ELECTRONICS
FATHER OF 4G
BROADBAND RADAR
Q&A WITH NAVICO’S DON KORTE
Peter Swanson
STORY BY PETER SWANSON
on Korte, shown here holding the innards of
Navico’s new 4G Broadband Radar, combines the jolly
personality of Santa Claus with the inventive mind of The
Professor. You remember The Professor. On Gilligan’s
Island, he was the guy who could make a radio from a
rusty coat hanger and a pair of coconuts. Korte, however,
D
is a real-life expert in radio frequency (RF) engineering.
Working for Navico, whose brands include Lowrance
and Simrad, Korte spent years developing a 36-mile radar
that is unique to the recreational boating market. As
senior product manager and principal engineer, it could
be said that Korte is the father and mother of Broadband
Navico Senior Product Manager Don Korte points at the tiny components that take the place of a magnetron in Navico’s Broadband
Radar systems.
