Raymarine RNS 6 Free Version

[admillington]

Have tried the Navionics one without much success so I installed the free RayTech Planner. Load it up and it requires the chart to be read by a different card reader to the one that comes with the Navionics. So I try and find the Raymarine E86026 Navionics Multicard Reader – no luck anywhere. Any suggessions welcome

 

[[2068]]

I bought Navionics Navplanner mainly to get the card reader: it should be the same thing that gets shipped with RNS! So I'm not sure why it's not working for you.

I have both RNS 6.0 and Navplanner 3.10 quite happily both using the card reader that came with Navplanner.

Neither are ideal for what I want. Navplanner, you can't even centre the display around an object. RNS is complicated, large, slow, and buggy, but has more features. Come back Garmin Mapsource, all is forgiven.

dv.

 

[admillington]

Can I ask which Chart Reader you have?

I have version 3.12 of the Navplanner - If you want i can PM you the download link.

-Andrew

 

[[2068]]

Thanks, a link to the updated version would be handy. The chart reader is like THIS: and came with the Navionics software. It looks identical to the "E86026" one on the Raymarine site.

dv.

 

[admillington]

I got a Dazzle Reader hence the problem. Will see if I can get one from Navionics.

Thanks


Andrew

To download and install NavPlanner 3.12 update:

1. Click on the link below:

ftp://npupdate:software@download.navionics.it



2. Copy the files "NP312.zip" and "READ_ME_FIRST.txt" directly to your PC

3. The file "READ_ME_FIRST.txt" contains the instructions to install the update. Please open it and perform the procedure as indicated

 

[[2068]]

Marine Super Store (Port Solent) have probably got one in stock, because I recently ordered it and cancelled, so in all probability it's still sitting on their shelf...

Thanks for the link.

dv.

 

[goochie]

Yep, me too. Got the Raytech software which seems quite good, and does what I want i.e. planning routes to upload to plotter. Same problem though - were to find card reader? I can only find it in the states at $75 which seems a bit steep as they're usually about a fiver!!