T&T: Radar Icom MR570R-- Anyone have any experience with this model?

[Bob Austin]

This only has a 5.7" LCD display--the Furuno 1715 has a 7" display and is
generally available for $500 less.  The plus on the Icom is that it is 4 KW
and a slightly larger antenna.  However I don't think that the 4 KW vs 2.2 KW
makes or the slight discremination advantage of 20 some inches vs 18" makes up
for the size difference.  The Furuno is a tried and true unit.  It has
consistantly tested at the top of the Power Boat reports tests.  The 1715 has
several features upgraded from the 1712, including curser output to a chart
plotter, and variable antenna speeds.

Icom has dabbled in some other electronics beside their radios--which are very
good.  However their products become orphans, since there is little support
and often a unit like the radar is a one shot product. I had a GPS from
Icom--worked fine, but they just made one (actually took over Micrologic).
This doesn't mean that it is not a good radar, but I recently purchased
another Furuno over the other units.

Bob Austin