You mean, there's a reason for using Open CPN other than "Being the
cheap SOB that..." ?
:)
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
OpenCPN user too
At 08:26 AM 24/12/2015, you wrote:
Joel,
I am looking at OpenCPN for another reason, but it exports a .gpx
file and I don't know what that is or what accepts it as an input.
Fred,
What do you think of Raymarine RayTec RNS Navigation Software?
Allen
30-2
Hampton
From: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:36 AM
To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: <mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Route Planning and Uploading to Chart Plotter
Allen,
Being the cheap SOB that I am, I run OpenCPN on my laptop, but I
have never tried to transfer routes to my e7. I also use the free
Ray charts on the e7 rather than the Navionics charts.
Voyager does not look like it runs independent of the plotter - for
that you would need RNS Navigation software.
Let me know which solution you go with.
Joel
35/3
Annapolis
On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 9:27 AM, allen via CnC-List
<<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
My old laptop died and I've replaced it with a
refurbished Panasonic Toughbook. Nice upgrade for cheap. Windows 7
with upgrade to 10 option
Next issue, what software to install. For the past 20 years I've
used CAPN for route planning and then just connected my laptop into
the onboard GPS for cruising.
Now I've upgraded to Raymarine E units on the pedestal and in the
nav station. Both are equipped with Navionics cards.
I want to be able to construct routes here at home and upload them
onto my E units. I will take my Toughbook with its GPS dongle
along, but that's for backup.
Seems like I have three options:
Reinstall latest and greatest version of CAPN
Install Raymarine Voyager
Install Navionics PC App
I sense the technology moving away from large systems like CAPN
toward mobile devices. What's the best route looking forward or am
I looking at a tech war in progress with no clear winner in sight?
Allen Miles
s/v Septima
C&C 30-2
Hampton VA
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