Is anyone using the new Garmin GSD 26 Chirp Sounder??
Submitted by outdoinit on Fri, 2013-09-06 20:16
Just wondering if anyone is using the new Garmin GSD 26 Chirp Sounder module and matching Chirp transducer??
I am currently running a Garmin 5012 with the older GSD 22 sounder module with the a p66 600w trannie and would be interested to hear any opinions on persons using the new 26 setup?? Good, bad or indifferent.
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Vinesh87
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Theres a couple of thrads
Theres a couple of thrads about it, heres one with a good write up :
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/garmin-chirp-sounder
JohnF
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Seems the transom mount TM265
Seems the transom mount TM265 wroked OK for that guy. I have heard others have had problems, but nice to see that it can be made to work.
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paula8519
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Garmin chirp
Further to my previous comments in this forum, I have been using the gsd 26 for about a year now and it has not failed me once. The unit worked out of the box with minimum problems from day one, it has had a software update and is working as it should. THIS MODEL HAS HAD THE LEAST Problems of any of the first generation units that were put into the market place. I HAVE NOT NEEDED TO GO BACK TO GARMIN FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS, THE PRICE STRUCTURE IS REASONABLE and I would not hesitate in endorsing the product in locating individual fish in the transducer field of detection , definition of sea floor type is the same as with lowrance, simrad and raymarine chirp color palettes, which are limited to 8 colour renditions of sea floor bottom structure. The type of sea floor is left to the observers interpretation of thickness of the hard colour band as shown on the display and this is the limitation of these models in this group of sounders. You may wish to read my posting on the Furuno chirp units performance.
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outdoinit
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Thanks for the advice
guys, much appreciated.
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