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Tacktick - Raymarine T120

In earlier systems, data acquired by the transducers is sent via cable to displays that are linked by cable. Power, too, arrives by wire from the onboard battery bank. Now consider Tacktick's Micronet solution The transmitters and transducers send data to the displays by wireless link. The Wind Transmitter and all the displays take their power from a lithium cell charged by built-in solar panel. The absence of wiring makes for:

ease, speed and low cost of installation
weight-saving where it counts
banishment of mast-removal complications
freedom from cable-chafe by halyards The Display, too, is independent of wiring. So:
it can be located where you want
you can change its location at any time
you can take it below to read it there
it isn't linked to a hidden rat's nest of cables which you can't get at to service
it has no water-sensitive cable joints Micronet communications are as fast as, if not faster than wired networks There's no need to buy multiple displays, because one on its own can show a wide variety of information. But if you want data displayed at different locations simultaneously, that's just as easy. Each display communicates by wireless with all the others. Tacktick's Micronet system is the result of the latest technology. But that doesn't mean it's untried. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics every class that could use Tacktick did so, and the winning medallists relied on it. It's the same story in the America's Cup, where Tacktick is vital equipment. Micronet has been evolving since 1996 from Tacktick's award-winning instruments for racing dinghies and sports boats. In that environment electronics have to be waterproof, lightweight, visible, cable-free, independent of batteries, accurate, rugged and responsive.Key features:
- No wiring - receives data via a wireless link
- Solar Powered with 300 hours autonomy
- Displays ANY single data type
- Super-large 38mm (1.5") digital readout
- Simple to configure
- Backlighting to 3 levels
- Totally waterproof (submersible to 10m)
- Lightweight, only 285g (0.63lbs)