So he can pick up the cliffs or the shoreline???? Bwahahahahahahahaaaa

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
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| You need an intermittant scan function...
|
| Cheers MC
|
| wrote:
| On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:05:16 -0400, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote:
|
|
| wrote in message
|
| | I though JRC was a well known brand. I see that logo on a lot of
radomes.
| I
| | realize that the JRC 1000 is an entry level unit. I just need
something
| basic
| | for occasional use in fog, and at night, so I don't get run over by a
| ferry or
| | tanker. I sail mostly in the Long Island Sound.
|
| The JRC will suit your intended usage. The reason you see so many JRCs
is
| because they are cheap. They are also newcomers on the radar scene by
| comparison to other brands. Furuno for instance has been around a lot
| longer. You'll see them on the better equiped boats. If you are
comfortable
| sailing around New York with the K-Mart of radars where everyone is
judged
| by their toys.... it will do you fine.
|
|
| I don't sail around New York very much, and I am not looking to be
judged on
| toys. I have a practical need for a basic radar unit that will help me
when
| there is fog, and at night. It's not really a toy. Are JRC radars really
so bad?
| They have a full line, and not all of them are exactly low cost units.
Furuno
| also seems to have a range of units starting about as cheap as JRC.
Overall, I
| don't see JRC as being especially cheap compared to Furuno or others.
|
| When I read the literature from the manufacturers, they all seem to be
geared
| for how well they work for fast boats, which says to me, that maybe
there is a
| radar unit that is especially geared to slow (sail) boats, that trades
speed for
| lower power consumption.
|
| Forgetting price, for a moment, can you tell me about comparative
quality, and
| why one entry level unit might be better than another brand? Is an entry
level
| Furuno better than an entry level JRC? I can read brochures and
magazines myself
| - I am looking for people who own or have used various models. Someone
who has
| owned more than one radar would be especially helpful.
|
| Thanks!
| Joey
|