What happened to Broadband radar

[Morequestions]

I don't see the Simrad/B&G 3G/4G type radars at West Marine website anymore. They seemed safer to be near and less energy hungry. So what was the problem?

[IslandHopper]

Probably out of stock now that they are discontinued.

[ItDepends]

Technology marches on...

Navico still sells the 3g and 4g radar, but the newest and coolest is the Halo. Also based on "broadband" technology, it's not marketed as such anymore because everybody has it, so it's not really a distinguishing feature. The Halo has all of the advantages of the 3/4G and lots more too.

If you are upgrading and can afford it, the Halo is clearly a step up.

[smac999]

3g / 4g was gone 1-2 years ago replaced with newer models.

I I tired to get a replacment one last year from simrad and could not.

ended up having to replace the screen (nse) and radar instead of just the radar...

[IslandHopper]

You may find (if you want one) a Simrad/B&G/Lowrance (Navico) 3/4G Broadband Radar through a distributor, but as they no longer manufacture them anymore, they are getting very thin on the ground and most distributors no longer have any in stock...

As above I would be looking at the new Halo range.

[goboatingnow]

The term broadband has largely been deprecated anyway