Welcome to our articles & advice on how to use the Quark-elec AIS receivers, multiplexers and transponders.
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We have introduced two new products since the last Quick Reference chart was posted – QK-A031 Multiplexer, which has proved very popular and the newly released QK-A027 SeaTalk Converting AIS Receiver with GPS and WiFi.
Release date 31st October QK-A027 AIS Receiver with GPS, WiFi, NMEA out and SeaTalk Input Released on October 31st, a new addition to the Marine Electronics Family. Building on the success of the previous models our new AIS Receiver adds SeaTalk capability to the already impressive suite of input options on the QK-A026 and […]
A great review from Erkki on Tindie Very, very good all in one GPS + AIS receiver! Sept. 18, 2017 – QK-A026 Wireless AIS+GPS Receiver This little box contains all you can wish for, real dual channel AIS receiver, a really good GPS receiver, all sorts of connectivity, from old school RS232 to USB and WIFI ! […]
A question we get asked a lot! There are an ever increasing number of Apps out there now, some good, some….less so. We could go out and test every single one, but then we wouldn’t have time to do the R&D which drives our products forward. We love the R&D part of our job, so […]
All of our Marine Electronics are compatible with Windows 7/8 and 10. The drivers will support most set ups back to XP and they should self-install. A new COM port will automatically show up in Device Manager when you plug it in. The USB connection can always be checked using a Terminal Monitoring Application such […]
Test QK-A031 NMEA The multiplexer is of quality and its price is incomparable! Commissioning is easy without having to load the interface for PC or Mac operation. The wifi works very well and especially, it allows several addresses at the same time on all platforms, PC, Mac, IIOS, Andro, Linux …. The must is the […]
One of the big bugbears of this brave new world of technological marvels is cross-compatibility. Many customers have said to us, ‘If only it would connect with my Raymarine’ No longer! We have solved this long-standing annoyance. Our solution: QK-A031 NMEA 0183 Multiplexer with SeaTalk Converter Able to receive input in NMEA and SeaTalk formats […]
We always like to improve our products as we receive feedback from users so the new stock, available now, supports Station Mode: as well as Ad hoc Mode: This means you will be able to access the multiplexer remotely from anywhere on (or even off!) the vessel using a single AP or router, as well […]
A lovely review from Alfonso in Spain, see it in the original Spanish on our Tindie outlet Hi. I do not speak English, so I’ll say it in Spanish, which is my language. I am delighted with AIS Receiver Google usb, it works perfectly, sometimes even without having connected the antenna. Shipping was […]
Hot off the presses at Pocket Mariner a fantastic new review of our receiver working with their software. They compared it with some other top sellers and their conclusion was: If you are on a small boat and your AIS aerial is at most 10m above sea level the VHF ship spotting horizon range will be […]
