Raymarine C95 MFD connection to VHF via NMEA 0183

[Esmerelda]

Although I am sure this has been asked lots of times, I cannot find an easy to understand answer. Currently our C95 MFD is connected to everything except VHF via a Sea Talk - STng converter. I want to connect the Icom M505 radio (which uses NMEA 0183) to the MFD. Is it as simple as using one of these cables - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raymarine...ow-/390813154542?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368?

My slight concern is that I cannot find this cable on the Raymarine site...

Thanks in advance

 

[laika]

I'm not entirely sure what that ebay item would be. NMEA-0183 to Seatalk-ng conversion involves more than just breaking out two wires from six. Normally you use something like the actisense ngw-1 stng which is quite a lot more money.

If you've got the c95 connected to "everything" via ST-NG, using the NMEA-0183 port on the C95 would probably be more cost effective than another device to do the conversion.

 

[pvb]

Although I am sure this has been asked lots of times, I cannot find an easy to understand answer. Currently our C95 MFD is connected to everything except VHF via a Sea Talk - STng converter. I want to connect the Icom M505 radio (which uses NMEA 0183) to the MFD. Is it as simple as using one of these cables - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raymarine...ow-/390813154542?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368?

My slight concern is that I cannot find this cable on the Raymarine site...

You don't need any extra cable. Your c95 has two NMEA0183 ports, and the wires are already there in the power/data cable. If you download the installation manual from the Raymarine website, it will explain everything.