Garmin GMR Fantom™ 54 Radar - Black
Garmin GMR Fantom™ 54 Radar - Black — Product description
Enhance your boating safety and navigation with the Garmin GMR Fantom 54 Radar in sleek black. This powerful open-array radar system stands out by painting moving targets in vivid colors, delivering crystal-clear detection from intimate close-range scans to expansive 72-nautical-mile views—cutting through fog, rain, and clutter like never before. Whether you're dodging traffic in busy harbors or chasing prime fishing grounds, its intuitive design and cutting-edge features make it a game-changer for serious mariners.
Standout Features for Superior On-Water Awareness
Built for reliability, the GMR Fantom 54 packs 50 watts of transmit power into a compact, high-performance package. Its pulse compression technology sharpens resolution without draining your battery, while fast rotation speeds keep your display updated in real-time.
- MotionScope Technology: Leverage Doppler-effect sensing to see vessels, birds, and storms color-coded by direction—green for approaching, red for receding—helping you anticipate threats or opportunities instantly.
- High-Resolution Imaging: A narrow 1.8-degree horizontal beamwidth captures fine details, spotting small targets like kayaks or debris from afar with exceptional clarity.
- Dual Range Capability: Split your screen to monitor short-range hazards alongside long-range weather, all from one antenna.
- Radar Overlay: Fuse radar data seamlessly onto your chartplotter maps, even in split-view mode, for unmatched situational awareness.
Smart Tools That Simplify Complex Navigation
Go beyond basic radar with automated intelligence tailored for real-world boating. Dynamic adjustments handle varying conditions, so you focus on the helm, not the settings.
Dynamic Auto Gain and Sea Filter
Automatically optimizes for calm inlets, choppy coastal waters, or open-ocean swells, reducing false echoes and revealing true targets effortlessly.
Auto Bird Gain
Pinpoint surface-feeding bird flocks, a telltale sign of baitfish below—ideal for anglers targeting trophy catches.
Echo Trails and Guard Zones
Trace target paths over time and set customizable alarms for intruders in your safe perimeter, enhancing collision avoidance.
MARPA Target Tracking
Lock onto up to 30 moving objects for precise speed, course, and CPA (closest point of approach) data—a must for crowded waterways.
Pair it with dual-radar setups for redundancy across multiple displays, ensuring no blind spots on larger vessels.
Rugged Build Meets Peak Performance
Engineered to withstand harsh marine environments, this radar boasts IPX6 waterproofing and 80-knot wind resistance. Mount it confidently on motor yachts, sailboats, or center consoles.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Power Output | 50W |
| Range | 20 feet to 72 nautical miles |
| Beam Width | 1.8° Horizontal / 23° Vertical |
| Rotation Speed | 24/48 RPM |
| Antenna Size | 48-inch length |
| Power Input | 10-32 VDC |
| Dimensions (Full Assembly) | 15.9" H x 51.8" Diameter |
| Weight | Array: 11.4 lb; Pedestal: 34.7 lb |
Pro tip: For optimal overlay and tracking, integrate a compatible heading sensor to align radar perfectly with your charts.
Effortless Setup for Quick Wins
Installation is straightforward with included hardware, 15-meter power and network cables, and a mounting template. No fiddly menus—plug into your Garmin chartplotter via Garmin Marine Network, and you're scanning in minutes. Adjust target size, scan averaging, or park the antenna via simple controls for customized performance.
Why Serious Boaters Trust GMR Fantom 54
In a world of fleeting blips, this radar delivers actionable intelligence. Fishermen spot dive-bombing gulls over reefs, cruisers evade pop-up squalls, and night pilots thread narrow channels with confidence. Its energy-efficient pulse compression means longer outings without recharging worries, while VRM/EBL tools provide pro-level range and bearing measurements at a glance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes MotionScope technology unique on the GMR Fantom 54 Radar?
MotionScope uses Doppler processing to color-code moving targets—approaching ones in green, receding in red—allowing quick identification of boats, birds, or weather without guesswork.
Can this radar handle bad weather conditions?
Yes, its 50W power and pulse compression excel in fog and rain, maintaining clear detection up to 72 nautical miles while dynamic sea filters suppress clutter.
Is installation beginner-friendly?
Absolutely. With no complex settings, included cables, and mounting kit, it connects easily to Garmin chartplotters over the Marine Network for immediate use.
Does it support multiple displays or radars?
Dual-radar support provides redundancy, and data shares across compatible Garmin displays for comprehensive coverage on multi-station boats.
How does Auto Bird Gain help anglers?
