Which Radar?
 

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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:05:16 -0400, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote:

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.

I have a Furuno, which I bought a couple of years ago. IMHO, there is
nothing wrong with the JRC radars. I have a very strong suspicion that some
of the other posters are comparing the cheapest JRC with slightly more
up-market models from other manufacturers.


I believe that JRC have been making professional radars for a long time.
They have been making small radars for the leisure market for many years,
but they have not been sold under their own name.

From the description of your intended use, I cannot see anything wrong with
the JRC.

There are three main features that you need to look at in a radar.
1. Resolution. This the ability of the radar to "see" small objects. The
bigger the antenna, the smaller the beamwith, and the better the
resolution. (Nothing to do with "Screen resolution".)

2. Display quality. (Self explanatory - I think)

3. Power consumption. Actually, these days you have little control over
this. It will be a function of the two preceeding points.
The "scan every 5 minutes" function is probably useful. However, in
practise, I leave the unit in stand-by, and do a manual scan every so
often.



Other things to (maybe) consider a-
Ability to display NMEA data, if your instruments are NMEA compatible.
GPS chart plotter.

Once you get your radar, you need to play with it in good visibility to get
to know it.


Regards


Donal
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Which Radar?
 

Now there you go agin. I thought you understood that you can't pick up a
shore line with radar... Your brain has gone to mush!

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

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:
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|
| wrote in message
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| | 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
|

Which Radar?
 

You must have though Ella had come to visit you!

Bwhahhahahahahahahah

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

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| The idea of setting the radar to sleep for 5 minutes at a time or
| so, and then do a sweep with an alarm, seems like a very sailboat friendly
| feature.

Have that on my Furuno and a guard zone alarm that will wake you from a
coma! It picked up a low flying Float Plane once in the fog... talk about
panic when you see the speed of approach!

CM

Which Radar?
 

They were the manufacturer for Raytheon. Raytheon had a problem with
them(Don't know what) and went elsewhere. They continued manufacturing under
their own name. So they have been in the radar market for a while, just
under a different name.
"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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They are also newcomers on the radar scene by
comparison to other brands.

I don't believe JRC is a newcomer. They were building pro radars for quite
a
while, and also have some nicer higher end units.
Calling it the K-Mart of radars is a bit extreme. It's fine for lite use,
which
is what most of us face.

RB

Which Radar?
 

Which Furano?

MST

Which Radar?
 

I don't think they made all the Ray units, but they did make the first small LCD radar for Ray. The
screen display wasn't very good. The new Raymarine stuff is much better.

FWIW. I had a Raytheon 10XX on my last boat, and a SL 70 on the new one; I've been happy with both.
A nice Ray feature is that it plugs into Seatalk and displays a loot of info on the screen.


-jeff

"The Carrolls" wrote in message
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They were the manufacturer for Raytheon. Raytheon had a problem with
them(Don't know what) and went elsewhere. They continued manufacturing under
their own name. So they have been in the radar market for a while, just
under a different name.
"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
They are also newcomers on the radar scene by
comparison to other brands.

I don't believe JRC is a newcomer. They were building pro radars for quite
a
while, and also have some nicer higher end units.
Calling it the K-Mart of radars is a bit extreme. It's fine for lite use,
which
is what most of us face.

RB

Which Radar?
 

Let's Keep Sight on what's key here!

Mooron claimed JRC was "new" to the market and was wrong.
And for the 35463rd time, I was right.

Thank you! Spin it, baby!

RB

Which Radar?
 

Wrong again.... JRC hasn't to my knowledge provided a consumer grade radar
unit for pleasure craft until 1998.

Can you prove otherwise? I didn't think so Bob!

You stand corrected as usual.

CM
Who has actually used radar since 1970.


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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| Let's Keep Sight on what's key here!
|
| Mooron claimed JRC was "new" to the market and was wrong.
| And for the 35463rd time, I was right.
|
| Thank you! Spin it, baby!
|
| RB

Which Radar?
 

That would have been a stationary hazard to navigation just outside a harbor
on a nice breezy day with it's prop fouled... once again!

CM

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
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| You must have though Ella had come to visit you!
|
| Bwhahhahahahahahahah
|
| Cheers MC
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote:
|
| wrote in message
|
| | The idea of setting the radar to sleep for 5 minutes at a time or
| | so, and then do a sweep with an alarm, seems like a very sailboat
friendly
| | feature.
|
| Have that on my Furuno and a guard zone alarm that will wake you from a
| coma! It picked up a low flying Float Plane once in the fog... talk
about
| panic when you see the speed of approach!
|
| CM
|
|
|

Which Radar?
 

Furuno Model 1720... :-)


"Schoonertrash" wrote in message
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| Which Furano?
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| MST
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