Class B AIS Transponders

Class B AIS Transponder Comparison Chart and Prices

Transponder	Price	Comments
COMAR Systems, CSB200 Class B AIS Transponder (dual channel simultaneous receiver plus AIS transmitter)	GBP 565.00 (Inc VAT and UK carriage) www.jgtech.com EUR 879.00 www.y-tronic.com	standard RS232 serial port interface; compact and easy to fit; not waterproof; cannot send Safety Massages;
Sevenstar, SeaTracer AIS Class B Transponder	GBP 646.25 (Inc VAT) www.sartech.co.uk	standard RS232 serial port interface; compact and easy to fit; waterproof; can send Safety Massages;
True Heading, AIS-CTRX Class B Transponder	EUR 739.00 www.y-tronic.com	standard RS232 serial port interface; waterproof; can send Safety Massages;
Shine Micro, RadarPlus AIS-BX Class B AIS Transponder	USD 1,000.00 www.shinemicro.com	standard RS232 serial port interface; waterproof; can send Safety Massages;
Simrad, AI50 Class B Transponder	GBP 795.00 (Incl. VAT and UK carriage) www.jgtech.com	the first compact Class B transponder with a color display; standard RS232 serial port interface; waterproof; can send Safety Massages;
ACR Electronics, ACR Nauticast, Class B AIS Transponder	USD 1,180.00 www.acrelectronics.com	standard RS232 & RS422 serial port interface; waterproof; can send Safety Massages; The SRM can be configured to allow users to operate in a stealth mode by only receiving AIS data and not sharing for added security to avoid being noticed by pirating vessels.

Simrad, AI50 Class B Transponder – The first compact Class B transponder with a color display.

GBP 795.00 (incl. VAT and UK carriage)

Source: http://www.jgtech.com

Sevenstar, SeaTraceR AIS Class B

GBP 550.00 (GBP 646.25 Incl. VAT)

Source: http://www.sartech.co.uk

PDF classb_ss.pdf (1935K)

True Heading, AIS-CTRX Class B Transponder

Complete bundle to set you up with an AIS Class B Transponder:

1 AIS CTRX transponder

1 AIS-Mast VHF antenna with 30 meter cable

1 GPS2000 antenna with 12 meter RG-58-cable

2 FME-TNC adapters

1 fitting for rail mounting of GPS antenna

EUR 979.00

Source: http://www.shop.ck-software.de

PDF classb_ctrx.pdf (116K)

COMAR Systems, CSB200 Class B AIS Transponder (dual channel simultaneous receiver plus AIS transmitter)

GBP 565.00 (Incl. VAT and UK carriage)

Source: http://www.jgtech.com

PDF classb_csb200.pdf (1735K)

Shine Micro, RadarPlus AIS-BX Class B AIS Transponder

USD 1,000.00

Source: http://mivasecure.abac.com

PDF classb_bx.pdf (2459K)

SeaLinks, RADARPLUS SM162B Class B Transponder

PDF classb_sm162b.pdf (177K)

ACR Electronics, ACR Nauticast, Class B Transponder