wkearney99
Furuno Super Fan
I have a DRS4A radar connected into a HUB101 with four MFD12 displays. The radar has been intermittent and it's time to upgrade.
My plan is to replace the DRS4 with a DRS6ANXT/4, and two of the MFD12's with two TZT3-16 displays.
The existing DRS4 has both an Ethernet and 12vdc power to it. There is no PSU for it.
Can I re-use these for the DRS6ANXT/4? It'd sure be convenient not to have to pull out the old Ethernet cabling.
And if I'm reading correctly, a DRS12A-NXT would require 24vdc and it's own combined power/lan cable down from the unit.
Are there any head-to-head comparisons of the DRS6A-NXT vs the DRS12A-NXT?
Obviously the 12 has greater power, but I'm not sure my boating needs demand it. The boat gets used for recreation cruising, in-shore 90% of the time. The 10% off-shore is for trips up to New England from Annapolis. I'm looking at the array vs the dome to get better target differentiation for night/fog conditions and small items like fishing buoys and markers. I'm not trying to find bird 6 miles out. But I'd very much like close detail differentiation at night in ranges under a mile.
The DRS6A-NXT would save me some money/installation costs, esp wrt to the cabling and PSU.
My plan is to replace the DRS4 with a DRS6ANXT/4, and two of the MFD12's with two TZT3-16 displays.
The existing DRS4 has both an Ethernet and 12vdc power to it. There is no PSU for it.
Can I re-use these for the DRS6ANXT/4? It'd sure be convenient not to have to pull out the old Ethernet cabling.
And if I'm reading correctly, a DRS12A-NXT would require 24vdc and it's own combined power/lan cable down from the unit.
Are there any head-to-head comparisons of the DRS6A-NXT vs the DRS12A-NXT?
Obviously the 12 has greater power, but I'm not sure my boating needs demand it. The boat gets used for recreation cruising, in-shore 90% of the time. The 10% off-shore is for trips up to New England from Annapolis. I'm looking at the array vs the dome to get better target differentiation for night/fog conditions and small items like fishing buoys and markers. I'm not trying to find bird 6 miles out. But I'd very much like close detail differentiation at night in ranges under a mile.
The DRS6A-NXT would save me some money/installation costs, esp wrt to the cabling and PSU.