[PUP] Un-Charted Objects

[John Marshall]

I couldn't find any description of pricing... any idea?

Also, it claims to use a kilowatt of power and operates at the same  
frequency as dolphins. I suppose that means you'll temporarily deafen  
them, at least when passing closely. I rather doubt that dolphins  
radiate a kilowatt of power in their clicks.

John Marshall
On Jun 11, 2009, at 2:30 PM, John Blair wrote:

> There seems to be significant discussion on "un-charted" obstacles  
> and how
> best to avoid them. It seems to me that if this is of paramount  
> importance
> for the safety of boat, crew, and guests, then the 3-D Forward  
> Looking Sonar
> product from FarSounder would be the best product available today to  
> prevent
> "contacts-of-the-wrong-kind". (http://www.farsounder.com
> <http://www.farsounder.com/> ) The product is expensive but, so is  
> the boat
> and what price does one put on the lives of crew and guests.  They  
> are also
> working with the military/governments to identify underwater security
> issues. The demo on their web site runs on MS Vista but I found that  
> when
> done using the demo I had to do a system restore to get the computer  
> working
> correctly again. Maybe this was just me but it was not a major  
> problem, just
> an inconvenience. I believe they mention that the demo is supposed  
> to work
> on Windows XP.
>
>
>
> Comments welcome,
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> John
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