One more point to the assumption that an inexpensive radar will deliver
better resolution with a larger screen, it will not. An inexpensive radar
performs poorly. It is unreasonable to expect otherwise. Before buying a
radar, write down on a piece of paper your minimum expectations as to target
discrimination, the softest target you expect to see and in what sea state.
Then go test the radars available in those conditions. If everyone did that,
nobody would buy inexpensive radars.
Steve

"ray lunder" wrote in message
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I'm thinking about a $1200 budget radar for a small boat but the
screens are absurdly small. Is there any way to jack out to a 15" pc
monitor? These are $150, run on 12v and you can read them. The video
chip is what, about $6 for manufacturers? Is anybody doing this yet?
Keep bailing, ray.

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in
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One more point to the assumption that an inexpensive radar will
deliver better resolution with a larger screen, it will not. An
inexpensive radar performs poorly. It is unreasonable to expect
otherwise. Before buying a radar, write down on a piece of paper your
minimum expectations as to target discrimination, the softest target
you expect to see and in what sea state. Then go test the radars
available in those conditions. If everyone did that, nobody would buy
inexpensive radars. Steve



You boys keep this up and some of our Chinese friends will get interested
and deliver you a full range, high resolution 4KW radome that terminates
in a 12V cable and a USB plug with a CDR marked RADAR/CHARTPLOTTER on it
and we can cut the NMEA crap....right out of the circuit.

I'm watching high-resolution digital television on my 15.2" laptop
monitor off a USB dongle that has a USB connector on one end and an "F"
coax connector going up to a little UHF antenna outside as I type this.
Pick the most expensive DTV at Circuit City. That's exactly what it
looks like....for $99....

Radar would be EASY in comparison.....

and probably street priced at $399, maggie and all...After all, Chinese
have perfectly good working 2KW, 2450 Mhz microwave ovens down to $19.95!

They can't be any worse than that damned 2KW Raymarine that's all
corroded up like hell, AGAIN!
Maybe if I mount it on a hotplate I can boil the water out of
it....hmm...

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:53:19 -0500, Larry wrote:

They can't be any worse than that damned 2KW Raymarine that's all
corroded up like hell, AGAIN!

It's time for a visit to your friendly Furuno dealer. An unreliable
radar is worthless in my opinion. Take a look around at the
professional fishing boats and see what they are using.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:53:19 -0500, Larry wrote:

They can't be any worse than that damned 2KW Raymarine that's all
corroded up like hell, AGAIN!

It's time for a visit to your friendly Furuno dealer. An unreliable
radar is worthless in my opinion. Take a look around at the
professional fishing boats and see what they are using.

No, Larry just likes to turn any thread into whinging about Raymarine. He's
addicted to his suffering, we're supposed to suffer along apparently.

"Bill Kearney" wrote in
news
No, Larry just likes to turn any thread into whinging about Raymarine.
He's addicted to his suffering, we're supposed to suffer along
apparently.



Yes, ol' Larry keeps pouring seawater into the radome and rotting the cheap
pot metal, he does. It's all my goddamned fault it's built like ****.

Larry
--
Why is it, in any city, all traffic lights act as if they have rotary
timers in them, like they did in 1955, and are all set to create
maximum inconvenience and block traffic movement, entirely?

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:53:19 -0500, Larry wrote:

"Steve Lusardi" wrote in
:

One more point to the assumption that an inexpensive radar will
deliver better resolution with a larger screen, it will not. An
inexpensive radar performs poorly. It is unreasonable to expect
otherwise. Before buying a radar, write down on a piece of paper your
minimum expectations as to target discrimination, the softest target
you expect to see and in what sea state. Then go test the radars
available in those conditions. If everyone did that, nobody would buy
inexpensive radars. Steve



You boys keep this up and some of our Chinese friends will get interested
and deliver you a full range, high resolution 4KW radome that terminates
in a 12V cable and a USB plug with a CDR marked RADAR/CHARTPLOTTER on it
and we can cut the NMEA crap....right out of the circuit.

I'm watching high-resolution digital television on my 15.2" laptop
monitor off a USB dongle that has a USB connector on one end and an "F"
coax connector going up to a little UHF antenna outside as I type this.
Pick the most expensive DTV at Circuit City. That's exactly what it
looks like....for $99....

so what do you call this miracle product? This only works in big
cities, right?

Radar would be EASY in comparison.....

and probably street priced at $399, maggie and all...After all, Chinese
have perfectly good working 2KW, 2450 Mhz microwave ovens down to $19.95!

They can't be any worse than that damned 2KW Raymarine that's all
corroded up like hell, AGAIN!
Maybe if I mount it on a hotplate I can boil the water out of
it....hmm...