what is the difference between the 999ci combo and the 998c combo? just the antenna? I'm looking for side scan,down scan as well as sonar and gps...
1301361
I believe the "i" is for internal gps vs external. Ideally, you want a external gps and not the internal. You want the gps puck as close to the transducer as possible to get the most accurate gps points. What shows up on your screen is what the transducer has already scanned, if your unit has the internal, when you mark your point, it will be off by the distance your gps is from what's been scanned by the transducer. Hope that helps!
1640522
well....sort of. i believe the wx part of your radio is for receiving of weather information...and in this case any antenna should be fine. the cb part of your radio will in fact love the 1000. i cant imagine that there is a separate connection for the weather band antenna...so...hook er up and get to talking.
1013533
Yeah, I don't know which is more buggy so I only own the mk908, I can say that the 908 reception has never been a problem and I do thank the external antenna. I have this and chromecast. Hate chromecast, but honestly now that chromecast is opting to really start opening the door to 3rd party it will probably be my long term choice. Love the 908 mirroring idea... But, yeah, bugs. Whether it is hardware or the ezcast app I seem not smart enough to say..... But it can get tedious and frustrating. I have fiddled, prayed, watched videos, etc. It is annoying that you can't rely. Sometimes just doesn't work well.
1637445
No, the 998 has a 13 band EQ, the 898 has a 3 band EQ. Spend the extra money and get the HD radio version. There aren't that many HD stations currently but more come on board every day. You will be glad you did in the long run. CD quality radio sound is awesome. The 998 is the best single din unit out there for the money I believe. Do your own research and you will see. Here is a link to a site that gives a side by side comparison. http://www.crutchfield.com/Responsive/Product/CompareTo.aspx?compareItems=01|113KDCX898&compareItems;=01|113KDCX998&g;=300 I got the best price from Amazon, and am very happy with my purchase. Read my other review on Amazon of this amazing radio. No, the 998 has a 13 band EQ, the 898 has a 3 band EQ. Spend the extra money and get the HD radio version. There aren't that many HD stations currently but more come on board every day. You will be glad you did in the long run. CD quality radio sound is awesome. The 998 is the best single din unit out there for the money I believe. Do your own research and you will see. Here is a link to a site that gives a side by side comparison. http://www.crutchfield.com/Responsive/Product/CompareTo.aspx?compareItems=01|113KDCX898&compareItems;=01|113KDCX998&g;=300 I got the best price from... » Read More No, the 998 has a 13 band EQ, the 898 has a 3 band EQ. Spend the extra money and get the HD radio version. There aren't that many HD stations currently but more come on board every day. You will be glad you did in the long run. CD quality radio sound is awesome. The 998 is the best single din unit out there for the money I believe. Do your own research and you will see. Here is a link to a site that gives a side by side comparison. http://www.crutchfield.com/Responsive/Product/CompareTo.aspx?compareItems=01|113KDCX898&compareItems;=01|113KDCX998&g;=300 I got the best price from Amazon, and am very happy with my purchase. Read my other review on Amazon of this amazing radio. « Show Less
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Any good scanner antenna designed to cover the frequencies you want to listen to will work great. A discone will cover a large frequency spread and work well. There are a number of good quality commercial multi band scanner antennas which have great performance. Try to get the antenna as high as you can, use good quality coax, the longer the run the better quality you should use to reduce loss in the coax.
1770723
The Black edition has the same forward lens as the 9500xi, so supposedly it boosts the range an additional 40%. Not to sway you towards a different detector, but I bought a Valentine One about a year ago. I would highly recommend getting that over any of the Escorts. Knowing WHERE the radar is, is way nicer than IF there's radar, and IF it's fake or legit.
198037
Max,I got a new HT via A,azion.com and it came from Radio mart in KY. Just way to many of you are worried about the newest version. My newest version is a 5RA and it has the 2nd to the last firmware.But that means nothing at all. All you need to know is here. http://www.miklor.com/ Please join the list but those guys will just tell you to read up in the files.I like mine,it has a siren,the case is beautiful but it has it's quirks. Guys are downloading software but I did mine manually. Some need WIN XP and others using VISTA need to download an updated driver. PLEASE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LATEST FIRMWARE as i may only be a restriction on what you can or can't do out of the ham bands. I called this pure junk because it is hard to manually program it and at timed I'm in FREQ mode and it jumps into memory mode. Keep in mind that the mailing list is very,very large and many still do not have a TECH license. Use it as it was intended for and don't try making a queen mary from a canoe. Many are still using the very first unit and have no problems http://www.409shop.com/shop_displaynews.php?id=608&userid=100556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baofeng_uv5r/ These links will help BOB AF2Q
324810
"from what I can see, the WD-60737 has "Improved Dark Field Imager", and "Improved SharpEdge"Actually, reports are that this exists on the C9 as well.And Yes, I jumped on the $799 Best Buy price, and the 36 month no interest financing. Pretty hard to beat!
279677
I purchased one of those systems, but I returned it. I found the UHF signal to be a lot better. I do not sell them either.
1236832
broad coverage .5-1300Mhz, best 100-900Mhz. VERY good reception...had one in Illinois & bought 2nd one as moved to Florida. Started with antenna inside near window on high shelf in metal trailor home. Now up just 10 feet outside in yard with 100 feet coax, as other options shot down by trailor park management. Best scanner antenna you can find, unless you spend a lot more $$$...just try to put as high as possible...smaller type antenna not noticeable outside. A BEST BUY IN SCANNER ANTENNA. VERY PLEASED HERE ! I USE MOSTLY IN 400 or 800 ranges.
1248967
Since I didn't get a chance to fully explore my new deck since it shorted, I couldn't tell you about the "digital time alignment". All the others it does support. The 996 also supports those as well. 996 awesome deck. Lasted almost 4 years. Sounds awesome. Can tell the difference between the Sony I had in there before and kenwood
925650
This unit does not have Side Imaging or Down imaging. It is strictly depth, water temperature, and the gps capabilities. On the other hand, the 898 has all of these capabilities plus side imaging.
1028586
Well, as of June 2008, there is a post in the CanoScan 8600 vs. 8800 discussion by CM-Monkey (I believe is his moniker) where he reports buying the V500 and the 8800 and his side by side comparison ends with Epson V500 the winner! So, where do we go now with this discussion? I'd rather not have to buy both scanners to do a side by side comparison myself.
1502359
/no the top of the line is the 1198. The 998's made before this year are NOT HD, but the HD really refers to the screen not to the depth/fish finding function. I recently had to send mine back for service - very quick turnaround but have not been able to put it on the boat yet to check if everything was fixed. If you are fishing saltwater consider that Lowrance offers Broadband radar - much safer and more close-in detail than regular radar - which is offered by Humminbird. If not dealing with radar its a tossup in my opinion. Good Fishing !!
905738
Yes, it is digital and 800 mHZ and it receives very well. I recommend the FREE software called "FREESCAN" to program it as this will make program the scanner very easy. Also, it comes with a serial cable but I purchased a serial-USB adapter that allows it to connect via USB. It's cheaper than buying a new USB cable.
437201
It is the 455 kHz used for the Lowrance Structure Scan only. You need the 50/200 or 83/200 for the sonar image.
1616047
The internal antenna I feel is a little bit better than the external antenna. In 2013 I had a brand new boat set up with a new 898/external antenna, every time i backed off the boat lift it was searching for a signal, that boat was destroyed in a building collapse over winter. so I now have a new 2014 boat set up with an 899 and a 999 with internal antennas the "searching for signal" rarely comes up and I fished the exact same lake all this past season. I think you will enjoy your new unit.