces a steady, accurate picture of all radar targets available. There is no fading, and highly sophisticated computer techniques, along with echo stretch and averaging, signifi- cantly improve target detection.

The FR-1525D offers a variety of

The Autodata Division of Acurex

Corporation recently introduced its latest software system—AutoNet.

Designed to work with PCs and

Acurex's AutoFamily line of prod- ucts, AutoNet provides a cost-effec- tive means of gathering, organizing and displaying data from a variety of electronic sources. The Auto-

Furuno's new FR-1525D Raster Scan Ra- dar. operating features like dual VRMs and EBLs, audible and visual alarm zone, on-screen target plot, and Fu- runo's exclusive low-noise micro- wave integrated circuit design for long life and improved performance.

Maximum range is 96 n.m. and there is built-in provision for the new RP-1 navigation plotter. Addi- tionally, all system functions and modes are clearly shown on the

CRT.

The FR-1500Ds provide two con- venient features. One is the ability to off-center the radar picture by up to 75 percent of the screen size in any direction, making it easy to check potentially threatening tar- gets ahead, to either side, or even astern. The other feature is the 2X zoom, where any portion of the screen picture can be instantly dou- bled in size by merely pressing a sin- gle button.

This new Furuno FR-1525D ra- dar, with choice of 4, 6, or 8-foot antenna, meets the needs of ship- owners everywhere, as well as being appropriate for larger yachts and work vessels.

For free literature giving com- plete information,

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Acurex Introduces 'AutoNet'—Its

Latest Portable Software System —Literature Available—

Family product line consists of the

AutoGraph data recorder, the Auto-

Calc low-cost data logger and the

AutoLink intelligent front-end. Up- to-the-second measurements from every unit within a complex produc- tion network can be directed to a single video screen where you can monitor alarm conditions, print

AutoNet software may be used with a single

PC monitoring a single "front-end" Auto-

Family device, or it may be expanded to a system of multiple computers monitoring thousands of data points from numerous

AutoFamily front-ends at once.

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