quaelgeist2
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OK - now I got it.
I noticed the limited read-out of NMEA data by the 4000+, but I do not yet have the fully linked system that you apparently install, e.g. no radar and no full PC integration. Sounds like you control the boat from the navtable.
My PC is merely acts as a (jazzed-up) chartplotter; for redundancy reasons I am not even driving my 4000+ from the PC, but always upload the waypoints to the GPS.
I do not trust the relatively new subnotebook to be tough enough until I have usedit for at least one full season in rough weather). Also power consumption is an issue for me, the GPS runs 24hrs on its back-up batteries, the PC just 3. That said, everything worked well so far.
chris
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I noticed the limited read-out of NMEA data by the 4000+, but I do not yet have the fully linked system that you apparently install, e.g. no radar and no full PC integration. Sounds like you control the boat from the navtable.
My PC is merely acts as a (jazzed-up) chartplotter; for redundancy reasons I am not even driving my 4000+ from the PC, but always upload the waypoints to the GPS.
I do not trust the relatively new subnotebook to be tough enough until I have usedit for at least one full season in rough weather). Also power consumption is an issue for me, the GPS runs 24hrs on its back-up batteries, the PC just 3. That said, everything worked well so far.
chris
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