Thread: canepoles test

We are trying to be objective. Whatever the consensus my be today will surly change tomorrow. You can quote me on this fact.

It is the theory that decides what we can observe. -- Albert Einstein

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Some features or qualities of the object under study will be ignored in the measurement process and the limitations of the chosen instruments will cause data to be left out of consideration. In addition to these absolute limits of objectivity surrounding the measurement process, any given community of researchers often shares certain "subjective views" and this subjectivity is therefore built in to the conceptual systems; and it can even be built in to the design of the tools used for measurement. Total objectivity is arguably not even possible in some—or maybe all—situations.

Ok...somebody signed in as CP and is using his aviator?


Gotta be part of somebodies thesis....:D:D

Originally Posted by drifter106

Ok...somebody signed in as CP and is using his aviator?


Gotta be part of somebodies thesis....:D:D

Observation and Objectivity -- MOSER 39 (4): 551 -- The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Observation and Objectivity -- MOSER 39 (4): 551 -- The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

but not a quote.

I'm interested in CP's test.

Unlike some of you, I've seen both units in action.

That small test helped confirm my decision but was not the deciding point in my decision.

So which unit did you select and why?

I went with two 898's.

1) Cheaper than Low's esp if you factor in the LSS module.
2) Only one transducer per unit. ( Didn't want hassle of two transducers at transom OR on the Trolling Motor )
3) SI at both locations ( didn't want to sit at bow and look at something 18' behind me and couldn't afford to drop another $500 for another LSS module )
4) HB SI could see farther out than Low ( the low seems to only go out bout twice as far as your depth )
5) 898 has two SD slots, the HDS7 only has one.
6) Liked the included external antenna, so I could mount closer to the ducer. ( Low is internal unless you drop $200-$300 for the external )
7) HB GPS supposedly updates at 4x per second. The Low internal is 1x per second, 5 x per second if you buy the external antenna.


The Low's DS seemed better than HB's DI. When looking at the Low, we rode over a school of fish, looked like a bunch of trash on his 2d but was pretty on the DS.

Anyway, this was some of my reasoning for going with what I did.

Originally Posted by Stymie

I went with two 898's.
4) HB SI could see farther out than Low ( the low seems to only go out bout twice as far as your depth ) ( look at the image below, 160ft each side in less then 20ft of water.