Humminbird HELIX 5 Chirp GPS 5" Wvga Sonar GPS G2

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Rsparrow
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Humminbird HELIX 5 Chirp GPS 5" Wvga Sonar GPS G2

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Been comparing and shopping for a bit now. Would appreciate your thoughts on this Hummingbird model. I will never be confused with an expert on these things. It seems to be good value for the price. Will be mounted on/in the flex pod on the Radar. Particulars below. Thanks for your input!

Screen: 5″ diagonal, color TFT, 800H x 480V pixel resolution, 16-bit color, with backlight
Sonar: CHIRP Side Imaging, CHIRP Down Imaging, CHIRP DualBeam Plus with SwitchFire
Depth Capability:
150 feet (46 m) for Side Imaging and Down Imaging
1500 feet (457 m) for DualBeam Plus (2D)
Frequency and Coverage:
2D: 200 kHz (175-225 kHz) / 20° and 83 kHz (75-95 kHz) / 60°
Down Imaging: 455 kHz (420-520 kHz) / Narrow, Medium and Wide fan-shaped cone
Side Imaging: 455 kHz (420-520 kHz) / 85° (x2), 240 ft. on each side of the boat
Transducer: Transom XNT 9 SI 180 T
Power Output: 500 Watts (RMS)
Power Input: 10-20 VDC
Power Draw: 615 mA
GPS: Internal
Maps: Humminbird UniMap (built-in)
Routes, Waypoints, Tracks: 47, 2,750, 50 (20,000 points each)
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Tallgrass07
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Re: Hummingbird 5 Chirp SI GPS 2

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They all work pretty well. I'd suggest you demo a unit at the store, the real differences between brands or models will be in the menu system and graphic user interface. See if you can navigate around all the settings easily.
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Re: Hummingbird 5 Chirp SI GPS 2

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Tallgrass07 wrote:They all work pretty well. I'd suggest you demo a unit at the store, the real differences between brands or models will be in the menu system and graphic user interface. See if you can navigate around all the settings easily.
Good suggestion, thanks..... headed to Cabelas tomorrow and they carry this model.....
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