Airmar Technology Corp. has introduced a new line of three ultra-wide transducers featuring single-frequency elements. These chirp-ready 1 kW transducers feature medium frequencies (60 to 100 kHz) and a unique concave, ceramic array design that delivers a beam width ranging from 57 to 73 degrees port and starboard, and a 16-degree average beam width fore and aft.
Suitable for boats as small as 18 feet in length, the new transducers are ideal for anglers seeking species down to 1,300 feet. The new B175MW (bronze housing) and SS175MW (stainless-steel housing) transducers are low-profile tilted-element models that also include fast-response water-temperature sensors. The TM185MW transom-mount uses the same ceramic array in a urethane-bodied transducer with a stainless-steel transom bracket.
Tilted element models are available in 0-, 12- and 20-degree tilt angles. When the new models are paired with other popular Airmar models, such as the B275LHW, anglers are equipped with a broad set of frequencies (low, medium-wide, high-wide) to find fish both deep and shallow. Each is available with mix-and-match pigtail plugs for MFDs from major brands of marine electronics. Starting at $1,627.50; gemeco.com. For more on how to install a through-hull tilted-element transducer or transom-mounted transducer, visit boatingmag.com/story/how-to-flush-mount-through-hull-transducers or boating
mag.com/story/how-to/installing-a-transom-mount-transducer-on-a-boat, respectively.
