hds

  • john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    June 2, 2010 at 8:12 pm #1306658

    other than size diff is there one thats better than the other? the 5 has a pretty good price on it i thought

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    June 2, 2010 at 8:18 pm #876864

    My understanding is the 8 & 10 allow more options with screen splitting and/or the Structure Scan. Also I think the 5 & 7 only have 1 SD card slot, but the 8 & 10 have 2. Probably more of an issue if you use a map card and want to record to an SD card.

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    June 2, 2010 at 8:37 pm #876866

    83/200 kHz transducer
    50/200 kHz transducer
    what ones better my guess is the 83 would be able to pick more up

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    June 2, 2010 at 8:41 pm #876867

    83/200 kHz transducer
    50/200 kHz transducer
    gander has the 5 with these as transducer iptions and the 50 weighs 6 lbs and cost 599 and the 83 weighs 5 lbs and cost 549 i know the weight dont matter but dont understand the price diff lol

    onestout
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2698
    June 2, 2010 at 8:42 pm #876868

    I just picked up a 5 from Jolly Ann Marine, good price with no tax and free shipping (they sponsor this web site also). Wade will probably chime in with input. I think from what I read the 50kHz transducer is for deep water.

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3869
    June 2, 2010 at 11:38 pm #876913

    The transducers are different angles I belive. -Mark

    Gary Sanders
    Lake Wisconsin
    Posts: 434
    June 3, 2010 at 12:36 am #876922

    83/200kHz for sure. The 50/200 kHz is not applicable for river/lake fishing, more of a deep sea deal.

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    June 3, 2010 at 3:22 am #876940

    If you plan to add the structure scan, the 5 is a little small for the side scan. Works fine for the down scan. If you plan to do side scan, I would not go smaller than the 7. I have a 5 and a 7 and plan to get rid of the 5 in the spring and add either an 8 or a 10 and move the 7 to the bow.

    james
    Ankeny Iowa
    Posts: 290
    June 7, 2010 at 9:23 pm #877998

    I just got the HDS5 and think it is a great unit . Still learning it . The one thing I can not find is how to use icons or does the unit have them . Waypoints work fine . I just want to use icons instead of waypoints sometimes . Is the icons only used with the POI ( point of interest )?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 8, 2010 at 1:22 am #878058

    James, I haven’t used the on my 8 yet, but if I recall, press the waypoint button once and you’ll be able to change icons before it drops it on the map.

    Give it a try. If I’m wrong someone will chime in soon.

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3207
    June 8, 2010 at 2:42 am #878073

    HDS units don’t have icons. Not a fan of this change.

    dd

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 8, 2010 at 3:05 am #878076

    Goes to show how much I use them.

    My fishing area has the icons that I imported…I guess(?)

    james
    Ankeny Iowa
    Posts: 290
    June 8, 2010 at 1:40 pm #878153

    Thanks for the fast replies . Now I can stop looking for them. I suppose I could change the symbols and use way-points then go back and delete them. That would make them easy to recognize. Jim

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