Thread: Lowrance tuning pictures

Originally Posted by kosmo

canepole,your comment is totally un called for..we both fish the same lakes and no the dept..we both no the max..Di ratings for both name brands it makes no sense, Your 1000ft. Your just mad because you no that I've posted great si shots and you no that the touch units will never be able to compare.there's yet to be a Di shot on 455 also that my humminbird can't compete with either.and what's up with that freeking 1ft. Transducer that doesn't even have a 2d element.there hasn't been a Transducer that big sense noas ark.they used big rocks tied to ropes to find the bottom.

No. My comments had a purpose. Seems to me it worked.

Originally Posted by brettw

bobb,
speaking ofcone angles, whats the angle on di using 455 vs 800 kHz?
thanks

Here's the info I have ...(I don't remember where I got it)...

Originally Posted by rnvinc

DSI @ -10db
455 kHz: approximately 70⁰ (side-to-side)
800 kHz: approximately 50⁰ (side-to-side)



Rickie

Originally Posted by brettw

bobb,
speaking ofcone angles, whats the angle on di using 455 vs 800 kHz?
thanks


UOTE=BobB;2406632]No, the SI coverages are not the same. HB has a full 180 degree coverage with 455Khz and Lowrance does not.....the HB SI coverage is also greater with 800KHZ. Lowrance will not officially publish their SI beam coverage.

The SI coverage is what Lowrance had to sacrifice in order to utilize the dedicated DI transducer in their structure scan transducers.....it is not the transducer itself that causes this, rather the filtering that has to be applied to the software to prevent interference between the dedicated DI transducer and the SI transducers.

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HB has their specs on their website.....I doubt you will find the SI spec on Lowrance website.....I have tried to find it in the past. Any beam angle specification for Lowrance is speculation.
For HB, the 998 lists 86 deg each side for 455 and 55 deg each side for 800.. 998c HD SI Combo :: Humminbird ...That puts the HB 800khz for HB close to the same as the Lowrance 455khz.....Per Cane Pole's estimated beam angles.

I'll quit calling the Lowrance SI beam angles speculative if someone can show me where the official specifications are listed.

BTW, I don't know anyone who fishes for crappie 1000' deep.

I am just trying to point out that there is a trade-off for the improved DI you get with the dedicated DI crystal in the structure scan transducers. For me, I would rather have the better SI on a SI unit and get a dedicated DI unit if I really want good DI.

I have a HB 587 CI HD Combo, just DI...how can I get the clarity on my DI like the pictures referenced above? Does running my transducer off the trolling motor cause interference with the sonar?

Originally Posted by Pintail711

I have a HB 587 CI HD Combo, just DI...how can I get the clarity on my DI like the pictures referenced above? Does running my transducer off the trolling motor cause interference with the sonar?

Sorry, don't know too much about the 587.....Maybe someone else can chime in who has one. As far as interference goes, that depends on a LOT of variables and can usually be solved if you get it....Though it is sometimes not easy. (This is the same regardless of who's unit you have.)
A lot of people don't get interference.
If you have watched Kosmo's posts, you should see that the HB dedicated DI units are capable of very good DI for a relatively inexpensive unit.

I would like to have an 858DI with the wide DI transducer at the bow. That would be excellent DI and excellent 2D. I haven't been able to find anyone running this combination and would like to see some screen shots if anyone has this setup.

Great pictures! you must be in GIN clear water

Well, you never know what you might find in deep water. Kindas like deep dodo, it is unpredictable.

I based my calculations on knowledge. It is called 30/60/90 right triangle. Based on this knowledge, I knows how far the side fan will reach out with respect to the depth of the water column. So, whatever the depth of the water column, you can multiply this value by the square root of 3 and git the coverage. Now, this information (true or not so true) is based on verifying the true fan beam width to be at said 60 degree angle at the apex of the right triangle.

I don't own any of this stuff and I am just here to voice my opinion and moon people. Truth is, there ain't much difference between the dipsticks. The big hype is usually: the one I now own is best on the market.

Originally Posted by Pintail711

I have a HB 587 CI HD Combo, just DI...how can I get the clarity on my DI like the pictures referenced above? Does running my transducer off the trolling motor cause interference with the sonar?

This is a good read for the smaller HB DI units...(the 597 just has a little wider screen)...

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/fishi...7ci-hd-di.html

Now for the interference on the TM ...everyone's boat setup is different...

The only way to know for sure if your specific setup will have RF...is to mount it and try it...

If you get RF...bring it here and we will do our best to help you track it down...

Rickie