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[Fwd: Forward looking sounder]

This discussion was going on in a newsgroup rec.boats.electronics.   It 
seems relevant for obstacle avoidance.

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For a sailboat I'm looking for a "Forward looking sounder" and have found
one (Echopilot Compact FLS) which according to the brochures does the job
of showing me bottom for collision avoidance. But I would like to compare
it with the competition. Hoes anyone heard of another brand


Thanks, 

Joachim Brolin
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Call Interphase Tech. at 408.426.2007 and ask for literature on their
foward and side scanning sonar
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bob
D&B Marine
http://www.tqci.net/~dbmarine

Joachim Brolin <joakim.brolin@tripnet.se> wrote in article
<01bd58f5$d8c89de0$3f9c47c0@molnlycke.se.Joachim>...
> For a sailboat I'm looking for a "Forward looking sounder" and have found
> one (Echopilot Compact FLS) which according to the brochures does the job
> of showing me bottom for collision avoidance. But I would like to compare
> it with the competition. Hoes anyone heard of another brand
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Joachim Brolin
>
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I think that one of the important difference is the oppdate rate of the
screen and there
I give Echopilot a higher score. By the way here is the adresse to
Intherphase Sea Scout.
http://www.interphase-tech.com/seaScout.html
they have more products that could be of interess when you neeed to scan
underwater



R Goddard <dbmarine@tqci.net> skrev i artikkelen
<01bd5931$1ad247a0$5476d3cf@bob>...
> Call Interphase Tech. at 408.426.2007 and ask for literature on their
> foward and side scanning sonar
> -- 
> 
> bob
> D&B Marine
> http://www.tqci.net/~dbmarine
> 
> Joachim Brolin <joakim.brolin@tripnet.se> wrote in article
> <01bd58f5$d8c89de0$3f9c47c0@molnlycke.se.Joachim>...
> > For a sailboat I'm looking for a "Forward looking sounder" and have
found
> > one (Echopilot Compact FLS) which according to the brochures does the
job
> > of showing me bottom for collision avoidance. But I would like to
compare
> > it with the competition. Hoes anyone heard of another brand
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > 
> > Joachim Brolin
> > 
>
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Another factor is sensitivity to mid-water targets such as floating
debris and schools of bait.  Interphase sonars probably perform better
in this department.  Interphase also has vertical scan, horizontal scan,
combined vertical -or- horizontal in one unit, and a new PC-interface
sonar.  Would be best to do a direct comparison in your specific
conditions and application, but difficult to arrange. :)
 

Stein Halvorsrod wrote:
> 
> I think that one of the important difference is the oppdate rate of
> the
> screen and there
> I give Echopilot a higher score. By the way here is the adresse to
> Intherphase Sea Scout.
> http://www.interphase-tech.com/seaScout.html
> they have more products that could be of interess when you neeed to
> scan
> underwater
> 
> R Goddard <dbmarine@tqci.net> skrev i artikkelen
> <01bd5931$1ad247a0$5476d3cf@bob>...
> > Call Interphase Tech. at 408.426.2007 and ask for literature on
> their
> > foward and side scanning sonar
> > --
> >
> > bob
> > D&B Marine
> > http://www.tqci.net/~dbmarine
> >
> > Joachim Brolin <joakim.brolin@tripnet.se> wrote in article
> > <01bd58f5$d8c89de0$3f9c47c0@molnlycke.se.Joachim>...
> > > For a sailboat I'm looking for a "Forward looking sounder" and
> have
> found
> > > one (Echopilot Compact FLS) which according to the brochures does
> the
> job
> > > of showing me bottom for collision avoidance. But I would like to
> compare
> > > it with the competition. Hoes anyone heard of another brand
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Joachim Brolin
> > >
> >
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Check out

http://www.coastalnav.com
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apelco 560 has forward sounding capability
Joel Albert
Potomac, MD
((jralbert@aol.com))
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