I has posted awhile back in a fourm topic called "how do you navigate", well i can't find that topic in the archive. But I remeber someone posting 2 links to a company that made and sold radar one starting at about $900 and the next model up was like $1100. does anyone have those links or know of the company i am talking about. Thanks Scott
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The inexpensive radar units were JRC
I believe the JRC 1000 and the JRC 1500. JRC stands for Japan Radio Corp, and they are major in radar units, and have been for a long time. They got reasonable reviews in Practical Sailor, although both the Furuno and the Raytheon rated above them (for a lot more money). Steve Alchemist C-320
I believe the JRC 1000 and the JRC 1500. JRC stands for Japan Radio Corp, and they are major in radar units, and have been for a long time. They got reasonable reviews in Practical Sailor, although both the Furuno and the Raytheon rated above them (for a lot more money). Steve Alchemist C-320
JRC 1800
If you can look around and find one (there are couple out there), see if you can get the JRC 1800 which is colour radar and a colour chart plotter. They were discontinued but you could find units for around $1800 or lower. Production was stopped on them, but I noticed an advertisment for a JRC 1800 for almost double the money so I don't know if they have come back into production. JRC is a funny company when it comes to recreational boating. You will find other companies advertise their radar products; JRC does not. Consequently most people have barely heard of them, or haven't heard of them at all. I hang out in several forums and everyone has posted favourable comments on JRC service support for their lower end radar products. In an English boating magazine about two years ago, reviews were done of both the JRC 1000 and 1500, basically for the extra $150, they recommend you get the 1500 radar; the review was very favourable to it. If you can afford it and can locate a unit of the cheaper 1800's (really search the internet), you will appreciate the colour. For example, all moving targets are a seperate colour, so for example, if you look at blue lines (moving tragets) you know instantly what is going on. In the blue lines (for moving targets) will be a flashing white dot at one end of the line; this gives you the direction the blue line is headed.
If you can look around and find one (there are couple out there), see if you can get the JRC 1800 which is colour radar and a colour chart plotter. They were discontinued but you could find units for around $1800 or lower. Production was stopped on them, but I noticed an advertisment for a JRC 1800 for almost double the money so I don't know if they have come back into production. JRC is a funny company when it comes to recreational boating. You will find other companies advertise their radar products; JRC does not. Consequently most people have barely heard of them, or haven't heard of them at all. I hang out in several forums and everyone has posted favourable comments on JRC service support for their lower end radar products. In an English boating magazine about two years ago, reviews were done of both the JRC 1000 and 1500, basically for the extra $150, they recommend you get the 1500 radar; the review was very favourable to it. If you can afford it and can locate a unit of the cheaper 1800's (really search the internet), you will appreciate the colour. For example, all moving targets are a seperate colour, so for example, if you look at blue lines (moving tragets) you know instantly what is going on. In the blue lines (for moving targets) will be a flashing white dot at one end of the line; this gives you the direction the blue line is headed.
rsn,,,KNOCK IT OFF!
Now I have to upgrade my radar.
Scott, mine is a JRC. 24 mile with enclosed dome. I've jumpered the motherboard to 32 mile range. Love it. Great company. You can't go wrong. I bought mine in 1990. A buddie just bought the same model a couple of years ago, only upgraded. Oh, mine only says Raytheon on the outside.
Now I have to upgrade my radar.
Scott, mine is a JRC. 24 mile with enclosed dome. I've jumpered the motherboard to 32 mile range. Love it. Great company. You can't go wrong. I bought mine in 1990. A buddie just bought the same model a couple of years ago, only upgraded. Oh, mine only says Raytheon on the outside.- Status