Obelikx
Veteran Member
- Joined
- May 19, 2012
- Messages
- 29
- Location
- Netherlands
- Vessel Name
- Obelikx
- Vessel Make
- De Klerk Kotter
Last weekend my >30 yo radar died (of course in the middel of te Issellake in moderate fog - but thats a different story...). Was already thinking al for a while to replace it (and clearly should have done so !). However, it was a 10kw professional scanner and it was robust and worked fine for me. I ve seen the bills from the previous owner and it was at that time more expensive than the main engine and still working fine - although you had to do the plotting and CPA calculations by hand.
However, now its time for sth new and I think that many of you fellow boaters have alread gone through the decision making proces and I am interested in you lines of thought. Especially; did you opt for the somewhat cheaper 'broadband' with according to the advertisements has the short range resolution of much bigger conventional scanners - or did you opt for the timeproven conventinal technology with probably less short range resolution but longer ranges? Which brands did you choose? and why? and which features (digital, overlay, MARPA ... ? - and how do the perform in dayly routine?)
Just intersted how you solved the puzzle and your advice on what to do
tx a lot
However, now its time for sth new and I think that many of you fellow boaters have alread gone through the decision making proces and I am interested in you lines of thought. Especially; did you opt for the somewhat cheaper 'broadband' with according to the advertisements has the short range resolution of much bigger conventional scanners - or did you opt for the timeproven conventinal technology with probably less short range resolution but longer ranges? Which brands did you choose? and why? and which features (digital, overlay, MARPA ... ? - and how do the perform in dayly routine?)
Just intersted how you solved the puzzle and your advice on what to do
tx a lot