ATL introduces affordable high-performance Condor sonars to New Zealand

Boasting a performance previously only available with much more expensive fishfinders, the Condor sonar range has been designed to ensure genuine benefits for anglers in real-life fishing conditions. Following negotiations at the METS Trade Show in November, Advance Trident (ATL) is pleased to have secured distribution for the Condor sonar range for New Zealand.

Blair Geldard, Director of Advance Trident, is excited about the value Condor brings to fishing. “The Condor range is an excellent addition to the ATL product range, filling a gap in our product line-up and catering to kayakers and keen fishing enthusiasts.

Condor has a full range of echo sounders from a 4” black and white to a 5” colour fishfinder, combining high performance with great value for money and raising the bar in terms of its quality-to-price ratio for a compact fishfinder. Condor is a USA-based company founded by technicians with 20 years of expertise in the world of fishfinders.

The extensive Condor range showcases premium features including exclusive MultiPulse technology (offering amazing depth capability and effective fish detection), exclusive DualCone technology (scanning a wider area below your boat for an unprecedented fish searching capability) and bright, high-contrast screens (up to 16 grey levels or up to 16 bit colour depth and 65536 colours).

View the Condor Fish Finder range

For further information please contact:

Advance Trident Ltd

+09 815 4510
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Redefining radar-based navigation and collision avoidance - 50% greater range and target detection than Broadband 3G Radar

Recreational fishing and navigational safety are set to leap into the future with the launch of the next generation of solid-state Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radome - the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G Broadband 4GTM Radar models. Offering unparalleled performance, Broadband 4G Radar redefines what is possible in radar-based navigation and collision avoidance.

Joining the family of award-winning Broadband 3GTM Radar and BR24 Broadband RadarTM - the world's first recreational marine FMCW system - Broadband 4G Radar delivers 50-percent greater range and target detection than Broadband 3G Radar. AII4G radar models feature revolutionary Beam Sharpening technology that provides the sharpest-possible radar images. When networked with most display options, the new Simrad and B&G Broadband 4G models also have the unprecedented ability to present dual-range radar returns from a single scanner, combined with the benefits of greater high-speed operation.

The new Lowrance, Simrad and B&G Broadband 4G Radar models are compatible, respectively, with the award-winning Lowrance HDS·, Simrad NSO Offshore, NSE Expert and NSS Sport, and B&G ZeusrM multifunction displays. For optimal target separation, Broadband 4G Radar is the world's first dome radar to use Beam Sharpening, which significantly improves azimuth resolution -the effective horizontal beam width of the radar signal. The result is a resolution that is equivalent to a 3.5-foot, open-array radar. When combined with a Sim rad NSE, NSO or B&G Zeus multifunction display, the system's user-defined, target-separation control allows users to adjust the level of separation to meet specific navigational needs.

The Simrad and B&G Broadband 4G Radars' exclusive dual-range functionality- available with Simrad NSE, NSO and B&G Zeus displays- makes them the only recreational radars capable of displaying distances from 200 feet to 36 nautical miles- all from a single dome. The ultimate navigational safety tool, Broadband 4G Radar allows boaters to see a buoy 200 feet away on the multifunction display, while simultaneously monitoring coastal projections up to 36 nautical miles. In addition, Simrad and B&G Broadband 4G Radar models can track up to 10 MARPA targets per range - each with independent control, for a total of 20 tracked targets in split-screen mode.

Read more about the Simrad Broadband 4G Radar

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The fishing trawler FV Meridian has recently sailed with the new SIMRAD Argus 25 KWatt Radar installed. This ground breaking radar represents the latest innovations in design and technology, combining the benefits from traditional pulse radar scanner technology with that of broadband.

The vessel's skipper, Valeriy Slyusarenko, rates the new SIMRAD Argus Radar as being "very good, a real proper commercial radar and significantly better" than other radars he has used in the past. He also commented on the radar picking up another vessel's target at 80 nautical miles away, which he was very impressed with.

The Argus Radar allows mariners to optimise performances at both long and short range using both scanner technologies.  First reactions from our ATL technicians carrying out the installation was that of superb target discrimination and resolution and very good tracking ability using the built in ARPA.   Also the new connector system used for cabling makes for a fast and efficient installation, thus working out well for vessels which typically have fast turnaround times when unloading.

 

What the Argus Radar offers:

• State of the art professional X-band radar
• Available in 12 and 25 kW versions
• Braidband radar scanners available
• Approved for IMO vessels
• Separate processor, monitor and operation panel
• 40 target ARPA feature as standard
• Wide screen color monitor option
• Superior signal processing
• Significantly larger target presentation area
• Seamless use of up to four antennas
• Optional Advanced Oil Spill and Ice Detection (OSID) Software

With tools for anti-piracy, anti-collision and precision docking, the SIMRAD Argus Radar series with SIMRAD Broadband RadarTM offers ship-owners the ability to monitor the entire surroundings of a vessel, significantly reducing the blind zones.  The cutting edge radar system can detect targets as close as 6 ft from the antenna on the shortest scale and can separate targets that are 30ft apart in range on the scales used for navigation. This also makes the system perfect to use for anti-collision and precision docking.

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The Simrad AP70 and AP80 represent over 60 years of experience and development in the autosteering business. Simrad's heritage extends back to the world's first autopilot in 1951 (the AP1) and we now bring you the next generation in professional heading control systems that are guaranteed to provide you with the highest standards of reliability and functionality.

The AP70 and AP80 are cost effective, reliable and user-friendly heading control systems for all vessel types. Built with the latest electronics, software and networking components, these pilots are easy to install and easy to operate ensuring your vessel operations are smarter and more competitive.

• Crystal clear 5inch bonded color LCD
• Great graphical design based on the Simrad NSO/NSE/NSS
• IMO approved systems (you can build non-approved systems too)
  • HCS approval (US coastguard, MED, CCS)
  • HSC approval (US coastguard, MED, CCS)
    Approvals pending
• 2 systems using the same modules: design and build to your unique requirements
• CAN bus operated system
• Dedicated remotes (QS80, NF80, FU80, S35, S9, JS10, R3000X)
• User selectable level of complexity to allow the user to customise the parameters to suit their specific vessel type and load etc.
  • Multiple AUTO modes
  • Multiple NAV modes
  • Multiple WORK profiles
• Interface to multiple steering systems including solenoids, pumps, analog interfaces, proportional systems. Can steer water jets, rudder, pods, stern drives, azimuth thruster, tunnel thrusters.
• Multiple thruster control
• Economy/Precision mode
• Piracy evasion feature (S-turn pattern)
• Redundancy built in (NAUT-AW class)
• Multiple IEC 61162-1,2 (NMEA0183) channels and NMEA2000
• Interface to central alarm unit (NAUT-OSV class)
• NMEA2000 cabling
• SimNet protocol for command and control
• IEC 61162-3 protocol for information

 

Steering parameters are clearly viewed and easily adjusted.

AP80 in Track mode

Follow-up mode with rudder setting, course and other nav data clearly displayed.