– And if finally your tracker is not natively equipped with Wi-Fi, the GoFree WIFI-1 Module allows you to add Wi-Fi functionality to some B&G, Lowrance and Simrad devices. Once this gateway is connected, the AIS data will be transmitted over Wi-Fi so you can receive it on your tablets and smartphones. Any Navionics Boating app for iPhone or iPad, updated to version 7.3 or higher, includes the SonarPhone feature. – You may not know it, but your plotter may already be equipped with Wi-Fi! If so, then you don’t need anything else, it will take care of the AIS information broadcast over Wi-Fi. Navionics lists other gateways, such as the Yakbitz, the Miniplex 3 from Shipmodul, Yach Devices products, PilotsTech or Navicom Dynamics products. The Digital Yacht WLN10 gateway for example. If your AIS receiver does not broadcast natively in Wi-Fi, nothing is lost! Of course, it all depends on your electronic equipment, but the options available to you are as follows:
