I have the same HDS-5m. I wish I could find a BR24 used or similar that I can hook up. I don't want to pay the price for new. It looks like your set up works great and that's encouraging. By the way; we're on opposite edges: I grew up in MA and migrated to OR where my wife and I sail a Cal 36. Cancer survivor, too.
@FaithsWind
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much for doing this video! We are refitting our Downeaster 38 and I'm researching radar systems. Totally subbed and can't wait to see what else you have! Fair winds and safe seas sir!
@todddunn945
5 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. When I bought my system only Lowrance/Simrad/B&G offered this particular radar technology. Now all major electronics manufacturers (Raymarine, Furuno, Garmin, etc.) have versions of this tech. I am very happy with my broadband radar. One thing that seems common across all platforms is that you need an external fast heading sensor to do radar overlay on your charts. Boat work season is here in Maine and I am working on my boats every day, so more videos are forthcoming. I have a boat playlist with all my boat oriented videos in it.
@FaithsWind
5 жыл бұрын
@@todddunn945 Thanks for all the info. I've just started looking at radar and the problem I'm currently having is "weather" overlay. I can't seem to find any "global" weather radar. I know of 2 in the U.S. but we plan on going much farther. Any suggestions? lol
@jeffgrier8488
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that answers a lot of my questions about chart plotters. What is your opinion on ones with internal or external antennas?
@todddunn945
6 жыл бұрын
The internal/external antenna question can be significant. The big factor is where the plotter will be located because GPS signals are quite weak. Consequently a plotter with an internal antenna may not work well (or at all) if it is located down inside the boat. That said, the internal antennas on newer plotters are quite sensitive so as long as you don't have a layer of metal above the plotter it will generally be OK. My Lowrance HDS-5m has an internal antenna and it works fine inside my sailboat. However, I added an external antenna to get more functionality. One capability of the HDS series chart plotters is radar overlay on the chart. In other words you see the radar signals superimposed on the chart display. However, that function does not work with only the internal antenna because the plotter itself does not have a fast heading sensor (fluxgate compass). So in order to get radar overlay to work I had to add an external heading sensor. The sensor I chose (Lowrance Point 1) is combined with an external GPS antenna. It was very easy to hook up since it simply plugged into the NMEA 2000 network.
@bbolin711
6 жыл бұрын
Nice to have in bad weather. Think i saw your radar antenna (is that what you call it? ) in one of your videos
@todddunn945
6 жыл бұрын
Yes it is nice to have working radar. Last summer it wasn't working so I removed the scanner (aka the antenna) from the mast and did some tests after the boat was hauled out. It turned out to be a software issue that was easily resolved. It is nice to have it working this summer. I made a video about putting the scanner back on the mast, which is what you saw.
@theislandpackrat
6 жыл бұрын
So what year is that lowrance I have a HDS-5 but no M ? I don't think mine will hook up to a radar. Mines a Elite 5.
@todddunn945
6 жыл бұрын
I got it about 2010. The radar is a couple of years newer. I don't think the Elite series supports radar. The "m" just means that it came with preloaded marine charts.
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