Rockfshr,
The Chirp side of the 1971 is pretty impressive. I haven't tested it side by side against the UHD however. The testing I did was with a B-275 against a FCV-295 using a B-275. The HF side of a 275 is the same as a 175HW. The transducer was just hanging over the side so it was swinging as the boat moved. We were fishing Silvers up in Alaska and I noticed some deeper targets. I dropped down just to see if they would bite and they turned out to be Duskies (rock fish). Not to shabby for the conditions.
Snips