Quantum Radar WIFI not so good

[Wainui]

A bulkhead to far

Installed new quantum radar and Axiom mfd.
20’ up mast and 25’ back to nav station.
Fiberglass deck and plywood bulkhead in between units
WiFi reads infront of bulkhead but not behind.
Spoke to RM but WiFi range extenders etc will not work.
Will have to run Raynet cable in mast.
Sucks
M

[Sailmonkey]

We just installed one, I didn’t even screw around with the WiFi, just went straight to the cable.

Friends of ours also just installed one, WiFi only. It’s already back off of the mast because the WiFi was easily visible but would not connect to the display.

[Tillsbury]

I believe the Wi-Fi is best left to powerboats or other installations where the distance from radar to head unit is very small. Cable is always going to be more reliable at any significant distance up a mast.

[BigAl.NZ]

Interesting. We have Quantum 2 and are using Wifi on a 40" yacht. Radar is at first spreader on Mast. Axiom is in the Cockpit. No issues so far.

[Shrew]

"Quantum Radar WIFI not so good"

This is an unfortunate title. You casting significant disparity on a product, however it is the limit of the technology (wifi) and your installation which are at the root of the issue.

You have a fairly long distance combined with solid material interference. This really has nothing to do with the Display or the Array.

[NewMoon]

Originally Posted by Shrew

"Quantum Radar WIFI not so good"

This is an unfortunate title. You casting significant disparity on a product, however it is the limit of the technology (wifi) and your installation which are at the root of the issue.

You have a fairly long distance combined with solid material interference. This really has nothing to do with the Display or the Array.

Quantum radar and Axiom works very well on my Nordic Tug. Short distance, yes.

But fwiw: it did not consistently connect and stay connected when first installed last May. After I downloaded and installed a software update it had no further connection problems.

[two-rocks]

My quantum radar is great on WiFi, just above the first spreader. Plotter is in the cockpit. Use the tablet below, connected to the plotter. Can even see the plotter from other boats far away. perfect.

My Bluetooth fusion stereo range is not good using one phone, but great with a different phone. I wanted to blame fusion.

Understanding a products limitations when selecting and installing, priceless.

[LoudMusic]

I would not rely on wifi for any critical system.

[Wainui]

Ran data cable down mast and still could not connect with the MFD.
Pulled scanner down and placed it next to the MFD and hooked up with WiFi.
The signal strength with a 2’ distance was only 1/4 , -127 dbm.
Tried a short data cable which then worked.
Contacted RM who suggested updating the software version in both units.
Brand new unit had v3.5.
Waiting for the new micro card to be shipped down to Mexico.
Will let you know if that works.

[bstreep]

Worked fine on ours. We have a replacement (Hurricane Harvey) that we are installing in 10 days. But we don't expect any problems.


Quick edit: Are you SURE you configured it correctly? We DID have a configuration problem with ours the first time.

[maxingout]

We hard wired our quantum radar because I don’t trust wifi connections that could have a problem at a critical time when sailing offshore.

Wifi is great when it works, but when it stops working, I have trouble sorting things like that out.

Our prior radar was hard wired and worked without a problem since 1993.

I have an uneasy relationship with electronics, and find equipment glitches very frustrating.

[Wainui]

Installed the new software version but WiFi signal strength didn’t improve.
The good news is that it now works on the hard wired data cable.

[SV-Viento]

Anyone want to share more recent experiences with RM Quantum radar installations. Installing new quantum on mast of 40’ boat and trying to decide Wired vs wireless. Has the wireless stability improved with time?

[CaptainRivet]

Originally Posted by SV-Viento

Anyone want to share more recent experiences with RM Quantum radar installations. Installing new quantum on mast of 40’ boat and trying to decide Wired vs wireless. Has the wireless stability improved with time?

Answer is simple, cable is preffered and if possible without pulling mast or high efforts i would always go cable on an a radar.

Wifi is acceptable if you don't have solid walls in between and you gzt min 3/4 signal strength.

Just got a Quantum 2 waiting to be installed, would need to pull mast for cable and have 5m with just a canvas in between, so will try my luck with Wifi. But got a cable and if i need to pull mast i will install it via cable.

Done latletly atlantic crossing with my buddy boat, a 44ft mono who has Axiom+Quantum wifi, was working reliable, just had once very little interrupts in a heavy thunderstrom with tons of rain but the touchscreen of the Axiom was the bigger problem till we covered it. But this was extreme on an outside helm and radar worked fine, the interrupts where like very little and had no impact on usability.

[RedneckRedcoat]

We have raymarine quantum there are other limitation with the wifi other than poor range. You can only connect one MFD to it at a time. Sucks if you have a second at the nav station. Will be installing raynet so so I can have it at multiple locations.

The wifi as others have said can be hit and miss. If you manage to get it paired your in with more success in actually being able to use it.