[PaulBl]

RE Wireless

For now TackTick is about it for wireless. I see no contendors any time soon. Pretty amazing for a group of Brits<g>. They took a while to get there too, but I think they may be there now. Power consumption is the key factor and the best reason to go this route plus one more. Installation is neither trivial or cheap with non wireless gear. I would say the cost for wireless is about double the hardware cost but a fraction of the installation cost.

I have the wind system and have worked through one revsion of the masthead transmitter but eventually they replaced it with the newer design (2 year warranty).

From a power point of view it has exceeded expectations. I''s always at 100% from the solar pannel in the unit. The installation was as simple as three screws on the masthead to secure the bracket that holds the transmitter. The receiver is 100% sealed with nothing user serviceable. You can put it in your pocket carry it down the dock.

Below decks it requires 12 volts but the units are still sealed with nothing to service.

As far as I can see this is the future for electronics. Low power nothing to service.