[Pknappe]

I have a 1998 3100 Open with an old Icom IC-M127 VHF where the display is almost completely faded from the sun.  Want to get a new raido and was wondering what people think about adding AIS.  The boat also has a Simrad NSS8 chart plotter and Simrad AP11 autopilot. I was looking at the Simrad RS40B VHF radio that has an integrated AIS transceiver that I think would integrate into the chartplotter for the AIS. Or should I just go with a Icom M330G or 424G radio with the option to add AIS at a later date?

Thanks for any input.