Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
Just guessing on this…But I would think that it has to do with the frequency levels. The universal I think is slower, so Marcum would have another technology to master in addition to what they already do. Also, their current technology in their unit may not interface with the slower frequency and pose a lot of issues.
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Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water. 
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Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water.
When will it be out? Next year I assume?
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Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water.
When will it be out? Next year I assume?
In time for open water I’m sure. The design is done but the release is on the back burner with ice units taking center stage.
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Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water.
When will it be out? Next year I assume?
In time for open water I’m sure. The design is done but the release is on the back burner with ice units taking center stage.
Thats awesome news. Can’t wait to hear more.
How does the Marcum work in open water James?
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Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water.
When will it be out? Next year I assume?
In time for open water I’m sure. The design is done but the release is on the back burner with ice units taking center stage.
Thats awesome news. Can’t wait to hear more.
How does the Marcum work in open water James?
Quite well, actually. I’d go deeper but I’m literally in the middle of trips back and forth to the truck packing for an ice trip. We’re scheduled to depart at 2 PM. Hoo-ah!
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Looking at potentially picking up an LX-7 or 9 this winter, and was thinking how great it would be to put that unit in the front of my boat for summer fishing.
Only problem seems to be that there isn’t any universal sonar connector to hook it to my Terrova. I guess I could buy another transducer and zip tire the cable to my trolling motor shaft.
Seriously? Why doesn’t Marcum offer a US2 connector for their units?
Does anyone know if they have plans to do so. Seems pretty reasonable to me…
I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water.
When will it be out? Next year I assume?
In time for open water I’m sure. The design is done but the release is on the back burner with ice units taking center stage.
Thats awesome news. Can’t wait to hear more.
How does the Marcum work in open water James?
Quite well, actually. I’d go deeper but I’m literally in the middle of trips back and forth to the truck packing for an ice trip. We’re scheduled to depart at 2 PM. Hoo-ah!
Ha. Don’t let me get in the way of that. Thanks and safe travels.
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I fished with test units this summer. They work and they will have one for open water.
That’s GREAT news 
Any progress on this? I still haven’t seen anything in stores.
Any progress on this? I still haven’t seen anything in stores.
Nothing on there web sight that I can find.
Any progress on this? I still haven’t seen anything in stores.
Nothing on there web sight that I can find.
I’ll ping MarCum about this. I don’t know what happened… it was ready to go then it wasn’t. 
James I’m trying to be patient but you can ask Jon from TUCR I have my limits until I start comparing people to prom dates.
James I’m trying to be patient but you can ask Jon from TUCR I have my limits until I start comparing people to prom dates.
I pinged MarCum as promised. I’ve not heard anything on this subject in response despite multiple inquiries. Which is odd since I can get an answer to anything else I throw over to their side of the fence. But this specific topic…nothing.
I’m a big believer in the absence of an answer sometimes being the answer, if you know what I mean?!
Thanks James. I was feeling that was the answer. Nothing on there sight. I use my LX7 all year around and would have liked this.
Hopefully it is a software UI re-do. I can tolerate the poor UI on the ice as I’m sitting in one spot, but I don’t think the LX-7 would last long on the front of my boat given the PITB it is to use and adjust.
Its a beautiful screen, great sonar, but such a poorly designed interface. Marcum should take a page from HB, ironically that is now on the front of my boat — couldnt be happier.
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