I can't argue with the foregoing posts. Back when I got the first one, the
JRC1000 it was the only one under a thousand...by one dollar. Worked OK in
Pacific NW fog etc. The second one the 1500 was better as the radome was
18" vs 12". With my current budget I would opt for a good 18" array Furano
in all probability if buying new. Since I already have the 1500 plus
another one that came with the new boat I'll probably keep it. My use is
two fold. One, as mentioned, night and fog situations for entering harbors
or going in narrow channel sort of places. The other is to provide as much
warning as possible for targets especially in frieghter heavy areas. I
don't give a fig about what those who live for varnish think of what
equipment I use. Caring what bar bunnies and wannabes thought is what got
me in trouble in the first place. And I do intend to once more go further
than the local sound or down the coast a few hundred miles. Of course if
you are into all show and no go . . . ..get a Sperry with a six foot array.

Cheers

MST