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Garmin GpsMap 376C Announced Today
See http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap376c/
GpsMap 376C (US$ 999) is US$ 250 more expensive that GpsMap276C (US$750) and offer only XM weather standard wich is usefull only in USA. Nothing about AIS. |
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On 19 Jul 2005 17:18:48 -0700, "Pascal" wrote:
See http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap376c/ GpsMap 376C (US$ 999) is US$ 250 more expensive that GpsMap276C (US$750) and offer only XM weather standard wich is usefull only in USA. Nothing about AIS. And nothing about a decent memory card format...... |
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"Pascal" wrote in
ps.com: Nothing about AIS. Pity. All chartplotters need to be AIS compatible. I've sent email to The Cap'n nav software we use. I want him to add code to it that will generate and decode AIS 9600 baud data straight off the VHF radios, without the million dollar marine interface/radio scam. We hams have used direct soundcard audio for our digital systems on VHF for years, bypassing the sell-me-another-box scams. Modern PCs are easily up to the task of direct interfaces.....fast. -- Larry |
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APRS
"Larry" wrote in message ... "Pascal" wrote in ps.com: Nothing about AIS. Pity. All chartplotters need to be AIS compatible. I've sent email to The Cap'n nav software we use. I want him to add code to it that will generate and decode AIS 9600 baud data straight off the VHF radios, without the million dollar marine interface/radio scam. We hams have used direct soundcard audio for our digital systems on VHF for years, bypassing the sell-me-another-box scams. Modern PCs are easily up to the task of direct interfaces.....fast. -- Larry |
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"Gus" wrote in news:GfvDe.56685$iU.44338@lakeread05:
APRS Why Bob Bruninga, APRS' inventor, hasn't sued their asses is a mystery to me. AIS is just a rebottled APRS, which doesn't clear any of them from a patent... Maybe Bob's already being paid his royalties....(c; -- Larry |
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"Pascal" wrote in
ups.com: The "ShipPlotter" software already does this,have you see it? http://www.shipplotter.com Yes, I found Ship Plotter, too. But I want the navigation software boys to use this same soundcard/radio idea with their NAV software so we can get accurate AIS plotting on the extensive charting programs we are already paying heavily to use. We already have all the charts that The Cap'n produces. The Cap'n now needs an AIS module added to it to use the tones coming into the computer from the sound card audio input to plot all these targets right on its existing extensive chart plots. What a great product it will be when it combines what Ship Plotter does on its limited plotter with the extensive database charting The Cap'n or other charting software already is capable of doing. -- Larry |
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"Burnie M" wrote in message ... On 19 Jul 2005 17:18:48 -0700, "Pascal" wrote: See http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap376c/ GpsMap 376C (US$ 999) is US$ 250 more expensive that GpsMap276C (US$750) and offer only XM weather standard wich is usefull only in USA. Nothing about AIS. And nothing about a decent memory card format...... It still mainly targeting the marine market so its still needs to support pre-programmed marine chart datacards. |
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"Non Toxic" wrote in message ... "Burnie M" wrote in message ... On 19 Jul 2005 17:18:48 -0700, "Pascal" wrote: See http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap376c/ GpsMap 376C (US$ 999) is US$ 250 more expensive that GpsMap276C (US$750) and offer only XM weather standard wich is usefull only in USA. Nothing about AIS. And nothing about a decent memory card format...... It still mainly targeting the marine market so its still needs to support pre-programmed marine chart datacards. duh -- and it would be so damned hard to have slots for both card types? Like a $20 card reader maybe? Couldn't possibly have anything to do with wanting to keep that expensive card business in house, could it? |
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One very interesting thing is that the WXM smart satelite antena is
pluged in the USB port of Map376C; pheraps, if/when Garmin unveils its proprietary AIS receiver, it can be pluged too, to the USB port of Map376C and, hopefully in the GpsMap 276C, as to me, appears that the hwardware of these 2 units are identical... |
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