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2016

V1.0

QK-A022 Dual Channel AIS Receiver

Features

Two AIS receivers monitoring both AIS channels(161.975 MHz and 162.025 MHz) at the same
time and decoding both channels simultaneously.

Sensitivity up to -106 dBm@30% PER

Up to 45 nautical miles receiving range

USB 2.0 powered (<[email protected])

Serial output: 38400 bps baud rate over USB

Message output in NMEA-0183 format

Supports interworking with GPS receiver

SMA connector for 50 Ohm VHF antenna

SMA to BNC coaxial adaptor included

Compatible with Windows 7,8,10, Mac OS X, Linux systems

Plug & play connectivity with chart plotters and PCs

This device does not come pre-loaded with map data. We advise using openCPN for map
data. Some iOS apps may charge for map use.

Summary of Contents for QK-A022

Page 1: ...5 nautical miles receiving range USB 2 0 powered 26mA 5 0V Serial output 38400 bps baud rate over USB Message output in NMEA 0183 format Supports interworking with GPS receiver SMA connector for 50 Ohm VHF antenna SMA to BNC coaxial adaptor included Compatible with Windows 7 8 10 Mac OS X Linux systems Plug play connectivity with chart plotters and PCs This device does not come pre loaded with map...

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Page 3: ...gh QK A022 comes with an extruded aluminum enclosure to shield it from external RF interference it should not be fitted close to generators or compressors e g refrigerators as they can generate substantial RF noise So generally a suitable placement of QK A022 is together with other types of navigation equipment and the PC or chart plotter that will be used to display the AIS data The following fig...

Page 4: ... 1 Connection Connect the module to a suitable VHF antenna BNC or N type adaptors can be used to connect QK A022 to different types of external VHF antennas QK A022 is powered through the micro USB port AIS messages are also output through this port USB Port LED 1 LED 2 Antenna ...

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Page 6: ...equired on Windows 10 QK A022 registers itself to the computer as a virtual serial port on Windows A new COM port will automatically show up in the device manager after plugging in For Mac OS X QK A022 will be recognized and shown as a USB modem The ID can be checked with the following steps After plugging QK A022 into a USB port launch Terminal app Type ls dev usb Mac system will return a list of...

Page 7: ...d by terminal monitor applications like Putty or HyperTerminal Ensure that the COM port is set at 38400bps 8 N and 1 HyperTerminal on Windows is shown as an example to illustrate this process below Run HyperTerminal to check the connection Ensure that the COM port is set at 38400 8 N and 1 QK A022 is in COM5 ...

Page 8: ... displayed AIS information 3 USING QK A022 WITH OPENCPN OpenCPN is free software that can be used to view concise chart plotter and navigation information It is available for use on both PCs and the MAC OS X system The following is a sample setting for the OpenCPN plotter COM2 was set as the QK A022 input and COM1 is used for a standard serial port GPS input Other software is available such as Sea...

Page 9: ...izon Large obstructions might shade the AIS radio communication in certain directions giving uneven coverage AIS communication system frequencies are close to the duplex channels used for marine communication so the antenna should be separated as much as possible theoretically at least 3 0 meters from the voice communication VHF antenna to avoid unnecessary adjacent channel interference Best separ...

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