New Simrad S5100 high-performance chirp sonar module
A serious fishing tool with three independent sounder channels covering all bases at oncePitched as the perfect sounding solution for serious sport and game fishing, the new Simrad S5100 High-Performance CHIRP Sonar Module tunes into three fully independent sonar channels to deliver high-resolution imagery across multiple depth ranges.
Whether connected to three single-channel transducers, or one dual-channel and one single-channel transducer, the new Simrad S5100 can simultaneously search the seabed in great detail for bottom fish while patrolling the top layers for pelagics and scanning everywhere in between.
Providing simultaneous coverage of up to three different depth ranges, and using split-screen viewing capability, the innocuous-looking Simrad black box and brains have been designed to give you complete coverage and control of the water column.
Advanced processing technology lets you can derive noise-free clarity at all depth ranges without losing bottom depth tracking, Simrad says. You can now mix and match your favourite transducer coverage and transmit power for wide and narrow beam-widths to reveal more fish, detect small and tightly spaced targets and identify key features such as thermoclines.
Additionally, you can adjust specific CHIRP frequencies from 28 to 250kHz, ranging from 300W up to 3kW, to precisely target specific depths and, claims Simrad, create big, crisp arches with clear target separation.
Using the Simrad S5100 with Airmar wide-angle CHIRP transducers is said to provide enhanced coverage of the upper water column, which is ideal for targeting pelagic species.
Of course, wide-angle transducers are also useful in shallow water, where traditional narrow beam angles offer limited bottom coverage. A wider coverage area speeds searches and makes individual fish targets easier to see.
"The Simrad S5100 sonar module brings a new level of high-performance sonar to offshore sportfishing anglers with greater detail and resolution," said Leif Ottosson, CEO, Navico.
"We are excited to add this serious fishing tool to integrate with Halo Radar, our new autopilot line and the NSS evo3 for when your living depends on finding fish."
The S5100 features high-speed Ethernet connectivity, making it easy to install anywhere onboard, and is compatible with Simrad NSS evo3 and NSS evo2 multifunction displays, NSO evo2 glass-bridge systems and the S2000 series of fishfinders.
The S5100 High-Performance Sonar Module will be available in early 2017. More at Simrad Yachting's website.
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