Greetings!

   I took note that today is our 11th year anniversary of opening up the storefront on Seaway Drive.  Wow has time flown. I got started with this passion back in 1985.  Twenty six years later through good times and not so good times I still get excited with the ever changing technologies and challenges that are presented.   

  The Miami Boat Show was rather exciting this year and quite crowded as compared to last year. Lot's of new goodies in the Marine Electronics Room at the Convention Center.
  The biggest buzz revolved around "CHIRP" technology. CHIRP is going to revolutionize fish finding with new sounders and transducers capable of penetrating the depths to 10,000 feet and providing unmatched resolution and target separation.  CHIRP will be a game changer! Currently only Simrad and Garmin are shipping CHIRP, Raymarine will be shipping soon, and Furuno is tight lipped.

  FLIR's new M618CS thermal imaging video camera provides active gyro stabilization, ( No more dizziness from a rocking video image).

Garmin has introduced it's own line of thermal imagers that are controlled by their chartplotters.

  I will highlight some of the new goodies in the articles below.

Start planning now, the Bahamas season is fast approaching!

Thank You all for the years of support!

Steve Irwin

 Simrad's new BSM-2 "CHIRP" Depth Sounder 

Click on image for Simrad's BSM-2 page

The ultimate fishfinder echo-sounder module for professional users and deepwater anglers, the BSM-2 uses the latest technology to deliver unprecedented depth penetration, resolution and clarity. 

Check out the screenshot below.  Have you ever marked fish on the bottom in 2400' at 24 MPH?

This image reproduced from Invisible Communications Marine Electronics Forum. Click on screenshot to link.

Garmin GSD-26 CHIRP Sounder 

Click on Image for more information

For serious deep-sea sportfishing, the GSD 26 takes high-definition targeting to a whole new level. With a compatible transducer, the GSD 26's Spread Spectrum technology scans on multiple frequencies at one time, returning vast amounts of data to the receiver. As a result, you can expect precise, shallow-water-like target separation at much greater depths - up to 10,000 ft (3,000 m).

Here is a great screenshot

5 Knots Look at the detail!

For a look at Garmin's new Thermal Imagers click on the photo below:

Garmin's New GCT 30

Rogue Wave gets Ruggedized!     

 
 Wave WiFI has done it again!  A big improvement on their revolutionary WiFi amplifier.  They have replaced the plastic housing with a sleek stainless steel case and a 1" theaded mount that will connect to traditional marine antenna mounts.  These are very welcome improvements that we have been after for a while.

  For those that are not familiar, the Rogue is a very small 800 milliwatt WiFi amplifier that can increase the range of WiFi signals to 7 miles or more. 

  The new Rogue Wave is available now!  Come and get it!

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