. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. a rock or wreck that gave good results last time. The shop- ping list might look something like this: VHF radio/antenna Depth recorder/transducer Loran receiver/antenna $300 to $400 $600 to $700 $600 to $700 So, while the typical big-boat setup for a commercial fishing operation might require $9000 worth of electronics, the small-boat, recreational fisherman might only invest $1500. Bahen offers some more pointers to the sportsfisherman who is interested in marine electronics: Choose a reputable dealer. Bu
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. a rock or wreck that gave good results last time. The shop- ping list might look something like this: VHF radio/antenna Depth recorder/transducer Loran receiver/antenna $300 to $400 $600 to $700 $600 to $700 So, while the typical big-boat setup for a commercial fishing operation might require $9000 worth of electronics, the small-boat, recreational fisherman might only invest $1500. Bahen offers some more pointers to the sportsfisherman who is interested in marine electronics: Choose a reputable dealer. Buy equipment that can be serviced locally. Ask the advice of experienced fishermen. And only buy what you can use. "The guy who only goes out in his boat to do a little sightseeing once in a while doesn't need loran and depth recorders," Bahen says. Bahen adds that, for now, it might even pay some fishermen to wait and shop around, before investing in marine electronics. "The gear is changing all the time," he says, "and some of it is actually getting less ; Mike Renn, who works in a marine-electronics shop in Wilmington, says that electronic gear is following the ex- ample of the pocket calculator. "They're coming down in price and down in weight," Renn says. He says that a few years ago a typical loran receiver sold for around $3400 and was very bulky. A similar receiver now runs $800, will do the same job, and may be half the size of its predecessor. "Just because a piece is big and expensive doesn't mean it is better," Renn says. "You have to shop around and compare features to get the best ; —Neil Caudle Photo by Nancy Davis. One version of the depth recorder Photo by Neil Caudle. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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