Airmar G2183 Network GPS Antenna

The Airmar G2183 provides GPS positioning in a compact network antenna. The waterproof housing protects the internal components—all of which are solid-state (no moving parts). This means the G2183 can withstand almost any condition that exists in the marine environment.

Product Features

• Deck or pole mounting
• GPS provides latitude, longitude, COG, SOG, time and date, and magnetic variation
• 12-channel receiver
• WAAS and EGNOS
• IPX6 waterproof enclosure
• Outputs NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000® data simultaneously
• Built-in NMEA 2000 inline terminator for masthead use
• Cables sold separately

Important: Airmar cables are sold separately. This unit does not ship with any cables. Standard NMEA 2000 connectors will not fit this unit. You must use the special Airmar cables which are available in NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 versions, or as combination cables that enable both standards to be used. This unit has a special Airmar 9-pin connector at the base and only the Airmar cables will fit.

Terminating Airmar Cables

The Airmar NMEA 2000 cables used for the PB200, G2183, GH2183 and H2183 are available in lengths of 2M, 6M, 10M and 30M. The 2M and 6M cables are for use as drop cables, where the device is mounted no more than 6M from the network backbone. If you are using the 10M or 30M cables, these are too long to be drop cables under the NMEA 2000 standard. These longer cables should be installed so that they become one end of the network backbone. The 10M and 30M cables have an NMEA 2000 inline terminator built in to the cable, so that when you plug the cable into an Airmar device, that end of the backbone is correctly terminated without any need for a separate inline terminator.

Before May 2010, the inline terminator was built in to the Airmar devices, not the cable. This design was changed to better conform with the NMEA 2000 standard.