July 27, 2021 The Garmin LiveScope Ice Fishing Bundle LI brought home top honors in the Ice Fishing Category at the ICAST 2021 New Product Showcase. For the fourth year in a row, Garmin has snagged a Best of Category award at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST). This year, it’s our Garmin LiveScope™ Ice Fishing Bundle LI, which provides a premium fishing experience with its advanced sonar technology and lightweight lithium-ion battery. […]

Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority approves  Flagship Fixed-wing Drone  The eBee X. (Photo: senseFly) The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of Brazil has approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights using SenseFly‘s flagship eBee X fixed-wing drone. ANAC’s decision means that the senseFly eBee X is officially approved for use in future BVLOS missions carried out by Brazilian drone operators. The drone received approval by demonstrating the safety requirements of the ANAC RBAC-E 94 Regulation for Unmanned Aircraft, through […]

July 23, 2021 Each year Garmin users vote on their favorite Garmin Connect™ apps, watch faces and widgets — and not that we’re partial or anything — but developers over the course of 2020 really knocked it out of the park. A hearty congratulations to this year’s winners. We can’t wait to see what you all come up with in time for next year’s awards! Best New Watch Face SHN TxD (Tactix D style) by SHN From […]

A team of companies and government agencies are developing satellite services provided by ASECNA’s A-SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) for Africa and the Indian Ocean. Besides the current SBAS, the joint venture will deliver precise point positioning (PPP, through CNES and Geoflex) and danger warnings for a wide range of applications in Africa. Working together are the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT) and Thales Alenia Space, […]

July 24, 2021 FltPlan.com is the largest flight planning company in North America and offers free, web-based flight planning and filing, plus a full range of premium services. In fact, it’s got so many features that it’s easy to overlook some of your options. Below, we’ve highlighted five of our favorite FltPlan® components, complete with some tips to help you take full advantage. Expected Departure Clearance Time (EDCT) Obtaining your EDCT up to 90 minutes […]

Swift Navigation is partnering with Tokyo-based KDDI Corporation, an international telecommunications company, to help bring Swift’s precise positioning technology to the Japan market. KDDI will also be a key partner in the global expansion of Skylark precise positioning service, which is now available across the continental U.S. and Europe in partnership with Deutsche Telekom. Traditionally, precision GNSS corrections were provided using real-time kinematic (RTK) techniques, requiring a high density of reference stations and with limited […]

July 20, 2021 Ever find yourself wishing you had a larger boating network? Whether looking for insider reviews on the nearest marina’s menu or scoping out the best place to drop anchor, tapping into other boaters’ experiences on the water can make all the difference in your own. That’s where the ActiveCaptain® Community comes in. With roughly 150,000 reviews and more coming in by the day, the ActiveCaptain Community grants access to peer-provided feedback about […]

The successor to the first quasi-zenith satellite, dubbed Michibiki, is expected to launch this year. Michibiki was launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in September 2010 and was transferred to the Cabinet Office in 2017. The replacement satellite is now undergoing prototype testing at the satellite manufacturer’s facility  (Mitsubishi Electric Co. Ltd. Kamakura Seisakusho) in Kanagawa.  The tests will confirm performance of the replacement satellite before it is put into service. It is […]

July 20, 2021 By Rebecca Rusch Starting a new sport can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. What attracted me most to the world of gravel riding was being able to explore so many different terrains by bike. It combines the best of road and mountain biking, allowing you to explore and discover what both worlds offer. To really enjoy gravel cycling, you must be prepared with the essentials.  Here are the things […]

The TW3967-XF antenna. (Photo: Tallysman) Tallysman Wireless has added new eXtended Filtering (XF) features to the TW3900 series of Accuntena precision antennas. Tallysman designed the XF feature to mitigate interference from all near-band signals and ensure that the antenna provides the purest GNSS signals. Tallysman’s TW3972XF, TW3972EXF, TW3972LGXF, TW3967XF, and TW3967LGXF are triple-band antennas that support GPS/QZSS (L1/L2/L5), GLONASS (G1/G2/G3), Galileo (E1/E5ab), BeiDou (B1/B2/B2a), NavIC L5, and L-Band correction services. Worldwide, the radio frequency spectrum […]