Almost 10 years ago, Simrad pioneered pulse compression technology for radars. Rather than sending a single, very powerful wave, these radars send a beam of varying wavelengths. The result is a very accurate and much more detailed image. Very small targets, such as a simple mooring buoy, appear on the screen. While this technology is very effective at close range, it is somewhat weak at longer ranges.
Range up to 96 miles
With its new Halo models, Simrad is now announcing that this technology is becoming accessible even for "seeing" very far away. Thus, the Halo 2000 radar with a power of 50 watts announces a maximum range of 72 miles and the Halo 3000, with a power of 130 watts, a range up to 96 miles! However, the minimum range, which will be useful to access a port or an anchorage, remains at 6 miles.
Gears made for fishing
These radars retain the characteristics of this technology, namely a fast cold start without a warm-up period, about 20 seconds, a fineness of display that allows the detection of birds, and therefore the hunts signs of the presence of fish, or the tracking and monitoring of targets with color codes to announce those that remain dangerous.
For big boats
However, this radar beam will not be installed on a small boat. Indeed, according to the model, the beam measures from 3 to 6 feet, that is to say 0,90 to 1,80 m. Also, the price of these jewels in 2022, starts at 7 614 euros TTC for the Halo 2000 and 10 074euros TTC for the Halo 3000.
