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Radar Installation
Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar
scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? |
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On 14 Feb 2006 18:04:01 -0600, Helbergon
wrote: Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? You will have to ask the manufacturer what scanners will work with the display that you have - only they will know what will work (if anything). -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca |
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Helbergon wrote in
: Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? Someone has your scanner sitting in a garage, somewhere, since their display started smoking and went tits up. Of course, it would help if we had some MODEL NUMBERS for starters. Might be in someone's garage here or over on rec.boats.electronics! Ebay is another great place when you want something. |
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Helbergon wrote:
Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? Within one manufacturer's range there may be some degree of inter-operability. For instance, many RayMarine domes from the last 10 years are compatible with newer screens with little or no modification. |
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"Helbergon" wrote in message ... Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? I have read that the early Raymarine scanners were manufactured by JRC. If this is the case these might be interchangeable. Also, I have been told by a JRC rep that the display that came with my 2kw scanner will work with a 4kw scanner so its possible you do not need a scanner of the same kw rating for your installation. |
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Helbergon wrote: Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? Interchangeability is built into SOME OEM's designs, BUT if you are a US Flagged Vessel, that interchangeability NEEDS to be "Type Accepted" by the FCC when the product is introduced and originally submitted for Type Acceptance. Any non-Type Accepted arrangment would not be legal to operate on a US Flagged Vessel. Also non-Type Accepted Radars onboard non-US flagged Vessels normally are shutdown, at the 3 Mile Limit, just as all visiting Warships secure all non-navigation emitters at the 3 Mile Limit. Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ |
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Dave wrote: On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:42:59 GMT, Bruce in Alaska said: Interchangeability is built into SOME OEM's designs, BUT if you are a US Flagged Vessel, that interchangeability NEEDS to be "Type Accepted" by the FCC when the product is introduced and originally submitted for Type Acceptance. Any non-Type Accepted arrangment would not be legal to operate on a US Flagged Vessel. Also non-Type Accepted Radars onboard non-US flagged Vessels normally are shutdown, at the 3 Mile Limit, just as all visiting Warships secure all non-navigation emitters at the 3 Mile Limit. And do you really think anybody will give a **** if he mates up a scanner sold for one pleasure boat to a display from a different manufacturer? Sea lawyers!!! This attitude is exactly why the FCC has a Type Acceptance on Marine Electronics. So that idiots like the above, who have absolulty no idea about the technology they buy, and stick on their boat, don't mess around with the guts, and cause all kinds of problems for themselves, and other Mariners. It wasn't to many years ago, that an FCC RADAR Endorsment was REQUIRED to even take the covers off a Marine Radar. Missmatching Antennas and Displays from the same OEM may or may not work even if you do get the wiring correct, but trying it with units for different OEM's is JUST PLAIN STUPID...... Bruce in alaska -- add a 2 before @ |
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On 14 Feb 2006 18:04:01 -0600, Helbergon
wrote: Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? Three issues - 1) the signal that synchronizes head rotation with display rotation. 2) The power requirement of the transmitter at the head. 3) The signal characteristics of the receiver: frequency, pulse length etc. Brian Whatcott Altus OK |
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Brian Whatcott wrote: On 14 Feb 2006 18:04:01 -0600, Helbergon wrote: Anybody in this newgroup that has experience of installing a radar scanner that might not be the one your factory specifies but orf the same brand, after your original gets busted and the display is in good condition but out of production ? Will it work to put a different scanner or do you always have to use the one the factory specifies ? Three issues - 1) the signal that synchronizes head rotation with display rotation. 2) The power requirement of the transmitter at the head. 3) The signal characteristics of the receiver: frequency, pulse length etc. Brian Whatcott Altus OK I would add a one more. 4. Transmit Trigger Pulse Charactoristics from display to Modulator |
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