Not yet, I’m waiting for an adapter cable so I don’t have to re-run the main radar cable. I’ll remove the RI10 which seems to be another weak spot and connect directly to the NEP2 ethernet hub.
UPS says my cable should be here on Monday so I should know then. The bumph on the Halo+ says NMEA heading data isn’t required for MARPA (my GS25 doesn’t provide data for MARPA or AP) so I’ll be interested to see how it works.Ah i see, be interested to know what it's like when you start using it.
I think my RI10 is functioning ok still. I hope
Don’t know about the MARPA yet. Can’t really comment on the necessity for the heading sensor as I’ve got one (GS25) on the network already. I’d guess it will still be necessary though.
Fantastic result ?Good news! A HALO unit has arrived.
I had a short winge a couple weeks back via the comments section on a US Simrad advert on Facebook ironically promoting the use of radar... I said I used to have a 3G and loved it but broke soon after warranty and still waiting for a replacement. Didn't expect anything to come of it was just venting
I then got a swift PM from a US helpdesk person a few hours later who passed my details onto Navico UK.
A few days later they got in touch and apologised profusely for taking payment back in Oct 2020 considering there was no stock and advised 3G due May 2021.
I thought I would cheekily ask if there was any chance of an upgrade to Halo if they were in stock given months of hassle and short life of the old 3G unit.
To their credit they said it wasn't normally something they would entertain but given I had paid so long ago when there was nothing in sight they would sort me out. There was one B&G Halo20 in stock they could send me if I didn't mind the brand change and it arrived a few days ago along with the adapter cable.
Couldn't care less what the sticker says, stoked to have a new upgraded unit for no extra cash.
Not fitted it yet but thankful to the very kind Simrad tech person in the US who escalated my case.
Case closed!
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Have they said what they are going to send you, when and whether it will be a new unit with warranty? Photo of mine after failure, just interference with no solid returns. I also noticed it rattled when I removed it, something large obviously loose inside.
That's exactly the problem I had when my radome broke. I suspect your radome is now faulty and maybe dead. Seems a lot of the 3G and 4G ones from a few years ago suddenly fail without warning. There was no repair option with mine.