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Sure MC... and you need the radar training program really badly!
CM "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... | 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 | ... | | 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 | | | | | |
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It's sad when such pearls are cast before swine -even if they are part
of the GDP. Cheers MC Capt. Mooron wrote: Sure MC... and you need the radar training program really badly! CM "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... | 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 | ... | | 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 | | | | | |
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