Conference wahoo::fishing

    I bought mine from Ward Marine in Winthrop, they had the best price
    on the Apelco DXL6100. Bliss in Woburn has some reasonable prices
    but not usually the best. Most of the catalogues ship UPS (this
    is how I got mine) and have the best price if you know what you
    wnat. If you have a model I can check a couple of catalogues I have.
    Another palce to try is Anchor Electronics in Hingham and Exeter
    Marine Electronics in Essex (I bought my paper machine there).
    Also Boats US in waltham but you must first become a member.
    
    Bruce

    WHAT TYPE,BRAND,MODEL ARE YOU LOOKING FOR.
    I know quite a few places and may be able to get you a deal    
    on one.
    What price range? They go from $500. up to $1,500. depending on
    what your looking for.
    
                                                Walt
                                                (null::Gibson)
    

re:-2
Bruce is usually pretty straight on his info but I got to say 
something this time. STAY AWAY from Anchor Electronics. They are 
a bunch of %%$#**&^__(+(*(&.
Better to pay a little more and get service when needed.
Add ELCO in the same area to the potential list.
norm

    Give these folks a call. Neptune Trading Co. 1-800-637-0660
    
    I've delt with them before and they seem to be pretty good, In genral
    the margin on electronics in so slim that only the very  big(high
    volume) electronics distributers can do well.  Quick Nickels as
    they say!
    
                                                   Walt
    

    I've heard  alot of good about the apelco 6100 as far as accuracy
    and durablity. This would be my first loran so I  am a real novice
    about which is suppose to be the best. I would like to keep within
    the five to seven hundred dollar range.   Thanks for all the help.

	May I recommend you ask the same question in SAMIAM::BOATS, the
power boats notes file.  These guys will give you more opinions and options
than you ever thought possible....
					Al

P.S.  hit KP7 to add the boats conference to your notebook

    Capt Cod has the Apelco 6100, which is a nice and very accurate
    unit.  But it is not very user friendly towards the novice.  I picked
    up the Micrologic Explorer for $750 (I've seen it recently for as
    low as $579 :-( ) and have been very pleased with it.  The user
    interface is nice and easy, and I've got no complaints about the
    accuracy so far.  I picked this one because of the ease of use.
    My wife was able to use the loran the 1st time out.  I've been out
    with Capt Cod, and we still haven't been able to figure out the
    apelco completely.  I think the apelco is an excellent unit, but
    just not one for a novice or someone interested in puttering around.
    
    Joe Amato

    Joe is correct that the 6100 is not as easy to use as his micrologic.
    But I think some of the confusion on my 6100 has been due to the
    fact that I bought a very early 6100 and just recently got the
    software upgraded. I have not really tested the unit out since the
    weather has been so bad but when I do I will report my results.
    Steve J, and others have this or the Raytheon equivalent and have
     been satisfied. See the help on my 6100 note for details of my
    problem. The main reason I bought the 6100 was the five line display
    and the compact unit size, I paid about $680 at ward for it.
    
    Bruce

    	Let me jump in in defense of the Apelco 6100. (Did I get the
    model number right this time?) I bought my unit last year and I'll
    admit it was a struggle to figure it out totally but user friendlyness
    is only an issue in the beginning. After the learning process is
    over the quality and reliability of the receiver is much more important
    In this respect I think that you will find that the Apelco or Ratheon
    units are superior to most, at least in their price range. I also
    considered the Micrologic because of its friendly features but I had 
    read a report in Practical Sailor which stated that it lost signal 
    several times during their testing. I also heard a similar tale
    from a user. I am not knocking any unit but I am saying that user
    freindliness is a short term issue.
    	I attended a LORAN seminar this Winter and while we were discussing
    what to look for in a unit, user freindliness was rated very low.
    The ability to lock on to a weak signal and accuracy were rated
    much higher.         
    
    Paul

    Gary, I have the 6100 and have had no problems except it kept locking
    up when changing waypoints under full power.  You might want to
    consider installing a filter on your alternator to cut out the unwanted
    noise.  I have noticed a big difference since I added the filter.

    I believe American Electronics (800-243-0264) in Wilmington N.C.
    has the Sitex EZ 97 on sale, $499. In my opinion this is a best buy
    right now. I used to have a EZ-7, and liked it very much. 
    
    Anyone that is looking for electronics I suggest you get a hold
    of the marine trade paper, Boats and Harbors. Most of the big
    suppliers run full page adds and prices do vary on the same piece
    of equipment.
    
    Steve 

    The April issue of Trailer Boating has a couple of articles on
    LORAN's. If anyone wants copies of the articles send me mail.
    Paul                                                 

    Back to the defense of the Micrologic.  i just finished bringing
    my boat up to Danvers, MA from Niantic, Ct.  The trip was about
    140 miles.  The only problem that I had with the micrologic, was
    when I lost the signal one time.  I was screwing around, and I think
    that I did something stupid, in other words not the lorans fault.
    besides that it performed flawlessly on trip, bringing me to each
    and every waypoint on the $$$.  The cross track indicator kept me
    right on course the whole way.  What is important to note is that
    The loran had to change secondaries as I came into buzzards bay,
    and I had no problems at all.  I'm not putting the Apelco down.
    I just think that for a first time user that it's a tough one to
    figure out.  The ease of use on the Micrologic is terrific, and
    the easy readability (2 lines/screen, no searching to figure out
    what its trying to tell me) as well as the ease of input makes this
    a nice loran for the first time user.  I agree that the apelco is
    probably more accurate, but I'm just starting to use mine for cod
    fishing up here.  I'll let you know after this season ;-)!
    
    Joe A.

re :< Note 694.13 by SMURF::AMATO >
$$    The loran had to change secondaries as I came into buzzards bay,

Joe,
The reason your LORAN had to change is Buzzard's Bay is really 
the Primary area not a secondary. It is only secondary for those 
north shore guys like your self.

Glad you made it SAFELY though.
norm