2 sounders same frequency

hi

can some one please help me with a bit of knowledge about sounders, I have a lowrance lcx 15ci and also a computer base sounder magic black box and software to run the cruzpro pcff 80 sounder package. the trouble i'm having is this, i can't seem to get a really clear image on the pcff 80 setup, it appears to have a fair bit of interferance on the screen through all deapths (i'm using 200hz settings) i've insulated the cable from the pcff 80 transducer to the the computer and the power cable from the power sorce (battery) to the computer and this has not cured the problem.

I still have the lowrance lcx 16ci running as a reference point while playing with the other system. I have been told that you can't use two sounders on the same frequency at the same time, can anyone please tell me if this is true and what are the seen effect on the screen in you do run both at same time. lowrance shows not interferance on screen.

The reason I went to the pcff 80 system is that I have a 14" screen sounder at a very good price (if i can get rid of the screen interferance that is)

thanks good people any advice gratfully appreciated


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 there was discussion on this

Thu, 2012-03-22 14:19

 there was discussion on this subject not long ago. have a look in the search function and all your answers should be there. good luck. but  have you tried the big one without the other running and did it make a diff

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2 sounders same frequency

Thu, 2012-03-22 14:26

thanks to the faulkner family, no i haven't had the chance to get out in my boat for the last 2 weeks and am seeking advice before i go out and experiance a lot of frustration again.

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thats bull crap

Thu, 2012-03-22 14:54

you can run two sounders on the same frequency at the same time! i run my hds7 and furuno585 both on 200 hertz and they run fine! but be carefull the transducers are not mounted side by side or you could get interference! also make sure your transducer is in clear water (meaning not getting air under it) so make sure it is below the hull line and not behind any chimes. check your gain is not too high as well

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 i think you better read

Thu, 2012-03-22 15:02

 i think you better read again. nothing was said that you couldnt. 

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faulkner he said he had been told

Thu, 2012-03-22 15:14

i said its bull crap

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 my bad, just re read it

Thu, 2012-03-22 15:20

 my bad, just re read it myself oooopppppsssss. missed that part the first time i read it.

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 On my Boat had the same

Thu, 2012-03-22 15:18

 On my Boat had the same interference problem with two furuno sounders running same frequency. upstairs sounder was affected when downstairs sounder was switch on, asked the furuno technition about it and he said you cant be in two places at once turn the one off that your not using!!!!!!!! fixed the problem. Hope this helps

Cheers Boomer  

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2 sounders same frequency

Thu, 2012-03-22 20:24

thanks boomer, i have been intouch with till and i think that what you where told by the furuno guy may be the course of action that ill follow, the lowrance was only being used as a checking tool untill i had gained confidence in the pcff80 and got the quality of image the add said it would produce, the rransducers are nlot side by side they are about 1-1/12 metres aparti'm very keen to get back out on the water to see what results i can get with only 1 system operating

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The more technical answer is

Thu, 2012-03-22 18:39

The more technical answer is to use a signal splitter, airmar make them. Or use two by the same brand that support sharing the signal across networked devices.

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