It automatically highlights bird flocks on the surface, signaling baitfish concentrations below—a proven tactic for locating hot fishing spots.
What accessories enhance its performance?
A heading sensor unlocks full MARPA tracking and precise overlays, while VRM/EBL features aid in measuring distances to landmarks or vessels.
What's the minimum and maximum range?
From 6 meters close-in for docking to 72 nautical miles for horizon-scanning, with dual-range mode for simultaneous views.
GMR Fantom™ 54 Radar - Black
This open-array radar highlights moving targets in color and gives users excellent close- and long-range target detection — even in fog or rain.
Features:
- Know what’s coming. MotionScope™ technology shows targets in color as they move closer or away
- GMR Fantom brings the power (50 watts of it)
- Get high resolution without wasting energy, thanks to pulse compression
- Add even more detail to maps with radar overlay — even in a split-screen view
High-Powered Radar
This 50-watt radar has a range from 20’ to 72 nautical miles, even in fog or rain. It offers rotation speeds of 24 RPM for reduced power consumption and 48 RPM for fast screen updates.
High-Resolution Radar
The 1.8-degree horizontal beamwidth provides a high-resolution image and high antenna gain to pick out even weak targets at a distance.
Motionscope Technology
MotionScope uses the Doppler effect to detect moving targets and highlight them in different colors so users can navigate around other boats or severe weather — or toward fishing spots where birds feed at the surface.
Intuitive Operation
This radar doesn’t have any complex user settings to deal with, so it’s easy to install and start using.
Target Size
Adjust the size of objects on the radar image.
Auto Bird Gain
Locate flocks of birds at the water’s surface where baitfish are also likely to be found.
Echo Trails
A historical “trail” is left on the screen to help users quickly and easily identify moving targets and potential collision threats.
Dual Range
A single radar antenna is capable of providing split-screen images on the chartplotter for both close and long range.
Dual-Radar Support
Using dual radar provides redundancy and allows each display unit on the boat to pull data from one of two different radar sources.
Dynamic Auto Gain
Gain automatically adjusts levels to optimum settings for harbors, near shore, and offshore in open waters.
Dynamic Sea Filter
Gain automatically adjusts sea clutter for calm, medium, and rough sea conditions.
Radar Overlay
Overlay radar images onto a chart plotter’s map page. Users can add an optional autopilot or heading sensor (sold separately) for best results.
MARPA Target Tracking
Mini-automatic radar plotting aid (MARPA) tracks up to 30 selected targets, helping users keep track of other vessels and avoid collisions.
Guard Zone
Set the safety zone, and receive an alarm when an object enters the zone.
VRM & EBL
Variable range markers (VRM) and electronic bearing lines (EBL) allow rapid measurements of distance and bearing to vessels and land.
General Specifications:
- Dimension: Pedestal: 16.6” x 14.3” x 10.7”; Pedestal: 42.1 x 36.4 x 27.1 cm; Full Assembly: 15.9” Height x 51.8” Diameter; Full Assembly: 40.3 CM Height x 131.4 CM Diameter
- Weight: Array: 11.4 LB (5.2 KG); Pedestal: 34.7 LB (15.7 KG)
- Waterproof: IPX6
- Max Wind Load: 80KT
- Antenna Length: 48” (121.92 CM)
- Rotation Speed (RPM): 24 and 48 RPM (high speed only available in single range mode with motion scope disabled and on range settings of 12 NM or lower)
- Beam Width: 1.8° Horizontal, 23° Vertical
- Maximum Range: 72 NM
- Minimum Range: 6 Meters
- Radar Type: Open-Array
Electrical Specifications:
- Power Input: 10-32 V DC
- Transmit Power: 50 W
Radar Specifications:
- Dual Range: Yes
- Overlay: Yes
- Dual Radar Support: Yes
- Auto Bird Gain: Yes
- Auto Gain: Dynamic
- Marpa Target Tracking: Yes (requires heading sensor, sold separately)
- Echo Trails: Yes
- Motionscope: Yes
- Programmable Antenna Parking: Yes
- Target Size: Yes
- Scan Averaging: Yes
In the Box:
- Black GMR Fantom 54 antenna and pedestal
- Mounting hardware kit and template
- Right-angle power cable (15 meters)
- Right-angle network cable (15 meters)
- Documentation
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including NICKEL (METALLIC) which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to P65Warnings.ca.gov.
SKU: NVN-102736
MPN: K10-00012-30
UPC: 753759331405
Technical specifications
| Brand | Garmin |
| Model | Garmin GMR Fantom™ 54 Radar - Black |
| SKU / MFR# | 102736 |
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