b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS American Cruise Lines Launches NewHudson River Cruise ItineraryT his June, American Cruise throughouttheregionwereapopular regionissteepedinhistoryandoffersLines (American) launched vacationoption.Thesecruisesoperate manyhistoricsites.Localguidesanditsnewestitinerary,aneight- aboardthenewestmodernriverboats experts will lead guests through theday cruise along the Hudson River. and small ships in the fleet, which areasrenownedpointsofinterest,in-Americantestedseveralearlysummer offeronlyprivatebalconyaccommo- cludingvisitstoWestPointMilitarysailings in May and June roundtrip dations,indoorandoutdoorlounges, Academy, Franklin D. Rooseveltsfrom New York City, exploring walkingtracks,andotherluxuryame- Presidential Library and Museum inthroughouttheHudsonRiverValley. nities.Americansnewsmallshipsalso Hyde Park, the Vanderbilt Mansion,Next year, the company is offering offersweepingriverviewsfromnearly and Lyndhurst. The itinerary offerssailings throughout June, July, and everyspaceonboard a guided exploration of New YorkAugust,inadditiontotheever-pop- CityincludingaWorldTradeCenterularfalldeparturesinlateSeptember Over the past century, the Hudson experience, and the opportunity toandOctober. River Valley has been home to U.S. visitSleepyHollowwhereWashingtonpresidents, titans of industry, illus- Irvingsfamousnovel,TheLegendofAmericansnewcruisehearkensback trious artists, and both famous and SleepyHollow,waswrittenwhileIr-to a time when summer sojourns infamousGildedAgecharacters.The vinglivedonthebanksoftheHudson.MEMBER NEWSFuruno Introduces New Radar SeriesF uruno has introduced a new ingwear.WithabrushlessDCmotor, the very first sweep of the antenna.series of commercial radars de- theFAR2XX8Mk2SeriesRadarcan Speedandcoursevectorsaredisplayedsigned to streamline operations operateforprolongedperiodswithout instantaneously,allowingoperatorstoonthebridgeandenhancesafetyand theneedforfrequentmaintenance.All takeactionandavoidincidentsquickly.reliabilityatsea.TheFAR2XX8MK2 primarycomponentsareassembledinradarseriesisdesignedtoprovideclearer aremovableblockorsledinsidethe Becauseusabilityiscritical,thecontrolandmoreaccurateradarimagesofsur- gearbox,makingmaintenancesimple. unitoftheseriesisergonomicallyde-roundings while increasing reliability signedtofittheoperatorshand.Allanddecreasingtheoverallcostofown- Operatingtheseriesissimplewiththe operationscanbecontrolledwiththeership with simplified maintenance. statusbarandInstantAccessBar.The trackball,andwithACE(AutomaticHigh-quality images are processed InstantAccessBarcontainsshortcut Clutter Elimination) functionality,insidetheantennaunit,whereanalog menusthatoperatorsfrequentlyuse,so theoperatorcanquicklyadjusttheRa-information is directly converted to theycanquicklyaccessnecessarytasks. darimagewithasinglebuttonpress.digitalsignalsbeforebeingsenttothe Thestatusbarprovidesoperatingsta- When activated, ACE automaticallybelow-deck processor unit. The gear- tus,includingmodesofoperationand adjusts clutter reduction filters andboxandantennahavebeenredesigned presentation.WithFastTargetTrack- gaincontrolsaccordingtosurround-toreduceaerodynamicdrag,lightening ing,theFAR2XX8MK2seriesradar ingconditions,especiallyinbusyandtheenvironmentalburdenandreduc- provides accurate tracking data from congestedharborsandwaterways.FOGHORN 52'