Peter- go to NewEgg and get a USB to go for $1.49 . Heck, while you're at it,
get a half dozen and give some to your friends. You can plug a mouse into it
and have mouse functionality on your Android or tablet. Not sure about IOS.
Bill Coleman C&C 39
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From: Petar Horvatic via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Date: 9/23/16 14:02 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Petar Horvatic <phorv...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Open CPN
I put a micro SD on my phone, loaded with those free Coast guard raster charts.
Android version of OpenCPN is really nice. I find myself using that more
often than the garmin chart plotter. Gps works pretty good. I’ve been
making a point to see how far off I am from various buoys as go past them.
It’s pretty accurate. Even my kids Tablet Galaxy Tab 2 has a version of
openCPN, with its own Micro SD card and charts. He is 8 and navigates using
his own device. I would trust either of them in an emergency. Obviously you
always want redundancy. Course planning is difficult without a mouse. I have
a 12V PC for that, with external GPS via serial port, running windows version
of OpenCPN. Petar HorvaticSundowner76 C&C 38MkIINewport, RI From:
CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe
via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 1:42 PM
To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com'
Cc: Della Barba, Joe
Subject: Re: Stus-List Open CPN I cannot say enough good about it. If it were
possible to buy daylight waterproof displays for less than a commercial chart
plotter costs Raytheon, B&G, Sitex, etc. would all be unable to sell any
plotters.The real downsides are the current demands of a PC and relative
fragility of the hardware. I use an ancient IBM ThinkPad as my nav PC. It can
run on straight 12 volts if need be (I have an 18 volt adapter that charges it
and runs it) and is NEVER connected to any network EVER. It has nothing on it
but OpenCPN and PSK-31 software for the SSB. JoeCoquina From: CnC-List
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 1:32 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Fred Hazzard
Subject: Stus-List Open CPN I am looking for what others think about the open
CPN navigation program. Fred HazzardS/V FuryC&C 44Portland, Or
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