[CA] [CA11] STLK Fail Lightning Issue

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Thanks Chuck. We have decided to upgrade our AIS to the Raymarine AIS650 Class B Transceiver. I plan to interface it via spur cable as you suggested and put it into the previously empty socket in the second 5-way connector that will be housed in our nav station. (upgraded diagram attached).

Q1. Does this look correct for interfacing this new AIS?

Q2. Do we need to upgrade the antenna on our masthead since we are going from the iCom MXA-5000 AIS Receiver to the Raymarine AIS650 Tranceiver?

Q2a. If so, which antenna would you recommend we upgrade to?

Q3. You have recommended a network switch be added to our system as it is best practice if we want to expand later. What type of equipment would we be able to add with this network switch? We are trying to determine if it is worth installing as it is not cheap.