Satellite Radio Accessories and Home Docking Kits

A satellite radio system offers a wide range of entertainment opportunities and for this reason they are all the rage for most. This system can be accessed at home, when on the move, in your car and at commercial establishments. Wherever you go, your reliable satellite network is bound to follow. After the initial investment, theres is a wide range of satellite radio accessories that you may want for yourself. Since the satellite radio service is wide ranging, you have the opportunity to tune into various local and international channels by investing in a registered tuner. Apart from this, you are going to need antennas to link you with more and more channels.

satellite radio accessories include marine antennas and accessories, which are in demand with boatmen. These accessories help you stay tuned even if you are in the middle of the coastal waters. The FM Modulators help you connect to any FM car stereo. An Auxiliary Input adapter helps read CD changers and facilitates connection to a satellite radio tuner, iPod, or other devices. The antenna adapters and Extension cables are essential for making the initial connection. Vehicle-specific Dashboard Mounts allow you to plug in your radio system incase the vehicle does not have a compatible port.

Carrying cases and remotes are common accessories. The Universal Dashboard Mounts also permit you to tune in irrespective of the vehicle you are driving. The Connect-and-Play digital Antenna, Satellite Radio Antenna, Satellite Radio Home Kit, XM Radio Satellite Antenna, XM Boombox for Sportscaster and Roady 2 Tuners and the Bracketron Satellite Radio Dash Mount Kit all qualify as accessories.

The home docking kits mostly comprise of a desktop docking station with a weighted base, AC/DC power adapter, rca audio output jacks and adjustable weather resistance home antenna. This is an essential accessory and helps set you up where you are most comfortable. It is not possible to list all satellite radio accessories, as there are variations of the same design produced by various manufacturers. This, coupled with the number of primary accessories, makes the list quite exhaustive. However, in order to simplify things, you may choose to read through product catalogs and reviews to understand whats in the market. Apart from this the Internet has multiple satellite radio accessories listings that are descriptive enough and help educate customers. Certain accessories are made available when investing in the satellite radio network program itself. Apart from this, other accessories may be made available at discounted rates by the original dealer itself.

Discover more about the features of XM and Sirius satellite radio and satellite radio home docking kits at http://www-satellite.info.

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Do You Have a Severe Weather-Hurricane Plan For Your Yacht?

Have you heard from your insurance company lately? If you have not and you are the Captain, Owner or Operator of a recreational vessel Power or sail, expect to and soon!

One insurance company in no uncertain terms categorically states on its severe weather Plan Questionnaire for Crewed vessels Wind coverage will not be afforded to vessels located south of Morehead City NC between 30 June and 1 November unless an acceptable severe weather Plan is completed and Approved by a *** Private client Group Yacht Underwriter.

The questions can be as detailed as how many lines are going to be used, which direction is the slip facing and of course a wonderful catch 22 do you have alternative plans if your primary plan becomes unlikely?

In short, if you are to have a reasonable chance of collecting from your insurance company, they expect a reasonable effort to protect the vessel and real efforts to mitigate loss or damage, now more than ever before.

Understanding that yacht crew may have shore side responsibilities, house car etc. they cannot just tie the vessel to the dock and run, after all the vessel that they are being paid to care for is their job and may have funded those shore side assets in the first place! Therefore that word again PLAN.

The components of that plan far exceed how many lines are in inventory. Is the vessel kept topped off? (If there is, a severe WX warning fueling might not be readily available or waiting for it might affect your plans). A recheck of just what is the vessels range at speed, if the plan is to get out of the way. What is your window, that is just WHEN do you make the decision to run? Of course WHERE TO? If you are short of crew, it might be a bit late to augment the crew compliment 2 days before a hurricane is forecast to strike (after all it is the middle of summer). Like shore side people, you need stores to last a week. Someone needs to feed the crew and grocery stores are notoriously busy at the last minute.

The devil is always in the details, if you are at a dock up a river or if you are going to a dock up a river, what are the local regulations on Bridges? Most south florida communities have ordinances that affect opening hours and they have ordinances that dictate how their bridges will operate during severe weather events. It may seem overly cautious to depart a seemly safe slip or dock 3 days in advance of a warning or watch however timing is indeed everything. Too late may preclude getting into that hurricane hole you had in mind or being trapped behind a bridge in an unsafe location.

Broward county has a Flotilla Plan for the New River; you can review it at www.broward.org/hurricane/hm-boats.htm

On the East coast of florida the perennial question is to go north or to go south, the united States Navy in Norfolk VA usually takes the big ship option, they go to sea. That may not be the best option for a 10-knot vessel however.

Good weather forecasting is imperative and taking those actions to keep your or your clients vessel out of harms way in a timely manner is the responsibility of the Captain and his crew Make a seaman like decision based on all available data and be prepared to alter or modify that decision as events dictate.

Consultation with the owner to establish practical time parameters is an essential part of any plan That when question needs to be addressed and agreement reached.

It could result in an expensive voyage to nowhere or prudent action could save the vessel. However, running away from the storm just might be the best run the vessel ever made. If nothing, else such a trip could provide an excellent opportunity to exercise the vessel and do some real crew training.

A Plan is not a unilateral thing, the owner, and insurance carrier, crew; need to be on the same page with the captain if it is to be workable (emergency funds for example, relocation of the vessels vehicle, the crew working together to secure their personal assets in adequate time to implement the vessels plan etc.)

The middle of the Season may not be the optimum time to develop a plan, reduce it to writing, and organize the necessary supplies and assets. However, it is better NOW than when storm damages are being negotiated with a claims adjuster or trying to get into the yard behind a hundred other vessels.

The Author would like to Thank Mr. Frank Atlass of ATLASS insurance for his help and direction particularly with insurance companies questions regarding plans, as they all are a bit different.

Captain Jeffrey R Herbik
USCG 1600 ton ocean master (3000 ton itc) british MCA cec.
Contract yacht delivery & special projects
fort Lauderdale, florida 33316
e-mail: yachts Deliveries

For more helpful yachting information go to http://www.yachtinginsider.com

Captain Jeffrey R. Herbik

USCG 1600 ton ocean master ( 3000 ton ITC ), STCW 95 compliant, british MCA cec, ex united States marine Corps Officer (Armored amphibian landing craft) FAA Commercial Pilot with instrument and Multi-engine ratings. BS Villanova University.

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