Radar use: overlay or split screen
diggin2day1
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I have been following the "Upgrade My Chartplotter" post and after seeing all of the comments about radar use, was wondering how everybody views their radar. I have a Garmin 741xs with 18HD radar and up until recently have been viewing radar via overlay. I do most of my boating in the Great South Bay and I prefer to view a FULL SCREEN chart. My problem is that while viewing in overlay, I can't see the radar targets very clearly.... The little yellow blobs(radar targets) almost get lost in the clutter. Is there a way to make the blobs more visible/bolder? The past few weeks I have been viewing it via SPLIT SCREEN... Radar targets are much more visible, but i really miss the full screen charts... Guess I'll just have to buy a bigger boat with more MFD "real estate".
Comments
Your comments are on the money: you do lose a bit of contrast. But the overlay is the most reliable way to make the brain "co-register" the radar returns with charted objects, and I think that's more important given the small screen size.
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