Developed by the United States Power Squadrons, the world's largest private, nonprofit boating organization, Marine Amateur Radio is a complete guide to the use of ham radio for two-way and network communications among boats and between boats and shore stations. Briefly, succinctly, and clearly, thi...

This book concentrates on how RobotBASIC programs can interface with a wide variety of off-the-shelf hardware. Many options will be explored including both serial and parallel ports and how a separate microcontroller can be used to handle the low-level I/O operations. You will even see how vision, s...

The 3rd Edition of "Cruising Starting from Scratch" has been updated with 2015 cruising tools. The book has helped many couples get ready for retirement when they decide to live the dream and cruise on a boat."Cruising - Starting from Scratch" covers the basics information needed in the Made Simple...

The PC used to allow control of electronic hardware by interfacing through its I/O ports and operating system that allowed deterministic real-time control. The PC grew progressively more complex and powerful at doing GUI, multitasking, 3D graphics, virtual memory management, and much more. But it al...

This book is a complete guide to all forms of communication at sea. It examines the international marine use of cell phones, satellites, amateur radio, and email, cutting through the jargon and sales hype to enable readers to make the right choice for their needs. Comprehensive appendices on radio p...

Shakespeare Style 5912 0.6 ft. (0.30 M) VHF Marine Band Rubber Duck Antenna Designed especially for small boat applications needing only short range communications, the Style 5912 is a small, space-saving antenna that attaches and detaches with ease, once the included Flush Mounting Kit has been...