83 or 200 Mhz??

Hi people, I just purchased a Furuno Elite 7 and was wondering what the best frequency is the best to use for sonar?
Also what other tricks do you guys have to get the most out of the unit. I also only need it to go to a max of 35m?
Thanks

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Cant say I’ve heard of the

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:13

Cant say I’ve heard of the Furuno elite, I’m assuming you mean Lowrance elite 7???

 

Tranny wise i think your abit confused also, im fairly sure the elite is duel frequency and your choices are 83/200 and 50/200 being the most popular. I would be going for the 50/200 but then again if you’re not going any deeper than 35m it won’t make any difference as you will always be on high frequency (200). Have a search through the site for sounder talk, Paul H posted a good write up that will get you started. 

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Thanks...

Tue, 2013-06-18 18:31

..yes sorry, it's a Lowrance, had a bit of a brain fart!!!!!
When running through the settings you can either select 83 or 200, just wondering what the difference would be?

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Try reading this

Tue, 2013-06-18 19:11

http://www.clubmarine.com.au/internet/clubmarine.nsf/docs/MG23-1+Technical

Its long and some of it is old, but it explains a lot.

Bryan