S
onar works by pulsing sound waves into the
water. Once these sounds waves hit obj ects
back up and are received by your transducer and
then translated into an electrical signal that is
displayed on your fishfi
screen. As you can see
in the image on page 4 , C HIR P sonar sends out way
broadband sonar. With more pulses being sent
this means that much more detail is displayed on
your screen.
With C HIR P technology, the system will shoot one
pulse at 16 0 kHz, then the next at 16 1 kHz, then
16 2 kHz, and all the way up to 200 kHz, and then it
would start over. B y using bursts of different
frequencies, units with C HIR P technology are able
to compensate for inconsistencies in the way
different obj ects and materials re t the sonar
pulse. Different obj ects, whether they are fish
worse with different frequencies. B y scanning over
much more detailed images than non-C HIR P units.
“One of the most impressive things that C HIR P
does for anglers is that it provides an
to their baits and will be a huge hit with the
But let’s get a bit more
technical:
HIR P ensures that more pulses are being sent
into the water because it works on a broader
sonar can only operate using one or two single
and/ or 200 kHz), and this therefore limits the
amount of detail that can be produced. Instead,
HIR P sonar generates an image using a wider
range of frequencies, which allows the processor
to produce a much more accurate and detailed
this to say:
“200 kHz is the most commonly used frequency
“Another huge improvement C HIR P technology
provides is in image clarity, which can be a big deal
for ledge fish
that frequently try to
categorize the images of fish on their units.
schools of fish on your locator, but don’t get much
more than that. With C HIR P, the clarity improves
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