Analog display for 2 kW Raytheon array

[Grec]

I recently purchased a 2001 310 DA that had a Raytheon array, but no radar display. A friend of mine, who is an electronics technician checked out the array and said that it appears to be operating properly. From everything I can tell, this array was the original radar that was purchased with the boat in 2001.

I'll probably eventually upgrade to a digital system, but it looks like I can get a Raytheon SL70 display on Ebay, which would get me a working radar for the season without spending a whole lot of money. I never had radar before, so I have a couple of questions:

• Other than the cable, are there any other components needed between the array and the display?
• Are there other analog Raytheon displays that would connect to this array that I should look for?

 

[Stee6043]

My old-school-cool analog Raymarine also has a "programming" head unit attached and a fluxgate (compass) I believe. I'm not sure you can simply plug into a display and have it work. But I could be wrong!

 

[Creekwood]

It probably will work with the original c-series Raymarine MDF units like the C80 without any other additional hardware as long as you have the proper wiring cable. Far better than the old RL70. There is a compatibility chart on Raymarine's site if you can figure out your radome model. If the software on the head unit has been updated you will need to buy a fluxgate compass to be able to overlay the radar over the charts on the head unit.

 

[Grec]

Thanks Creekwood. I'll check out the C80. It's good to know that there is something with better technology that will work with it.

I can currently get an RL70 dirt cheap though, so I'm thinking that might be worth buying first just to confirm whether the array is actually functioning properly.

 

[Henry Boyd]

I had the RL80 series on the 280. I know the rl radar is not compatible with the C 80 from upgrading the RL system. I had the opportunity to buy an RL compatible array before I upgraded and checked on the compatibility with the C series.

 

[Grec]

Thanks for letting me know Henry

 

[Grec]

It turns out, the display I had found was an SL70, not and RL70. Does anyone know of a site where you can check which displays are compatible with which arrays?

 

[techmitch]

It turns out, the display I had found was an SL70, not and RL70. Does anyone know of a site where you can check which displays are compatible with which arrays?

I would start here. https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?tid=823

 

[Grec]

Thanks! That's very helpful.