davehu
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Anyone on the south Coast with a JRC 1000 radar that I could have a look at. I am considering one and could not get to the London Boat Show.
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Talbot
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Furuno 1723 is very similar in price, but has a better display and is more accurate. mast head unit is a bit bigger and heavier.
bobgoode
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I would agree..the JRC 100 is fine for the basic stuff though...but the Furuno is almost as cheap and gives a better display/resolution of the beam for the penalty of a slightly bigger redome. You wont see much on a display in a marina though because of the multiple reflections from mast.
davehu
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Thanks Bobbobin and Talbot, Do either of you have a JRC 1000.
Currently JRC 1000 is £675 and Furuno is around £800-850.
Currently JRC 1000 is £675 and Furuno is around £800-850.
bendyone
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HenryB
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I have a JRC 1000 and am very pleased with it. I find that it is very good for up to the 6 mile range, small targets get lost beyond that. It will often show me small boats before I see them, even in good day light. I've used it to navigate around and between rain squalls and found it invaluable on overnight coastal trips where bright shore lights obliterate the lights of small fishing boats. Like all radars, it takes some practice to get the best from it. Sods law prevails because I've not experienced any fog since I bought it.
pvb
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The Furuno is worth the extra...
I'd agree with Talbot and bobbobbin - it's worth paying a bit more and getting the Furuno 1623 for £800. The JRC1000 has many devoted followers, and for a long time was about the only really budget-priced radar. But with a more competitive market, the Furuno 1623 offers better value for money, with a lot of extra features over the JRC1000:-<ul type="square">
[*] More power, 2.2kW vs 1.5kW
[*] Slightly narrower beam width for better resolution
[*] 3-speed scanner, giving faster speed at short range for better image
[*] Offset variable up to 60%, vs fixed 25%
[*] Zoom feature on inset window
[*] More choice on target expansion
[*] Much better trail functions
[*] More sophisticated guard zone - alarm can be on entering or leaving
[*] Can display lots of nav data from instruments, inc wind speed/direction
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So for an extra £100 or so, the Furuno looks much better value. I've got a Raymarine C-series on my boat, but if I were in the market today for a small standalone radar, I'd choose Furuno.
I'd agree with Talbot and bobbobbin - it's worth paying a bit more and getting the Furuno 1623 for £800. The JRC1000 has many devoted followers, and for a long time was about the only really budget-priced radar. But with a more competitive market, the Furuno 1623 offers better value for money, with a lot of extra features over the JRC1000:-<ul type="square">
[*] More power, 2.2kW vs 1.5kW
[*] Slightly narrower beam width for better resolution
[*] 3-speed scanner, giving faster speed at short range for better image
[*] Offset variable up to 60%, vs fixed 25%
[*] Zoom feature on inset window
[*] More choice on target expansion
[*] Much better trail functions
[*] More sophisticated guard zone - alarm can be on entering or leaving
[*] Can display lots of nav data from instruments, inc wind speed/direction
[/list]
So for an extra £100 or so, the Furuno looks much better value. I've got a Raymarine C-series on my boat, but if I were in the market today for a small standalone radar, I'd choose Furuno.
CPD
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Re: The Furuno is worth the extra...
I have a JRC on the East Coast. As a basic stand alone radar, without many bells or whistles, it is brilliant.
I have a JRC on the East Coast. As a basic stand alone radar, without many bells or whistles, it is brilliant.
FullCircle
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Re: The Furuno is worth the extra...
Seen at the Boat Show with Redcar Electronics at 640 quid. Total bargain.
By the way 850 quid is a 210 quid increase over 640 quid. Not much on its own to some, but it is 30% difference in price, which is a lot for a budget purchase.
Signed, a JRC1800 owner. Who is wholly satisfied.
Seen at the Boat Show with Redcar Electronics at 640 quid. Total bargain.
By the way 850 quid is a 210 quid increase over 640 quid. Not much on its own to some, but it is 30% difference in price, which is a lot for a budget purchase.
Signed, a JRC1800 owner. Who is wholly satisfied.
bendyone
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Re: The Furuno is worth the extra...
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Aja
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Re: The Furuno is worth the extra...
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neale
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Re: The Furuno is worth the extra...
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FullCircle
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Re: The Furuno is worth the extra...
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pvb
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£800 or less...
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By the way 850 quid is a 210 quid increase over 640 quid.
[/ QUOTE ]The Furuno 1623 is available for £800 or less, and at that price it is better value for money.
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By the way 850 quid is a 210 quid increase over 640 quid.
[/ QUOTE ]The Furuno 1623 is available for £800 or less, and at that price it is better value for money.
TheBoatman
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Henry
It's a shame your so far away otherwise I'd get you to come and set ours up!Because my fishing mate has a JRC 1000 and despite both our best efforts we've never managed to set it up to to be of any use at all. Having read the manual countless times and even taken the boat out and sat it 1/2 mile from the cliffs at Ramsgate and 200 yards from a bl**dy great nav mark we couldn't see either.
I found the menu system difficult to use because having "pressed" a button and got up the next "page" by the time you had read halfway down the list it reverted back to the original main menu. I've spent hours on that thing just in pure frustration at not being able to get it to work (set up). I'll keep trying and will finally crack it, but until then it's just another couple of pounds of useless weight hanging over the wheelhouse.
That is no reflection on the JRC only my incompetence!
Peter.
It's a shame your so far away otherwise I'd get you to come and set ours up!Because my fishing mate has a JRC 1000 and despite both our best efforts we've never managed to set it up to to be of any use at all. Having read the manual countless times and even taken the boat out and sat it 1/2 mile from the cliffs at Ramsgate and 200 yards from a bl**dy great nav mark we couldn't see either.
I found the menu system difficult to use because having "pressed" a button and got up the next "page" by the time you had read halfway down the list it reverted back to the original main menu. I've spent hours on that thing just in pure frustration at not being able to get it to work (set up). I'll keep trying and will finally crack it, but until then it's just another couple of pounds of useless weight hanging over the wheelhouse.
That is no reflection on the JRC only my incompetence!
Peter.
HenryB
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Peter,
Sorry to hear about your troubles. You should be able to see something on the screen if you turn down the SEA and RAIN settings, leave the tuning to Automatic, select a suitable range and just adjust the GAIN. The screen should then display nothing at the lowest gain, and be largely black at the highest setting.
The setting is about right when the screen just shows a few specks of sea clutter.
If nothing at all shows then I would suspect a fault in the unit or faulty installation.
My manual is on my boat and that is in France so I can't help with the more technical settings.
One of the most useful things with radar which I failed to mention in my original posting is determining ranges at night - something that I am very poor at.
Good luck with the setting up - it will be worth it in the end.
Henry
Sorry to hear about your troubles. You should be able to see something on the screen if you turn down the SEA and RAIN settings, leave the tuning to Automatic, select a suitable range and just adjust the GAIN. The screen should then display nothing at the lowest gain, and be largely black at the highest setting.
The setting is about right when the screen just shows a few specks of sea clutter.
If nothing at all shows then I would suspect a fault in the unit or faulty installation.
My manual is on my boat and that is in France so I can't help with the more technical settings.
One of the most useful things with radar which I failed to mention in my original posting is determining ranges at night - something that I am very poor at.
Good luck with the setting up - it will be worth it in the end.
Henry
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