FURUNO SCX-20 Multi-GNSS Satellite COMPASS™NMEA 2000

NEW

SCX-20 Satellite Compass with four GNSS antennas (GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo) for extreme accuracy NMEA2000

Great four separate GNSS antennas for the most accurate response. The new FURUNO SCX-20 Satellite Compass provides a reliable-and-accurate heading for all your marine electronics. 1.0 degree heading accuracy and 0.02 degree knot speed accuracy

Normally, a satellite compass ™ calculates the course using on baseline between two antennas.

Fellow competitors have a heading accuracy that fluctuates by +/- 5˚ with a quick update, which means that an echo track is indistinguishable and that is confusing.

The FURUNO SCX-20's four antennas system can calculate heading information using any of the six baselines between the four antennas. The design of the SCX-20 allows you to accurately calculate heading, pitch, roll and heave information.

You will receive the following data extremely accurately:

• High Resolution Heading
• GPS 
• Rate Of Turn 
• Heave sensor
• Pitch and Roll 
• Transverse Speed
• Follow up rate for stabilizing Radars

Excellent Heave Compensation algorithm for Fish Finder and Sonar stabilization

Characteristics:

• Weight netto 2,8 Kg
• Power use 2.3W LEN4 @ 9V
• NMEA-2000 1 port
• 12-24 VDC/0,2.1A

All in one sensor with Superior accuracy for all your sensors why is that so important?

The accuracy of the course improves the performance of your current onboard equipment such as Radar, Fish Finders, Sonar and Autopilots. The accurate heading information enables you to track a more accurate course, saving time, fuel and money on every trip;

• Connected to your Furuno radar, real echo tracks are easier to see. This helps enormously in determining the movements of your own ship and the movements of other ships around you. You get accurate speed and course data.
• Connected to your Fish Finder, the SCX-20 satellite compass ensures that you have accurate swell compensation so you can see a seabed without noise of waves. Caused by the condition of the sea. You will get a very good presentation on your NavNet TZtouch / TZtouch2 / or TZtouch3
• When connected to your Sonar, you have stable accurate roll and pitch information
  but also heave information from your sonar

Radar Plotter 
True echo trails are available when the SCX-20 is connected to your Furuno Radar, helping to determine own ship’s movement as well as the movement of other vessels. Accurate speed and heading data ensures that target trails are displayed smoothly and accurately, without the jagged, zig-zag appearance common to compasses with a higher degree of deviation. See the photo

The SCX-20 measures the boat's forward Y-axis speed over the ground like a normal GPS. But because the sensor also knows how the boat rolls, thumps and hoists - and because specifying the size and location of the boat is part of the installation process - it can also control left-right X-axis speeds on the bow and stern determine.

You can also set the SCX to deliver 3-axis speed at the height you prefer, such as at your boat's waterline. This is very useful, for example, if you bump into a floating dock that is hard to see from the helm.

Delivery includes:

• SCX-20 Satellite compass NMEA 2000
• cable 6 mtr NMEA2000
• suitable for roof mounting 
• option: Pole mount to be ordered separately (€ 170.00) Article 001 556 200 00

The SCX-20 Satellite Compass is easy to install and effortlessly connects to existing Furuno navigation equipment and is even suitable for very small boats that need a good course. Every boat should have this satellite compass. In the past this accurate compasses were very expensive for most of us and have limitations in terms of assembly. The SCX-20 overcomes all of these barriers, comes in a compact, easy-to-assemble package, and can be configured and set up in a variety of ways.
The accuracy is absolutely amazing. Roll and pitch are spot on and the compass and heading data are good enough to aid radar imagery and other equipment. Add that you have 4x GPS sources that are constantly double-checked and you have a hyper-accurate GPS source too.
If you have a more modern Furuno radar you should really have an SCX-20. It improves the quality of the data for both the coast and the destinations so much that the investment is very worthwhile for that reason alone.

This new technology delivers much more than comparable sensors, has a very attractive price and a lot of installation flexibility.

Sail360 expects that the SCX20 will eventually also be mounted on boats that are not even equipped with Furuno equipment because of the accuracy, flexible installation options and very small dimensions.

See here the results under a bridge of this Furuno compass in comparison with compasses of other makes (SCX-20 red)

The SCX-20 is the perfect solution for complex ship installations where the view of satellites is sometimes obstructed.

On some vessels interference occurs caused by signal blockage this occurs when a Satellite Compass receives a signal from paths other than direct line of sight, such as when the view of satellites is obscured, or when the signal is reflected off of a bulkhead, mast, or other obstruction. The multi-path phenomenon can significantly reduce the performance of Satellite Compasses and has been an ongoing issue for marine electronics installers .Because the SCX-20 has four antennas this problem is reduced to a minimum / zero. 

An SCX-21 satellite compass is also available, which is for the NMEA 0183 network, .Please have a look here

Brochure SCX-20 Satellite Compas

Operation manual SCX-20 Satellietkompas met vier GNSS Antennes 

AMAZING MULTI-GNSS SATELLITE COMPASS™
RELIABLE ACCURACY IN THE MOST CHALLENGING SITUATIONS

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