Recipients of the 16 NMEA Awards for 2019 were announced at the NMEA/RTCM Marine Electronics Conference & Expo in late September. NMEA members voted for the Product of Excellence Awards. Those winners include:
- • Marine VHF: ICOM M605
- • Satellite TV Antenna: KVH TracVision TV3
- • Radar: Furuno DRS4DNXT
- • Fishfinder-Furuno DFF3D Multi-Beam 3D
- • Satellite Comm. Antenna: KVH TracPhone V3HTS
- • Marine Camera: FLIR M400XR
- • Multi-Function Display: Garmin GPSMAP 8616xsv
- • AIS: Furuno FA170 Class A
- • Multimedia Entertainment: Fusion Apollo RA770
- • Autopilot: Garmin Reactor 40 with SmartPump v2
- • NMEA 2000 Sensor: Furuno SC33 Satellite Compass
- • Remote Monitoring: GOST Apparition SM GPS XVR
- • Marine PC Software: Nobeltec TZ Professional
- • WiFi/Cellular Device: KVH TracPhone LTE-1
- • Marine Apps-Utility: Garmin ActiveCaptain
- • Commercial: Furuno FAR2228BB IMO Radar
Garmin was the recipient of the Manufacturer of the Year Award, the Vesper Marine Cortex won the Best New Product Award, and the NMWA Technology Award went to Raymarine/FLIR’s clear Cruise AP.
“On behalf of the NMEA board of directors, staff and membership body, we congratulate all 2019 award winners,” says Mark Reedenauer, NMEA president & executive director. “The entrant count for the Best New Product Award exceeded our expectations, which sends the message that there is extreme value for manufacturers to introduce new products at the NMEA Conference, where only the trade can view these new innovations. We will continue to improve the awards for 2020 by adding categories as the industry evolves and we get feedback from the membership.”
To learn more about the awards and the winners, visit nmea.org.
Photo courtesy of NMEA.
