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FISH11 · 04-28-2014, 05:03 PM

You're right. If the connector fits then you can select the 83kHz but that only gives you deep water sonar. It will not be very usefull in the range that we fish usually 65 to 300 feet deep. The 83 transducer is for deep water like 400+ to 1000+ feet. The range you need for the usefull angle cone width is 200 kHz for waters usually down to 400 feet. That is for normal sonar there is no DSI signal without the 455/800 kHz transducer. The beauty of the HDI is the unit can display both to give you a much more 3D type of view. The short answer is it works but only as sonar with a narrow angle cone, therefore not a very good picture in shallower water. My $0.02

04-28-2014, 05:03 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	You're right. If the connector fits then you can select the 83kHz but that only gives you deep water sonar. It will not be very usefull in the range that we fish usually 65 to 300 feet deep. The 83 transducer is for deep water like 400+ to 1000+ feet. The range you need for the usefull angle cone width is 200 kHz for waters usually down to 400 feet. That is for normal sonar there is no DSI signal without the 455/800 kHz transducer. The beauty of the HDI is the unit can display both to give you a much more 3D type of view. The short answer is it works but only as sonar with a narrow angle cone, therefore not a very good picture in shallower water. My $0.02 __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )