Simrad Chirp sounder
Submitted by obiwun32 on Mon, 2011-08-15 18:32
I have just ordered the new Simrad BSM-2 and a Simrad NSE display to use with a chirp transducer, has anyone used the Simrad chirp gear yet and what transducer did you go for?
I am replacing one of the Raymarine C-series displays on my boat to install this new gear because I wasn't happy with the deep water performance of the 1kw DSM and transducer. I have tried both the airmar M260 and the Airmar TM260 transducers and my bottom reading falls apart at about 200m. I am hoping that the new Chirp technology will help me get good readings in 2-400m but I don't know if i will have to step up to the Airmar R299 2-3kw chirp transducer. Does anyone have experience with the Airmar M265 chirp or the TM265 chirp transducers?
Cheers
Toby
Tomcat
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Chirp
You may be waiting a while it's fairly new I can'tsee why your dsm and 1kl don't go past 200 I hope you set your new gear better
dodgy
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Looking to sell your C series
Looking to sell your C series gear?
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Lucky Tim
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my M260 with Furuno 585 reads
my M260 with Furuno 585 reads well down to 400m. Haven't tried deeper yet but expect it would go well too as I never get the gain past about 2.0 on 50khz in 350m.