[Rhodes22-list] AIS and VHF radios

[Allyn Baskerville]

The radio has a lead (appears the same gauge as the external speaker wire) for NMEA OUT LEAD (NMEA0183 v 3.01 sentences formatters). I’m lost in trying to go through the options, but it appears most AIS receivers want a separate coax cable feed or a splitter at least. 

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> On Oct 16, 2020, at 5:37 AM, Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:
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> I located a new-in-the box iCom IC-M412 VHF radio, and I’d like to pair it with and AIS receiver. This is an older model radio,  and the box states it’s compatible with an MA-500TR AIS transponder. I contacted iCom to see if the radio will work with any AIS receivers, and they responded with “both these units are now unsupported”. No details for the question I asked. 
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> I’ve never used AIS before, so my question is very general. Can you use AIS receivers with most chassis-based VHF radios like this? Am I wasting my time and need to get another radio?
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> Thanks
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