On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:25:44 GMT, Commodore Joe Redcloud©
wrote:

Putting the antenna higher, like
mounted on the mast, puts it up too high for seeing close objects.

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With all due respect to Commodore Redcloud, this is not true unless
you are trying to spot something 20 feet away. I have my new Furuno
mounted on a mast bracket about 25 feet above the water which gives
excellent range at a distance, and goes down to about 50 ft close in.
I am very pleased with the overall performance.

My old boat had the radar about 10 feet above water and I always
regarded range as marginal even though it had a bigger scanner than
the new one.