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Company Confidential

Broadband Radar

Doug AndersonAPAC Sales and Marketing Director

Boat India Conference – Kochi, Dec 2008



Company Confidential © 2008 Navico Holding AS Page 2

Agenda/Content

Navico background

Technology behind current radar

Technology behind Broadband Radar

Unique advantages of the Broadband radar

Real world comparison between pulse and Broadband radar

Market opportunities

Q & A




Navico – Consolidating Marine ElectronicsCreating the market leader

2005 2006 2007

>50 Years

>50 Years

>25 Years

>60 Years>35 Years

>20 Years

>30 Years

Navico - Almost 300 years of combined experience in Marine Electronics



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The industry’s first solid-state X-band radome

Introducing a New Concept in Radar

Magnetron

Pulse (100 ns)

1000’s of Watts

Solid State

FMCW (1ms)

1/10 Watt




A Short History of Radar

In 1917, Nikola Tesla first established the principles for primitiveradar units

In 1935, The British invented and patented the first radar foraircraft defense

In 1950, Decca introduced the first marine pulse radar utilizing amagnetron, which eventually trickled down into recreational boats…

Radar has been around in its standard form for a long time




Powerful pulse at fixed frequency.

Pulse propagates outwards.

Radar switches to receive mode to listen for reflections.

Delay of reflected pulse returning to the receiver is measured.

Antenna angle at the time of pulse transmission equals the direction of the object.

Power

Time

100nsec

Object

Transmitted

Reflected

Radar

Fixed Frequency :

9.4GHz

Pulse Radar Principals




User expertise required– Blurs and distorts objects, making it difficult to interpret surroundings and

navigate safely

– Obscures objects closest to boat, where visibility is most important forcollision avoidance

– Difficulty distinguishing targets from clutter - requires experience to safely

operate

Inconvenient installation and operation– Magnetron takes several minutes to warm up

– Magnetron has limited life, and is expensive to replace

– Power draw is impractical for many small boats and most sailboats

– Emissions require mounting away from humans and other electronicequipment

Not a user-friendly technology

Pulse Radar - weaknesses




Pulse Radar Microwave pulses with a thermionic device (magnetron)

Ancient technology sending out bursts of very high powermicrowave energy periodically

FMCW radar is different: Firstly it is solid state – i.e. the transmitter is a semiconductor

device, not based on thermionic valve technology.

Secondly it transmits continuously, not in pulses.

Thirdly it measures the time of the echo not by listening to a

received pulse but by varying the frequency of the transmittedsignal and detecting the shift in frequency in the received echo.

Hence FMCW – Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave.

Solid State vs valve technology

Broadband vs Pulse




FMCW = Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Transmits a ‘rising tone’ (Tx wave) with linear increasing frequency

The wave propagates out from the transmitter retaining the frequency it had when itwas transmitted. If it reflects off an object, it will return to the receiver, still at the frequency it had

when originally transmitted. Meanwhile the transmitter continues to output an increasing frequency

Frequency Modulation over time is the key

Frequency

Time

1ms 4ms

9.41GHz

9.4GHz

Broadband Technology – how it works




• The difference in the currently transmitted and currently receivedfrequencies, coupled with the known rate of frequency increase, allows atime of flight to be calculated, from which we can calculate a distance.

Frequency

Time

At any instant in time,

Tx freq is higher thanRx freq

Tx Rx – retains same

frequency it had when itwas transmitted

Timedelay

Frequency difference in transmitted and received signals

Broadband Technology – how it works




Navico’s Broadband Radar™The industry’s first solid-state X-band radome




Navico’s Broadband Radar™100% magnetron free




Broadband Radar – Unique Advantages

1. “Revolutionary improvement in situational awareness”

The best short range resolution and target discrimination of any X band marine radar

–

Radar is finally easy enough for a novice: no “tune control” – Sea and rain clutter rejection is 5-10 times better than

pulse radar

– Navigation is truly easy, even at an unprecedented 1/32nm rangeand clarity within 2-3 m of dome.

