Jon, we have this same radio and have found it to be bright and easy to
see. In fact, it is so bright that we need to dim it by more than half
when running at night. Have you adjusted the dimmer to full brightness
and adjusted the contrast?
Also, while the screen is perhaps a tad small compared to some dedicated
AIS displays, it's actually pretty large for one on a radio. You can
send the AIS information to your plotter over NMEA 0183 to display the
AIS targets in a more useful manner.
-Sean
m/y Vector
lying New York City
http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com
On 07/29/2015 07:37 PM, jonathan olenick via Great-Loop wrote:
The Standard Horizon VHF/GPS/AIS GX 2200 is the best thing since sliced bread. For little more than a VHF you get self contained GPS and AIS receiver. The draw backs, the screen is very small with poor lighting and contrast, easily corrected with a bright LED flashlight. Jon on Valentine
Jon, we have this same radio and have found it to be bright and easy to
see. In fact, it is so bright that we need to dim it by more than half
when running at night. Have you adjusted the dimmer to full brightness
and adjusted the contrast?
Also, while the screen is perhaps a tad small compared to some dedicated
AIS displays, it's actually pretty large for one on a radio. You can
send the AIS information to your plotter over NMEA 0183 to display the
AIS targets in a more useful manner.
-Sean
m/y Vector
lying New York City
http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com
On 07/29/2015 07:37 PM, jonathan olenick via Great-Loop wrote:
> The Standard Horizon VHF/GPS/AIS GX 2200 is the best thing since sliced bread. For little more than a VHF you get self contained GPS and AIS receiver. The draw backs, the screen is very small with poor lighting and contrast, easily corrected with a bright LED flashlight. Jon on Valentine
