Marine Electronics News

The new SI-TEX MDS Radar Sensor Series connect to your SI-TEX ColorMax 6, ColorMax Wide, ColorMax 11, Colormax 15, TrawlPlot12 or Explorer Plus Charting Systems to add affordable full-featured radar capabilities.

The new SI-TEX ES502 Fishfinder Module connects to your SI-TEX ColorMax 6, ColorMax Wide, ColorMax 11, ColorMax 15, NavMate, TrawlPlot12 or Explorer Plus Charting Systems to add affordable full-featured color fishfinder capabilities. View fishfinder or charting displays in either full-screen or split-screen presentations.
The dual frequency 50/200 kHz operation lets you choose dual frequency or view each frequency individually. It has 500/1000 watts of power.

Garmin Introduces World’s First Portable GPS Navigators With Pre-Loaded Land and Sea Cartography

OLATHE , Kan./March 27, 2006/PR Newswire — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced the GPSMAP 378 and GPSMAP 478 – two amazingly versatile and portable GPS navigators that come pre-loaded with a comprehensive set of maps and charts.

“Our customers want GPS navigators that come pre-loaded with the cartography that they need, and the GPSMAP 378 and 478 fit the bill. These two units are the ideal companions whether you’re sailing coastal waterways, boating on inland lakes, or driving across North America,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. “With optional XM WX Weather capabilities, the GPSMAP 378 and 478 are the only portable units on the market that can also let mariners and motorists know what kind of weather to expect during their trip.”

OLATHE , Kan./March 27, 2006/PR Newswire — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced the new GMR 21 and GMR 41, two 24-inch diameter digital marine radar scanners for use with the Garmin Marine Network™ that feature industry-leading performance and value.

“Garmin is an industry pioneer in the development of digital radar and its presentation over our Marine Network via an Ethernet connection,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing. “With the GMR 21 and 41, we’re offering the same best-in-class low profile and narrow beam width – now available in a space-saving 24-inch radome.”

With the GMR 21 and GMR 41, all radar data is digitally processed within the radome via a digital signal processor, and is efficiently presented on Garmin’s GPSMAP ® 3000 series of chartplotter/multifunction displays (MFDs). Digital processing allows for more precise recognition, enhancement, and filtering of radar echoes – making the finished display easier to read and interpret. Similar to Garmin’s GMR 20/40 radar scanners, the new units feature Garmin’s unique convex antenna design, giving the radome a narrower beam width and a lower physical profile – for the best performance and value in its category.

Camas, WA — Furuno is proud to introduce the new CH-300 Dual-Frequency Searchlight Sonar, the world’s first dual-frequency sonar! This sonar is built specifically for sport fishing battlewagons and commercial fishing vessels that are looking for an extra edge. With traditional sonars, you pick either a low frequency or high frequency version, but with the CH300 it’s like getting two sonars in one.

This revolutionary, dual-frequency sonar has the advantage of both high and low frequencies in one unit to search on a rough seabed and to greatly enhance fish school detection. Its operating frequency can be selected from either 60/153kHz or 85/215kHz. The lower frequencies enable long-range searches of over 1,600 feet. The higher frequencies, give a highly detailed search near and around the vessel.