– No “main bang” or close range side-lobe distortion

Resolution and target discrimination




Broadband Radar – Unique Advantages100% Solid State Design

2. “Start faster, go longer”

100% solid state RF design – no magnetron! – provides InstantOn™ power up capability and low power consumption

– Eliminate 2-3 minute warm-up time typical of magnetron pulse radars

– Conserve power; standby drain less than one quarter of the best 2kWradar – especially great for sailboats and smaller power boats

– No limit on transmit usage lifetime – typically 2,000 hours in amagnetron pulse radar




3 “Incredibly approachable”

Practically imperceptible RF transmit emissions and flexible installation setupallows you to mount the radome anywhere

– Extremely safe - less than 1/10th the transmitted emissions of a mobilephone; mount at any proximity to passengers

– Super small custom 13.5mm RJ45 connector and 9mm round connectorizedradar cable allows simple bridge tube installations, and provides compatibilitywith a wide range of Navico multifunction displays and heading sensors

Unique Advantages

Navico’s Broadband Radar™




Proven safe

Conclusion: Human exposure level to radiation anywhere outside theradome diameter is well below the general public safety emission level of 10 W/m2… including the possible case of mechanical failure of the motoror drive belt with the antenna pointing into a fixed direction.

Safe Distance

2kW 4.6ft (1.4 m)

4kW 9.3ft (2.8 m)

Broadband 0 ft (0 m)





Unparalleled close range navigation performance





Close range navigation performance





4KW HD pulse radar, 1/8nm range

Broadband Radar, 1/16nm range

main

bang

Navico’s Broadband Radar™Comparison of close range navigation performance

Broadband radar vs 4kW HD pulse radar




4KW HD pulse radar, 1/8nm range

Broadband Radar, 1/16nm range

main bang

suppression

Navico’s Broadband Radar™Comparison of close range navigation performance





moored boat

foot bridge

4kW HD pulse radar Broadband Radar

Approximate

position of boat

Comparison of target discrimination






4KW HD pulse radar Broadband Radar

Pile moorings

Moored boat

Comparison of target discrimination






4KW HD pulse radar, 1/2nm, Sea clutter rejection 50%

2 boats, towing

into the Harbour

Broadband Radar 1/4nm, No sea clutter rejection

Navico’s Broadband Radar™Comparison of target discrimination





Crystal clear image of your immediate surroundings

InstantOn™, with no tuning required

Low power consumption, ideal for smaller boats

Extremely low radiation - mount anywhere

Benefits Summary

The Benefits of Broadband Radar™

Min. range(meters)

Safe distance(meters)

4 kW pulse

Broadband

Power Draw(watts)

Time-to-on (seconds)

3

0

180

(90)

16

(0)

30

(9)

17

(1.6)

30

2

Emissions(watts)

4,000

0.1




Complements current large boatcustomer’s radar

Short range resolution, target discriminationand clutter performance provide benefits inharbors and tight spots

Expected to be installed in addition to highpower open arrays more commonly thanreplacement of existing antenna

Target Market(units/year)

7-12m

8-15m

9-20m

11-25m

20m+

30,000

12,000

6,000

1,750

250

18”

24”

4-6kW

10-12kW

25-27kW

Serves current small boat customer’sradar better Finds radar image hard to understand and

adjust

Frustrated by poor target discrimination andclutter rejection performance

Limited space for safe mounting

Opens up new market whereradar is not currently fitted Power supply is limited

Limited space for safe mounting

Navico’s Broadband Radar™Market opportunity





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GB40 10”

GB40 15”

GB40 19”

NX45 12”

NX40 8”

Compatible multifunction display platforms


8000i 12”8000i 15”

M121 12”M84 8”

HDS-5

HDS-5m

HDS-5x

HDS-7

HDS-7m

HDS-8

HDS-8m

HDS-10

HDS-10m




Specifications





Thank You

Q & A

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Doug Anderson