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| 1878.1 | screw it right to the wheel | UNIFIX::BERENS | The Moderator | Mon Jul 06 1992 15:39 | 17 | 
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MAST::SCHUMANN "We've met the enemy, and he is us!"   7 lines  12-JUN-1992 13:25
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I'd guess that you need the kit if you're not willing to drill holes in
your wooden wheel. Take a look at the belt wheel that comes with the
autopilot and check whether you can attach it readily to your wheel. It
should be easy. (But everything always turns out a litter harder when you
actually *attempt* it :-))
--RS
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| 1878.2 | ST2000 interface for 1000? | UNIFIX::BERENS | The Moderator | Mon Jul 06 1992 15:39 | 22 | 
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OLDTMR::FRANCEY "M/L&CE SECG dtn 223-5427 pko3-1/d1" 12 lines  25-JUN-1992 12:06
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    I have an Autohelm 1000 and would like to add the interface to talk
    with my Loran via the 183 interface.  The interface retails for $450
    and I'm in no way interested in spending that amount of money.  I've
    noticed that the new Autohelm ST2000 (?) has an optional interface to a
    Loran (or to "SeaTalk" devices) that sells for about $113.  This amount
    I would pay.  So the question is will that interface work with the
    older 1000?
    
    	Regards,
    
    	Ron
    
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| 1878.3 |  | UNIFIX::BERENS | The Moderator | Mon Jul 06 1992 15:39 | 10 | 
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DNEAST::POMERLEAU_BO                                   1 line  25-JUN-1992 13:53
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    Call Autohelm (603)881-5838
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| 1878.4 | no go on interface | UNIFIX::BERENS | The Moderator | Mon Jul 06 1992 15:39 | 20 | 
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OLDTMR::FRANCEY "M/L&CE SECG dtn 223-5427 pko3-1/d1" 10 lines  25-JUN-1992 14:11
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    I just called Autohelm; no deal on what I'm trying to do.  Their older
    interface retails for $350 which is too much for getting cross-track
    features (and destination features).  
    
    I wonder if there are any "used" interfaces around.
    
    	Regards,
    
    	Ron
    
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| 1878.5 |  | UNIFIX::BERENS | The Moderator | Mon Jul 06 1992 15:39 | 13 | 
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DNEAST::POMERLEAU_BO                                  4 lines  25-JUN-1992 16:11
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    Ron,
    
    Try the place that is refered to in note 1440.44.
    
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| 1878.6 | help adding laptop | OLDTMR::FRANCEY | M/L&CE SECG dtn 223-5427 pko3-1/d18 | Tue Jul 07 1992 15:18 | 25 | 
|  |     Autohelm told me that the ST2000 has much more intelligence than the AH
    1000 and that the ST2000 interface ($113) won't work with the AH 1000
    (when coupled to my Sea Ranger 2000 Loran.
    
    Let's take this as a challenge.  Both units (AH 1000 and Loran) use the
    183 interface.  The Loran supplies input to the AH via "sentences". 
    What is the exact protocol of the 183 interface?  Can I get a laptop,
    buy a card that has the interface, write or get a driver, supply a user
    program to handle the interface and get what I want?
    
    The laptop should be battery powered with a recharge from my 12 volt
    battery, somehow.  The "card" might be something I could get from Radio
    Shack.  
    
    Does anybody have any suggestions on where to get the 183
    specifications?  This project could be a fun job for me to do (and
    debug) during a sail (under light winds!).
    
    Are there any publications that go intoi great depth on the "sentences"
    exchanged among the instruments using 183?
    
    	Regards,
    
    	Ron
    
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