This laptop, showing three echograms, is hooked up to the four transceivers (black boxes on the right hand side of the photo). Each transceiver is hooked up to its respective transducer, which is housed in the transducer pod pole-mounted to the ship. Together, the transceivers and transducers make up the echosounder.
Echosounder Laptop
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This laptop, showing three echograms, is hooked up to the four transceivers (black boxes on the right hand side of the photo). Each transceiver is hooked up to its respective transducer, which is housed in the transducer pod pole-mounted to the ship. Together, the transceivers and transducers make up the echosounder.

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