[CA] [CA11] AIS and Vessel tracking broadcasting wrong name

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Tom,

All previously received reports of this problem had resulted from an old database being used by the website reporting AIS traffic. The most conclusive means of such verification would be to contact another vessel equipped with an AIS receiver ... perhaps within your marina ... and after six or so minutes, verifying what vessel name was being observed on the other vessel's system. Should the problem be duplicated on the other vessel's system, then it would be recommended that the local Raymarine tech be contacted to correct the problem ... it is possible that the tech did not command the ProAIS2 software to WRITE CONFIGURATION after having made the change to the vessel name field within the ProAIS2 software. Please additionally note that unlike a MMSI, owners/operators are permitted to change the static data within a Class B AIS Transceiver. This is accomplished via the ProAIS2 software included with the AIS650 and found on Raymarine's website. Instructions for interfacing a PC to the AIS650 and using the ProAIS software may be found within pages 55 and 56 of the AIS650's Installation Manual.