Collision Warnings

[billknny]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

MARPA on my B&G 4G radar is a joke; pretty much useless. Worse than MARPA on my old steam-powered Raytheon Pathfinder 24" dome.

Dockhead,

Are you sure you are running the most recent update of the radar software? If you are not 100% sure, you should check. B&G MARPA was a pathetic joke until a (fairly) recent major update. It now works quite well.

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by billknny

Dockhead,

Are you sure you are running the most recent update of the radar software? If you are not 100% sure, you should check. B&G MARPA was a pathetic joke until a (fairly) recent major update. It now works quite well.

I'll check. Thanks for the tip. I updated it a few years ago but stopped checking as Navico don't even support my plotters anymore

[kokajambo]

Hey Dockhead, did you manage to sort out your marpa setup? I've read your comments earlier this year while selecting components for my boat, and still ended up with a similar Lowrance 3G + Airmar GH2183, so far it's very stable and certainly accurate enough for OpenCPN's arpa implementation... only downside was that Airmar is a bit of a pita to calibrate, took me 4 attempts over an hour or so, but then you only need to do it once.

Just curious, how did it go for you?