B164

SS164

Aim in the Right Direction

Airmar has taken our innovative Tilted Element™ technology to 1 kW
a higher power. The 1kW, B164 transducer is perfect for fast, Tilted Element™, Thru-Hull Transducer
trailered, tournament, sportfishing vessels that cannot install
a thru-hull with a High-Performance Fairing. The low-profile
bronze housing protrudes less than 6.35 mm (0.25”) outside
Fishing Applications
• Inshore and blue-water trolling
your hull, which results in excellent performance at speeds up to
30 knots (34 MPH). • Deep-water bottom and structure fishing up to
500 m (1,640’)
Fine Tune Your Fishing • The versatile 1 kW transducer for all types of fishing
The ceramic arrays are tilted inside the housing giving you a
perfect vertical beam with maximum energy on what is directly
Features
below your boat. Take your fishfinder to the next power with
• Fixed 20° tilted version for 16° to 24° hull deadrise
Airmar’s 1kW Tilted Element Transducers.
• Fixed 12° tilted version for 8° to 15° hull deadrise
• Fixed 0° tilted version for 0° to 7° hull deadrise
• 1 kW power, 50/200 kHz multiple-ceramics
• Engineered for center-console and trailered boats
• Low-profile protrusion below the hull
• No affect on your boats running performance
6° Narrow
200 kHz
22° Wide
• Interfaces to any 600 W or 1 kW echosounder
50 kHz
• Bronze or stainless steel housings available
The ceramic elements are tilted inside
the housing, which compensates for • Depth and new fast-response water-temperature
your boats deadrise. This aims the beam
straight toward the bottom, resulting in sensor
stronger echo returns and more accurate
depth readings. • Boat Size: 8 m to 11 m (25’ to 35’)

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6° Narrow
200 kHz

Technical Information
22° Wide
50 kHz

50/200 kHz-Glq SPECIFICATIONS

Number of Elements Weight: 2.7 kg (6 lb)
and Configuration
Hull Deadrise: Up to 28°
Beamwidth (@-3 dB) 22° x 20° 6° x 6°
Acoustic Window: Urethane
RMS Power (W) 1 kW 1 kW
TVR 158 dB 168 dB
DIMENSIONS
RVR -177 dB -189 dB
ø 134 mm
FOM -23 -19
(5.26”)
Q 7 17
3 3/4-4 UNC
Impedance 240 Ω 180 Ω threads

118 mm
107 mm

(4.67”)
(4.23”)
Spacer
MAXIMUM DEPTH RANGE washer

50 kHz 200 kHz

98 mm (3 7/8”) hole size
353 m to 529 m 152 m to 235 m
6 mm
(1,200’ to 1,800’) (500’ to 800’) (0.25”)
Nut Spacer Washer
ø 97.3 mm ø 97.1 mm
BEAM DIAMETER VS DEPTH (3.83”) (3.82”)

Depth 50 kHz 200 kHz

9m 4mx3m 0.9 m x 0.9 m
(30’) (12’ x 10’) (3’ x 3’)
31 m 11 m x 10.6 m 3.3 m x 3.3 m
(100’) (38’ x 35’) (11’ x 11’)
122 m 47 m x 43 m 13 m x 13 m
(400’) (156’ x 141’) (42’ x 42’) ø 136.6 mm ø 135.8 mm
305 m 118 m x 107 m 32 m x 32 m (5.38”) (5.35”)
(1,000’) (389’ x 353’) (105’ x 105’)
56 mm
(2.20”)
TRANSDUCER COMPARISON
42.3 mm
Model Power Rating Performance Increase
118 mm
(4.67”)
Free Area

(1.66”)
56 mm
(2.20”)

B60 600 W Good Benchmark model for comparison

SS60 92.25 mm
(3.75”)
B164 1 kW Better 6 times more sensitive at 50 kHz No Draft
SS164 2 times more sensitive at 200 kHz 134 mm
(5.26”) 6.35 mm
SS264N 1 kW Best 50 times more sensitive at 50 kHz (0.25”)
13 times more sensitive at 200 kHz
Due to the wide beam of the SS264W, it has been omitted from the table.

©Airmar Technology Corporation B164_SS164_rP 09/09/09

As Airmar constantly improves its products, all specifications are subject to change without
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notice. All Airmar products are designed to provide high levels of accuracy and reliability,
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however they should only be used as aids to navigation and not as a replacement for

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traditional navigation aids and techniques. Tilted Element™ is a trademark of Airmar

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