Global Maritime Distress Safety System Components of GMDSS The main types of equipment used in GMDSS are: Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) Main article: Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon Cospas-Sarsat is an international satellite-based search and rescue system, established by Canada, France, the United States, and Russia. These four countries jointly helped develop the 406 MHz Emergency [...]
The Emergence of Electronics in the History of the Computer The history of the computer inevitably includes the development of electronics, we look at the explosive (!) growth of electronics in the late 1930s and early 1940s. If anything could be said in favor of war, it may be that it speeds up the development [...]
Diary of an Ocean Passage A true ocean passage is the ultimate sailing experience. A passage brings together all the elements of sailing – preparation, planning, boat handling, weather analysis – the ultimate challenge, but also the ultimate in fun. This diary documents a 1000 nautical mile passage sailed in May 1006 from St Thomas, [...]
Radio propagation Free space propagation In free space, all electromagnetic waves (radio, light, X-rays, etc) obey the inverse-square law which states that the power density of an electromagnetic wave is proportional to the inverse of the square of the distance from the source or: Doubling the distance from a transmitter means that the power density [...]
OBAMA CONSIDERS CHEMTRAILS President Obama is full of surprises. But even expectant reporters were taken aback when White House science adviser John Holdren used his first interview on April 18, 2009 to announce, “Global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth’s air.” With the first feedback effects from [...]
RAF Alconbury Units The host unit at RAF Alconbury is the 423d Air Base Group (423 ABG) which supplies host unit services for Alconbury as well as RAF Molesworth and RAF Upwood. The 423 ABG also provides services to the 426th Air Base Squadron at Sola Air Station, Stavanger, Norway. The group comprises six squadronsecurity [...]
Holidays In Malta Get Media Boost After some years of a declining tourist market, the Mediterranean island of Malta is seeing a revival in her fortunes as a mainstream tourist destination. The prospects for the island have improved dramatically over the last year. At one point in 2006 there was speculation that a major British [...]
Axigen AJAX WebMail Third-party Web Content Free email services based on Web-centric platforms have long been used as advertising delivery agents. This hybrid approach to compensating for the expenses of running a free service has opened the door to a brand new and very useful customer information strategy that can be used to your full [...]
The 2010 Ford Ranger is the only small Coming with a load of options that make this truck highly customizable, the 2010 Ford Ranger has slipped under the radar. The biggest improvements come in the form of new standard safety features. Ford now offers the long lasting trucks with Advance Trac Roll Sensor system that [...]
Equipping Your Boat With Electorincs For Beginners Guide Although there are many types of boating electronics, there are really only three boat electronics basics that are necessary to enhance safety and make boating more enjoyable. You should begin with a VHF marine radio, a GPS system, and a depth sounder. VHF Marine Radios Although boats [...]