Garmin GMR Fantom™ 126 Radar - Black

Enhance Your Boating Safety with Advanced Radar Technology

Navigating busy waterways or challenging weather demands radar that delivers clarity and confidence. This open-array marine radar stands out by painting a vivid picture of your surroundings, using color-coded motion to spotlight approaching vessels, drifting hazards, or feeding bird flocks that signal prime fishing grounds. Whether you're cruising coastal waters or venturing offshore, its robust performance cuts through rain and fog, helping you make informed decisions without guesswork.

Power and Precision in Every Sweep

Delivering 120 watts of targeted power, this radar achieves exceptional detection from as close as 20 feet out to an impressive 96 nautical miles. Pulse compression technology sharpens images without draining extra energy, ensuring high-resolution details even for faint targets. Choose between 24 RPM for efficient scanning or 48 RPM for rapid updates when conditions demand it—perfect for dynamic environments like harbors or open seas.

MotionScope: See the Action Unfold

Leveraging Doppler effect principles, MotionScope technology transforms static blips into dynamic, color-highlighted tracks. Incoming boats glow red, receding ones shift to green, and erratic bird patterns draw your eye to potential fish hotspots. This isn't just detection—it's intuitive awareness that lets you anticipate threats or opportunities, enhancing both safety and angling success on the water.

Key Advanced Features for Seamless Operation

• Dynamic Auto Gain and Sea Filter: Automatically fine-tunes for varying conditions, from glassy calm to choppy swells, minimizing clutter for cleaner reads.
• Dual Range Capability: Split your screen to monitor near and far simultaneously—no need to compromise on detail.
• Radar Overlay and Echo Trails: Layer scans directly on charts for spatial context; trailing lines reveal speed and direction of targets effortlessly.
• MARPA Tracking: Monitor up to 30 vessels with automated plotting, ideal for collision avoidance (pairs best with a heading sensor).
• Guard Zones and VRM/EBL: Set virtual safety perimeters with instant alerts, plus quick range and bearing measurements.
• Auto Bird Gain: Amplifies faint signals from surface-feeding birds, guiding you to baitfish concentrations.

Built Tough for Marine Demands

With an IPX6 waterproof rating and resilience up to 80-knot winds, this radar endures harsh elements. Its slim 1.25-degree horizontal beamwidth and 72-inch antenna deliver pinpoint accuracy, while dual-radar support adds redundancy across multiple displays. Weighing in at a manageable array-plus-pedestal setup, it's engineered for straightforward mounting on most vessels, from sportfishers to larger yachts.

Effortless Integration into Your Garmin Ecosystem

Plug-and-play compatibility shines with Garmin chartplotters, enabling split-screen views, overlays, and networked operation. No fiddly menus—just power up and go. Adjustable target sizing, scan averaging, and programmable parking positions let you customize for your boating style, whether weekend warrior or professional captain.

Real-World Benefits Boaters Rave About

Fishermen love spotting bird balls from miles away, turning routine trips into trophy hauls. Nighttime cruisers appreciate the fog-piercing range, while racers rely on fast rotation for split-second maneuvers. It's not hype—it's hardware that performs when it counts.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does MotionScope technology improve boating safety?

MotionScope uses Doppler shifts to color-code moving objects—red for approaching, green for receding—helping you spot potential collisions or navigation aids faster than traditional radar.

What's the difference between 24 RPM and 48 RPM rotation speeds?

24 RPM balances power efficiency for long-range scanning, while 48 RPM provides quicker refreshes for close-in, high-traffic scenarios (available in select modes).

Can this radar overlay on my existing charts?

Yes, it seamlessly overlays radar data on compatible chartplotter maps, even in split-screen, for unmatched situational awareness.

Is it suitable for finding fish?

Absolutely—Auto Bird Gain highlights flocks over baitfish, and MotionScope tracks surface activity, making it a favorite for anglers.

What power requirements does it have?

It operates on 10-32 V DC, with efficient 120W transmit power suitable for most marine electrical systems.

Does it support multiple displays?

Dual-radar support allows networking with multiple units, ensuring every station gets reliable data.

GMR Fantom™ 126 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 (120 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 120-watt solid-state radar has a range from 20’ to 96 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 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: 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: 96 NM
• Minimum Range: 6 Meters
• Radar Type: Open-Array

Electrical Specifications:

• Power Input: 10-32 V DC
• Transmit Power: 120 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 126 antenna and pedestal
• Mounting hardware kit and template
• Right-angle power cable (15 meters)
• Right-angle network cable (15 meters) 
• Voltage converter
• 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-102812
MPN: K10-00012-33
UPC: 753759331443