The Standard Horizon GX2150 is the latest edition of marine radio to combine full VHF functionality with an internal marine AIS receiver. The package uses a single standard marine VHF radio antenna for both VHF and AIS communications making it a plug and play replacement for most marine VHF radio installations.
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In addition to its VHF and AIS capabilities, this Standard Horizon marine radio will store and navigate to waypoints when connected to a GPS receiver via a NMEA0183 connection.
Standard Horizon GX2150 Matrix AIS
The real selling feature of the GX2150 marine radio is its ability to function an AIS receiver and output that data to a compatible chartplotter display. We looked at the AIS feature set using the radio controls and display screen and by connecting the unit to a Standard Horizon CP190i display.
Installation
Putting a GX2150 on your boat will follow standard practices used to install any marine VHF radio with a few additionally steps. You will need to mount the radio, connect it to a power source, and hook up a VHF antenna. To get the AIS and DSC functions to operate normally will also need to setup your GPS for AIS functionality and input your MMSI number.
For everything to work properly your chartplotter must be compatible and have a single high speed NMEA port. The actual wiring is a fairly simple and straightforward affair as long as you follow the instructions from the radio manual. You may also need to adjust your chartplotter port settings to accommodate this unit.
Connectivity
The GX2150 will interface with a GPS chartplotter multiple NMEA0183 ports. When connected to a compatible plotter you will find the GX2150 capable of displaying boat position in latitude and longitude as well as course and speed onscreen. It transfers DSC and AIS data to a chartplotter using th