Have used iPad, lifeproof case, ram mount at helm and chart table. iNavx, isailor, navionics.
Cheapest and my next iteration will probably be android tablet and isailor or opencpn My helm is under a Bimini and brightness isn’t an issue. Sailing casually in Lake Ontario so navigation not as critical as for others Biggest issue to me is lack of integration with Ray marine autopilot, and weatherproof charging at helm. Also, wifi requires reset on rare occasions. Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 20, 2018, at 10:02 AM, ahycrace <ahycr...@cox.net> wrote: > > I have a 10 inch samsung with Opencpn and have opencpn on my sam phone. I > would like to get ais as well , can I do that with my tablet? I have an old > green screen Raytheon radar and would like something newer but this unit is > working ok so that is on the back burner. I also have a Dell laptop that is > running an old program that I really like called Chartview. I can download > govt. Charts for free. So far I haven't found a program that I like better > and with new updated charts I guess it's as good as most of the new things > out there now. I like it more than Opencpn probably because I'm so used to it. > > Gary Kolc "Liberty" 38' MK II > > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Jerome Tauber via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 10/19/18 9:00 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Jerome Tauber <jrtau...@aol.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] inexpensive chartplotter > > I use a laptop with free OpenCPN at home for planning cruises. It has a full > library of NOAA raster charts identical to paper. I have a GNSS puck plugged > into computer which gives me foreign satellite systems as well as US GPS. It > is remarkable at $19.95. I also have a small Daisy AIS receiver attached > $69. On my IPhone I have PlantoNav with cmap charts. Works well. On my > Android I have OpenCPN. It can receive WiFi input for AIS and down load grib > charts if in internet range. OpenCPN does not run on IPad. At the helm of > the boat I have a Garmin 74 series chart plotter. Under $500. It’s 7 inches > and readable under all conditions. I have a daisy two channel AIS receiver > attached that works beautifully. $89. It’s has its own rail mounted antenna > and picks up boats up to 15 miles away. Garmin Vector charts. My mast top > vhf antenna doubles as a 2 meter ham antenna. If I had unlimited budget I’d > get a multi function display and nmea 2000 network for all devices including > radar. I currently have a dedicated Raytheon radar non digital. Never use > it. Jerry > > Sent from my iPhone > >>
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