The ‘Ferrari’ of Saltwater Finders has a new name, with a very affordable price tag.
SI-TEX Marine Electronics has unveiled its new SVS-650 Digital Echo Sounder — a compact, affordable colour LCD unit with the professional-grade features and performance to satisfy the most demanding salt water anglers. This advanced fish-finding machine — the first SI-TEX sounder developed from the company’s new US headquarters in NY — made its worldwide debut at the 2010 National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Convention and has just been made available internationally.
The dual-frequency (50/200kHz) SVS-650 features 600W output and a 6.5†high-definition colour LCD display that is viewable in direct sunlight, for fish finding performance on any type of vessel. Unlike competitive horizontal display format sounders, the SVS-650’s vertically oriented 450 X 750 pixel display provides maximum sonar resolution where it’s most useful — helping anglers find fish between the vessel and the seabed. Further enhancing this new unit’s commercial pedigree, the SVS-650 meets IPX7 waterproof standards — sea spray, bad weather and wet open boats are no problem for this rugged sounder. The SVS-650 features large, clearly marked controls and large rotary knob controls for adjusting Gain and STC (used to minimize surface clutter from plankton or bubbles)
SI-TEX’s all Digital technology eliminates unwanted noise and provides the clearest image in all fishing environments and operating conditions. In addition, the SVS-650’s digital design delivers superior fish detection and bottom discrimination in shallow water or deep (the SVS-650 features 24 depth ranges from
10 to 4,800 feet). Advanced features like SI-TEX’s new White Line/Black Line Bottom Discriminator help separate bottom-hugging fish targets from the seabed.
The versatile SVS-650 offers a wide range of display modes, including Normal (Single or Dual Frequency), Bottom Zoom, Bottom Lock, Shift, Split Screens and Depth/Sea Temperature/Fish Alarms. With optional GPS input, the SVS-650 offers GPS Position, Waypoint Steering and Navigation Highway modes, along with a 10-Event Point Memory that allows the operator to instantly save a fishing location and follow a return steering course to the spot. The SVS-650’s easy-to-use Snap Shot feature lets skippers save and store up to 10 sounder screens in memory, providing a useful library of wrecks, reefs and other fishing hot spots for future reference.
Range and Gain can be set to Auto or controlled manually, allowing for independent adjustment of each frequency. Operators can also select Auto or Manual Shift control, or an advanced Auto Mode that instantly adapts to changing seabed and water conditions to provide full “hands-free†operation.
Here is a comparison between a competitive brand in the same price range.
SI-TEX Marine Electronics has unveiled its new SVS-650 Digital Echo Sounder — a compact, affordable colour LCD unit with the professional-grade features and performance to satisfy the most demanding salt water anglers. This advanced fish-finding machine — the first SI-TEX sounder developed from the company’s new US headquarters in NY — made its worldwide debut at the 2010 National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Convention and has just been made available internationally.
The dual-frequency (50/200kHz) SVS-650 features 600W output and a 6.5†high-definition colour LCD display that is viewable in direct sunlight, for fish finding performance on any type of vessel. Unlike competitive horizontal display format sounders, the SVS-650’s vertically oriented 450 X 750 pixel display provides maximum sonar resolution where it’s most useful — helping anglers find fish between the vessel and the seabed. Further enhancing this new unit’s commercial pedigree, the SVS-650 meets IPX7 waterproof standards — sea spray, bad weather and wet open boats are no problem for this rugged sounder. The SVS-650 features large, clearly marked controls and large rotary knob controls for adjusting Gain and STC (used to minimize surface clutter from plankton or bubbles)
SI-TEX’s all Digital technology eliminates unwanted noise and provides the clearest image in all fishing environments and operating conditions. In addition, the SVS-650’s digital design delivers superior fish detection and bottom discrimination in shallow water or deep (the SVS-650 features 24 depth ranges from
10 to 4,800 feet). Advanced features like SI-TEX’s new White Line/Black Line Bottom Discriminator help separate bottom-hugging fish targets from the seabed.
The versatile SVS-650 offers a wide range of display modes, including Normal (Single or Dual Frequency), Bottom Zoom, Bottom Lock, Shift, Split Screens and Depth/Sea Temperature/Fish Alarms. With optional GPS input, the SVS-650 offers GPS Position, Waypoint Steering and Navigation Highway modes, along with a 10-Event Point Memory that allows the operator to instantly save a fishing location and follow a return steering course to the spot. The SVS-650’s easy-to-use Snap Shot feature lets skippers save and store up to 10 sounder screens in memory, providing a useful library of wrecks, reefs and other fishing hot spots for future reference.
Range and Gain can be set to Auto or controlled manually, allowing for independent adjustment of each frequency. Operators can also select Auto or Manual Shift control, or an advanced Auto Mode that instantly adapts to changing seabed and water conditions to provide full “hands-free†operation.
Here is a comparison between a competitive brand in the same price range.
