The echoes detected by pulse or pulse compression are displayed on the electronic chart in the plotter and are therefore easy to identify. What's more, the owner saves an additional screen and therefore costs such as installation space. The antennas cost between just under 2,000 and up to 3,300 euros, weigh between 5.5 and 7.7 kilograms and measure around 50 centimetres.
The range of functions is extensive: bearing lines and distance rings, target tracking, motion detection, echo trails, interval operation, multi-display, dual range, sector blanking, alarm zones and automatic adjustment are desirable functions, although not all devices offer everything. There are also major differences in range, display, operation and data transmission.
We have tested radar antennas from Furuni, Garmin, Navico (Simrad/B & G) and Raymarine.
Read about what modern radar antennas can do, how they differ and what you should look out for when buying one: in YACHT, issue 2, the ordered directly from the publisher can be downloaded. Or you can download the test directly via the link below.
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Fridtjof Gunkel
Deputy Chief Editor YACHT
