Furuno 1715 24 N.M. Radar

Furuno's 1715 LCD Radar combines 2.2KW transmit power and a high definition screen with a lightweight 18" radome antenna and an ultra-compact, waterproof display. It has 14 range scales from 1/8nm to 24nm, an electronic bearing line, variable range marker, guard zone alarm, and echo plot. The 1715 also has an NMEA intreface to display position, course, speed and waypoint data. This radar is ideal for boats from 20-30 feet including center consoles, fishing boats and go-fast boats.

Unit Dimensions 7.9"h x 7.9"w x 3.0"d (without bracket). Warranty: 2 Years Parts & Labor.

The MODEL 1715 is a high contrast LCD radar designed for pleasure craft and small fishing boats. Radar echoes are presented in four shades of gray on the 7" Silver Bright LCD. The Radar offers detailed pictures of coastline and targets at short ranges thanks to narrower pulselengths and dual IF bandwidths. The antenna rotation speed automatically changes depending on the range selection for optimum target detection. The compact, waterproof display allows table top or panel mounting in the cockpit or on the open fly bridge.

The radar has a power saving Watchman mode. In this mode, the antenna is stopped and the transmission is off, while the screen displays nav data only. The radar wakes up at a specified time interval (5, 10 or 20 min) and operates for a minute. If a target enters the Guard Zone, an audible alarm sounds and the radar goes into its normal operating mode, cancelling the Watchman mode. The alarm may also be set to work for a target leaving the Zone.

Other standard features include: EBL (Electronic Bearing Line), VRM (Variable Range Marker), TLL output (Target L/L), Cursor L/L readout, Echo Trail, Guard Zone Alarm, Anti Clutter Rain, Automatic control of tuning and sensitivity. The A/C RAIN control improves the target detection in the rain by elaborate design of the receiver.

With use of nav data inputs in NMEA 0183 format, the radar offers additional functions. Graphical and numeric waypoint information can be shown on the display. The Waypoint is indicated by a lollipop mark for easy identification on the radar display. In the TLL output function, you can use the cursor to output a specified target's L/L to the optional GPS navigator as a mark.