Ken, there was a very good article about it in the current issue of PassageMaker magazine on page 48. To answer your question, it looks like Navico, Lowrance, Northstar, and Simrad now offer broadband radars. DHS Duluth On Wed, 27 May 2009 08:04:49 -0500 "Ken Tucknott" <katuck214@mchsi.com> writes: > Morning Dave, > > Who is making Broad Band radar? > > Ken Tucknott > Trista Gray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David H Sorenson" <davidsorenson@juno.com> > To: <mainship34@gmail.com>; <great-loop@lists.samurai.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: GL: broad band radar > > > > Broad band radar is great for close in work, but not so great for > long > > distance. It has much higher discrimination of targets, > particularly at > > closer range. If I had my druthers I would have both pulse radar > > (traditional radar) and broadband on board. Don't have it yet, but > all I > > have read is that it is superior for close range use which is what > most > > us recreational boaters actually use radar for. > > > > David Sorenson > > Duluth > > > > On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:08:02 -0500 Liz Kemper > <mainship34@gmail.com> > > writes: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> We're into the serious preparation phase of Looping, will be > leaving > >> the > >> upper Mississippi river this fall. We are wondering if anyone > has > >> had any > >> real experience with broadband radar. We've read some > articles, > >> but > >> looking for some pros, cons etc before we decide since it is such > a > >> new > >> technology. > >> > >> -- > >> Steve & Liz Kemper > >> mainship34@gmail.com > >> > >> http://mvshingebiss.blogspot.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > >> > >> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email > >> address, > >> unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop > >> > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Be there without being there. Click now for great video > conferencing > > solutions! > > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTECatE2o9uPkXW3fzPayXrq wsp3mkPhSZpm8ZtsWCxjfQW1qC5oMg/ > > _______________________________________________ > > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email > address, > > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop

"Navico, Lowrance, Northstar, and Simrad" Are now all the same company....different labels. So the broadband radar is the same no matter which brand you buy. This means there is really only one product for the consumer to choose from. Wait a few years for other companies to come out with their versions and create real competition in the market place. R. -----Original Message----- From: great-loop-bounces@lists.samurai.com [mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of David H Sorenson Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:09 PM To: katuck214@mchsi.com; great-loop@lists.samurai.com Subject: Re: GL: broad band radar Ken, there was a very good article about it in the current issue of PassageMaker magazine on page 48. To answer your question, it looks like Navico, Lowrance, Northstar, and Simrad now offer broadband radars. DHS Duluth On Wed, 27 May 2009 08:04:49 -0500 "Ken Tucknott" <katuck214@mchsi.com> writes: > Morning Dave, > > Who is making Broad Band radar? > > Ken Tucknott > Trista Gray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David H Sorenson" <davidsorenson@juno.com> > To: <mainship34@gmail.com>; <great-loop@lists.samurai.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: GL: broad band radar > > > > Broad band radar is great for close in work, but not so great for > long > > distance. It has much higher discrimination of targets, > particularly at > > closer range. If I had my druthers I would have both pulse radar > > (traditional radar) and broadband on board. Don't have it yet, but > all I > > have read is that it is superior for close range use which is what > most > > us recreational boaters actually use radar for. > > > > David Sorenson > > Duluth > > > > On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:08:02 -0500 Liz Kemper > <mainship34@gmail.com> > > writes: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> We're into the serious preparation phase of Looping, will be > leaving > >> the > >> upper Mississippi river this fall. We are wondering if anyone > has > >> had any > >> real experience with broadband radar. We've read some > articles, > >> but > >> looking for some pros, cons etc before we decide since it is such > a > >> new > >> technology. > >> > >> -- > >> Steve & Liz Kemper > >> mainship34@gmail.com > >> > >> http://mvshingebiss.blogspot.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > >> > >> To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email > >> address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop > >> > >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Be there without being there. Click now for great video > conferencing > > solutions! > > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTECatE2o9uPkXW3fzPayXr q wsp3mkPhSZpm8ZtsWCxjfQW1qC5oMg/ > > _______________________________________________ > > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email > address, > > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop