Ed,

If you are looking at marine radar, you may have problems from the get
go. Many that I have been inside blank the first couple hundred yards.
This may not be true of the miniature units, but that that is the
reason for the blank area at the center of the screen. I was told that
it was an artifact of the transmit/receive switch and the time it takes
to shift the receiver gain back on as there is only one antenna.

You might find something used that you can make do.

Good Luck

Matt Colie


steamer wrote:
--Went to West Marine; the cheapest unit they sell was over $2k.
My application is a little weird but I don't need great range; a few hundred
feet would be good enough.
--Does anyone know of a real bargain basement source for radar?
I'm willing to build from a kit, but I haven't found anything.
Suggestions?