GS165 and eS98 network

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Firewood,

Per my prior responses, the Raystar 150 GPS Sensor has been designed as the replacement for the Raystar 130 GPS Sensor. Raymarine announced this replacement to its dealers last week ... Raymarine's website hasn't caught up yet.

GPS sensors (ex. Raystar 150 GPS Sensor, Raystar 130 GPS Sensor, etc.) combine an antenna and receiver within a single housing. GPS sensors output processed GPS data in NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183, SeaTalkng, SeaTalk, or other proprietary communications formats. In contrast, a GPS antenna has about as much processing capability as your car's FM whip antenna. GPS antennas and GPS Sensors are designed to be installed where they will have an unobstructed view of the skies overhead to maximize the sensed GPS signal strength. In contrast to GPS sensors, GPS antennas (ex GA150 GPS Antenna, etc.) simply collect and pass GPS satellite signals to an interfaced GPS receiver, such at that found within the a9x, a12x eS9x and eS12x MFDs. Other models of a-Series MFDs and eS-Series MFDs Raymarine, as well as the c/e/gS-Series MFDs, do not feature an interface for a external GPS antenna. Accordingly, should one of the latter MFDs alone be installed onboard and it either not feature an internal GPS receiver/antenna (ex. e165 MFD, gS-Series MFDs) or not be located where it will be afforded an unobstructed view of the skies overhead, then it will need to be interfaced to an external GPS sensor such as the Raystar 150 GPS Sensor.