Garmin GMR Fantom™ 56 Radar - Black
Garmin GMR Fantom™ 56 Radar - Black — Product description
Enhance Your Boating Safety with Advanced Target Detection
Imagine navigating through thick fog or heavy rain with crystal-clear visibility of surrounding vessels, obstacles, and weather patterns. The Garmin GMR Fantom 56 Radar transforms uncertain waters into a manageable journey by delivering sharp, color-coded motion tracking that spots targets approaching or receding. Boaters trust this open-array system for its ability to cut through clutter, revealing everything from nearby kayaks to distant ships up to 72 nautical miles away.
Unlike traditional radars that struggle in adverse conditions, this unit leverages solid-state pulse compression technology to maintain peak performance without draining your battery. It's ideal for offshore adventures, fishing expeditions, or coastal cruising where split-second decisions matter most.
Standout Technologies That Set It Apart
MotionScope: See Movement in Vivid Color
Doppler-based MotionScope technology paints a dynamic picture, coloring inbound threats in one hue and outbound ones in another. This helps you sidestep collisions with other boats or veer clear of brewing storms, while zeroing in on bird flocks signaling prime fishing grounds below the surface.
Power and Precision in One Package
With 50 watts of transmit power and a narrow 1.25-degree horizontal beamwidth, it pulls in faint echoes from afar without overwhelming your display. Switch between 24 RPM for energy efficiency on long watches or 48 RPM for rapid refreshes when action heats up—perfect for split-screen dual-range views.
Smart Automation for Effortless Use
Dynamic auto gain and sea filters adapt on the fly to harbor chop, inshore swells, or open-ocean waves, minimizing manual tweaks. Features like auto bird gain and adjustable target size let you customize scans for specific pursuits, from spotting bait balls to monitoring marina traffic.
Professional-Grade Tools for Serious Boaters
- Overlay and Integration: Layer radar imagery directly on your chartplotter maps for a unified view, enhancing situational awareness during autopilot runs or waypoint navigation.
- MARPA Tracking: Lock onto up to 30 targets with mini-automatic radar plotting aid, displaying course, speed, and closest point of approach—essential for busy waterways.
- Echo Trails and Guard Zones: Trailing lines mark target history, while customizable guard zones trigger alarms for intruders, giving peace of mind overnight or in crowds.
- Dual Radar and Range Support: Run two units for backup or feed multiple displays, with simultaneous short- and long-range splits for comprehensive coverage.
- VRM/EBL Measurements: Quickly gauge distances and bearings to landmasses or vessels, streamlining trip planning and hazard avoidance.
Real-World Applications for Every Voyage
For weekend warriors docking in unfamiliar marinas, the intuitive controls and high-resolution imaging make tight maneuvers stress-free. Serious anglers appreciate how it reveals submerged structure via surface activity, turning hours of searching into productive outings. Commercial operators value the IPX6 waterproofing and 80-knot wind resistance, ensuring reliability when conditions turn brutal.
Compact yet robust at 16 feet overall, it mounts easily on most vessels without dominating the skyline. Low power draw (10-32V DC) suits solar setups or extended anchoring, and no warm-up means instant readiness.
Seamless Setup for Quick Deployment
Plug-and-play compatibility shines here—connect via the included 15-meter power and network cables to Garmin chartplotters. Parking the antenna is programmable for storage, and the hardware kit simplifies pedestal mounting. For optimal overlay accuracy, pair with a heading sensor, unlocking the full potential of radar-chart fusion.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does MotionScope technology improve boating safety?
MotionScope uses Doppler shifts to color-code moving targets, making it easier to distinguish approaching hazards like boats or storms from stationary objects, reducing collision risks in low visibility.
What makes the beamwidth on this radar effective for long-range detection?
The 1.25-degree horizontal beamwidth delivers focused energy, providing sharp separation of targets even at 72 nautical miles, ideal for spotting weak returns in cluttered environments.
Can this radar handle rough seas automatically?
Yes, dynamic sea filters adjust for calm, medium, or rough conditions, suppressing clutter while preserving real targets—no constant manual adjustments needed.
Is dual-range operation useful for fishing?
Absolutely; it lets you monitor close-in bird flocks and baitfish simultaneously with distant wrecks or weather, maximizing efficiency on the water.
What weather resistance does it offer?
Rated IPX6 waterproof and able to withstand 80-knot winds, it's built for harsh marine environments without compromising performance.
Does it support multiple chartplotter displays?
Dual-radar support allows networking with multiple units, so every station on board gets real-time data for coordinated navigation.
GMR Fantom™ 56 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 1.25-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 ranges.
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 the 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 75.2" diameter; Full assembly: 40.3 cm height x 190.9 cm diameter
- Weight: Array: 16 lb (7.3 kg); Pedestal: 34.7 lb (15.7 kg)
- Waterproof: IPX6
- Max Wind Load: 80KT
- Antenna Length: 72” (182.9 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: 1.25° 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 56 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-102737
MPN: K10-00012-31
UPC: 753759331412
Technical specifications
| Brand | Garmin |
| Model | Garmin GMR Fantom™ 56 Radar - Black |
| SKU / MFR# | 102737 |
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