Hi all,
Just need a little confirmation of what I have read.
I have an 1197 SI unit. I block my wife from seeing this unit (no, not intentionally). I couldn't mount this unit on my dash as the windshield prevents it. I had to put the RAM mount on the gunnel. I block her line of sight.
She wants her own display. How can I argue with that. I get to buy another graph!
From what I can find, to share sonar data, I need to purchase a like feature graph to be completely compatable. While I would like another 1197 or 1198, one is already overkill for my abilities. Looks to me as if the 798 is the cheapest SI type unit I can use with my graph. This should give my all features of my present unit plus give me a second transducer which could work as a backup. I could run two ethernet cables, one to the passenger side of the boat and one to the bow. That would give me the fexiblity to run that unit in either position.
Have I got this correct? Also, can either unit drive the transducer and the other unit just display the data? I guess that would imply that the unit driving the sonar must be directly connected to the transducer, right? Just thinking the 798 can be a backup for the sonar portion of the 1197 if it decides to quit working on the water (been there, done that already).
Thanks for your time and knowledge!!!
Kevin