Nautilus Lifeline GPS/VHF Radio

May 2012
Check out our AISWatchMate specials!
From now until the end of June, we will have Vesper Marine's AISWatchMate and AISWatchMate RX on special. Now you can have a dedicated AIS display with sophisticated alarms and low power consumption at a super price.

March 2012
Want AIS on your iPad?
Check out our blog article on using AIS with an iPad and also see our new product from Comar - the NMEA-2-WIFI multiplexer. This allows you to send AIS and other NMEA data to an iPad or other computer wirelessly via WiFi.

February 2012
Did you miss our presentations at the Seattle Boat Show?
This year we did three presentations at the Seattle Boat Show - one on DSC (Jan 27 - 5pm) and two on AIS (Feb 1&3 - 5pm). If you'd like to see the slides from the presentations, click here for the DSC slides and here for the AIS slides.

January 2011
Comar CSA-300 Class A AIS -- $2499!
Just approved by the USCG and FCC, the Comar CSA-300 is now shipping. For vessels needing Class A AIS, this new product combines the latest features, small size and a great price.

August 2010
AMEC CAMINO-101 Class B AIS -- $495!
Just approved by the USCG and FCC, the AMEC CAMINO-101 Class B AIS Transponder sets a new standard for quality, performance and price. (Includes GPS antenna!)

August 2010
Comar AIS-2-2000 NMEA 2000 AIS Receiver
The Comar AIS-2-2000 is a high-value, high-performance, dual-channel AIS receiver that is stunningly quick and easy to install in NMEA 2000 networks.

Same-day Shipping
If placed by 11:00AM PST, Monday through Friday, most orders ship same-day (Excluding domestic Class B AIS which must be programmed before shipping).

We Ship Internationally.
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Nautilus Lifeline GPS-VHF Radio

This is a revolutionary communication tool for divers. The chat button allows you to communicate with any radio set to the channel that you chose. The Hail and Distress button is set to the international distress frequency of channel 16. The Lifeline Button uses LocateMe Technology to automatically sends your GPS coordinates to any modern marine VHF radio up to 12 mile range.

Features Include

Distress Button Depress button for 3 seconds for LMT (Locate Me Technology) transmission of distress message and GPS coordinates to other vessels up to an 8 mile (12.5 km) range.

Strobe Light We prefer to call this the diver position indicating light. Light will pulse in LMT - DISTRESS MODE which is especially useful after sunset.

Waterproof Housing Tough Polycarbonate housing depth rated to 425 feet (130 meters).

GPS Latest version Jupiter 3 GPS receiver displaying latitude and longitude on LCD display.

LCD Display Displays GPS signal lock, GPS position, VHF channel in use and battery status.

Boat Button Press this button to turn radio and GPS on. Unit will default to Ch16, the universal hail and distress channel worldwide on EVERY marine radio. Manipulate this button to select alternate CH09, CH14 or other user programmable channel. Unit will timeout and turn off by itself after 20 minutes of sleeping (which is an adjustable value).

Chat Button Pressing this button will also turn the radio GPS on. Lifeline will default to user selected marine VHF frequency. Units come from the factory preset to CH68.

Clip Designed to conveniently and securely attach to a D-Ring.
Speaker / Microphone Waterproof to IP67 standards. Splash-proof. The cap of your Lifeline can be opened on the surface (only) in any sea state allowing full use of all features.

USB Port Used for recharging the battery and interface for adjustments of advanced settings via software.

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