David, Half Magic has an antique Raytheon 1200 radar down at the nav station where it takes up as much room as a medium sized refrigerator or microwave (and nearly as much power). I’m not sure of its range as I’ve never used it offshore, but for needing help coming into a foggy anchorage, it serves its purpose well once you get a knack for distances. I would dearly wish it talked to my chartplotter using an overlay so I don’t need to have somebody down below telling me where the obstacles are located.
The downside to any older radar (or chartplotter for that matter) is power consumption and to a certain degree electronic interference with your compass. I remember steering a boat that had an early RL72 and when you switched on the plotter, the compass would swing about 45 degrees. And then there’s the matter of where to put them. If it is at the helm, most newer instrument housings have a much shallower depth since they don’t need to accommodate instruments with large power supplies. Check the dimensions on the instruments you want to acquire and think about where they’ll mount before you make the investment in the older technology. Chuck Gilchrest Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of David Risch via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 7:35 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: David Risch <davidrisc...@msn.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Electronics Question... Edd, Always the pragmatic…I hope you kids are having fun “down there” Was hoping to get “down there” and stay with you all a couple of weeks (months?) but you lucked out…. David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> > On Behalf Of Edd Schillay via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 7:21 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com <mailto:e...@schillay.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Electronics Question... David, Totally worth it. Always fun to overcome challenges installing new equipment. And you’ll appreciate it forever. Plus it’ll keep ya busy during the whole coronavirus thing. All the best, Edd ———————————————- Edd M. Schillay Captain of the “Starship Enterprise” C&C 37+ | Sail No.: NCC-1701-B Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL www.StarshipSailing.com <http://www.StarshipSailing.com> ———————————————- 914.774.9767 | Mobile ———————————————- Sent via iPhone 11 Pro iPhone. iTypos. iApologize On Mar 18, 2020, at 7:17 PM, David Risch via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: I use my very old school radar, once, maybe twice a year. Needing a chartplotter?…same. Have Garmin GPS to a repeater and an iPad and phone with navigation software. Have an opportunity to pick up a Raytheon L760 plotter and RL760 Radar for peanuts. I was wondering is it worth the aggravation pulling out the old system, and replacing it with newer? Radar is tired and needs a new magnetron, but still sees close range. I really don’t care enough to spend $4,000+ on new electronics. But spending peanuts on newish? Maybe. Thanks in advance. David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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