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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
"RayTech RNS 6.0 Navigation Software has been honored with the Best in
Show Award 2006 from the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)." - Raymarine Web Site. "Raymarine's RayTech RNS 6.0 Navigation Software offers boaters the most comprehensive set of navigation software tools available today." - Raymarine Web Site. Most comprehensive set of navigation software tools available today - Huh? I use 6.0 in combination with my E-80. It's not bad, but award winning, no, can't be. Maybe I am too spoiled with how easy it is to build and play with routes and waypoints in my 2005 version of Garmin's MapSource product line, that I believe that any product missing similiar functionality is far from begin a "comprehensive set of navigation software tools". Also RayTech RNS 6.0 does not allow you to import tracks from your E-80. It is also very difficult to move routes and waypoints between the two products via the memory card, and it's also a pain in the neck to bring the cartography home with me so I can do pre-planning on my home PC and bring the waypoints/routes back to my E-80. I hope Raymarine does not let this award go to their head, there is a lot of things that they can do much better with RNS 6.0 |
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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
"b393capt" wrote in
ups.com: Best in Show Award 2006 from the National Marine Electronics Association NMEA, owned and operated by the manufacturers, giving themselves awards for anything, is like the US Army awarding itself a medal for the Osprey helicopter that can't fly....often enough to account for its price. The Fox shouldn't be awarding the henhouse..... NMMA hands itself awards for the best chopper gun boat, too....(c; Too bad Consumer's Union and UL don't seem too interested.... Larry -- My calendar must be wrong.... In all the stores, it's ALREADY Christmas! |
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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
Still, it would be more straightforward if they were praised and got an
award for what's good about RNS 6.0 1. For example, the user interface while still supporting toolbars and other windows-XP controls defaults to a mode where RNS operates much like the E-80 chartplotter. Once you know the chartplotter, which is very easy actually, you know the GUI for RNS 6.0. At times when you want to jump more directly to what you need, then there are toolbars across the top. 2. Without dwelling on what you should already know from using the charplotter, the manual gets right to the point, and with a short amount of reading conveys how to use the additional features of RNS that are not on the chartplotter. 3. Standard ethernet interface. When the PC is in my boat, it interfaces via standard ethernet cable, and will can get the cartography over the network from the E-80 just as if it's local in the PC. 4. I happen to have a second charplotter at my nav station. If I had not, RNS 6.0 makes your PC effectively into a remote chartplotter (e.g. you get radar, sirius weather, and seatalk / nmea instrument data) via standard ethernet. It would seem (I have not tried it) if you take the extra step to setup a wireless lan on your boat, then bingo, your PC is a wireless chartplotter and instrument console. 5. I will do this next season, if just for the convienance of changing my crusing route based on current weather conditions without the risk of getting seasick down below (RNS 6 will recommend a route based on boat performance and weather download files). .... still, they have much room for improvement. The chartplotter is more difficult then it should be for creating a route, and that same difficulty comes thru in the RNS 6 software emulation of the chartplotter. They should improve it on both. Also, if I setup a route and waypoints from home, it should be easier for me to bring them onto the boat (and leave my PC behind). I just like my E-80 alot, and would rather leave my PC at home after I have planned a route. And a third suggestion while I am at it, would be that a purchase of the charting software would also give you a copy you can use at home, without needing the PC-card. Dan b393capt wrote: "RayTech RNS 6.0 Navigation Software has been honored with the Best in Show Award 2006 from the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)." - Raymarine Web Site. "Raymarine's RayTech RNS 6.0 Navigation Software offers boaters the most comprehensive set of navigation software tools available today." - Raymarine Web Site. Most comprehensive set of navigation software tools available today - Huh? I use 6.0 in combination with my E-80. It's not bad, but award winning, no, can't be. Maybe I am too spoiled with how easy it is to build and play with routes and waypoints in my 2005 version of Garmin's MapSource product line, that I believe that any product missing similiar functionality is far from begin a "comprehensive set of navigation software tools". Also RayTech RNS 6.0 does not allow you to import tracks from your E-80. It is also very difficult to move routes and waypoints between the two products via the memory card, and it's also a pain in the neck to bring the cartography home with me so I can do pre-planning on my home PC and bring the waypoints/routes back to my E-80. I hope Raymarine does not let this award go to their head, there is a lot of things that they can do much better with RNS 6.0 |
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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
Larry- You are dead wrong. The NMEA is actually made up of dealers and
manufacturers. The voting is done by dealers and technicians. No manufacturer members may vote. I'm not praising the RayTech software. It really isn't a great product. It's just that when I read a statement that seems to have been pulled from ones rear end I felt is necessary to correct. Larry wrote: "b393capt" wrote in ups.com: Best in Show Award 2006 from the National Marine Electronics Association NMEA, owned and operated by the manufacturers, giving themselves awards for anything, is like the US Army awarding itself a medal for the Osprey helicopter that can't fly....often enough to account for its price. The Fox shouldn't be awarding the henhouse..... NMMA hands itself awards for the best chopper gun boat, too....(c; Too bad Consumer's Union and UL don't seem too interested.... Larry -- My calendar must be wrong.... In all the stores, it's ALREADY Christmas! |
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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
wrote in message oups.com... What the He11 are you talking about. What is a 5000 Nav-Autopilot. Do you actually work in the business or just express opinions? Well we all know what opinions are like, and some stink more then others. It's Larry and someone mentioned Raymarine. He's just trying to find a way to use it to whinge about their radomes. |
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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
"Bill Kearney" wrote in
: It's Larry and someone mentioned Raymarine. He's just trying to find a way to use it to whinge about their radomes. Not at all but thank you for remembering.... My point is no NMEA output is EVER going to be honest about ANY member's equipment, no matter how bad it is. Sorry...I'm still laughing about someone actually asking about the Ubiquotous 5000 in the other reply....He doesn't get it...or you about the point of the post. Larry -- Halloween candy sure has dropped in price, lately! |
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RayTech RNS 6.0 Best in Show --- I am confused.
Larry, I certainly understand when someone is so full of themselves
that they think their shat don't stink. I've dealt with many of your kind in my 25+ years as an electronics dealer. Usually I'd encourage you to go elsewhere. Full of opinions and low on facts. All hat and no cowboy. Larry wrote: "Bill Kearney" wrote in : It's Larry and someone mentioned Raymarine. He's just trying to find a way to use it to whinge about their radomes. Not at all but thank you for remembering.... My point is no NMEA output is EVER going to be honest about ANY member's equipment, no matter how bad it is. Sorry...I'm still laughing about someone actually asking about the Ubiquotous 5000 in the other reply....He doesn't get it...or you about the point of the post. Larry -- Halloween candy sure has dropped in price, lately! |
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