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Originally Posted by xort
Halekai
Thanks for the input. I hadn't heard any negative reports about Ray RECENTLY.
My new boat only has a small GPS unit so I can go in any direction.
I've never owned a radar so I'm unfamiliar with the complexity of setting up a system.
Garmin has RJ-45 network cabling. So I can just plug the dome into my laptop and use Seaclear II, right? If only it was that easy! Or is it? |
Setting up takes time, practice and will change with the sea conditions. You will need to use your
radar in clear weather to fully get a grasp on it's capabilities and what a real return is vs. a false and to master target tracking. Do not wait until the fog comes in to flip on your
radar for the first time.
As for the Rj-45/Cat 5
Garmin stuff I believe you will need a computer program to decode the
Garmin radome code/language, but I may be wrong???.
I don't know much about plugging a
Garmin dome into a lap top, nor really understand why you would if you have a plotter with overlay mounted at the helm, so I can't really answer that question.
Here in Maine the best spot for a
radar is AT the helm but in some areas away from the helm might suffice.
Radar overlay is the best feature I've seen come down the pike in a long time and is WELL worth it!!!