Does the 155 require an external antenna? Joel On Saturday, February 20, 2016, bobmor99 . via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Thank you, Fred. > > I'm still figuring out a few things. I was recently gifted an old Standard > Horizon 155 CP155C (without the GPS) from a dock neighbor who upgraded to a > SH CPN 700i. I couldn't get a GPS signal into the CP155C and am about to > relegate it to emergency backup status. The charts display fine but they'd > have to be "manually cross referenced" to an externally-supplied GPS > position. Another first world problem... :-) > > I really like my shiny new SH VX2200 and it looks like it would > inter-operate nicely with the SH CPN 700i so I'll probably pull the trigger > on that next week. These are amazing times. > > I'm kinda liking Standard Horizon in general. They don't seem driven by > marketeers. I don't mind wading through some semi-techy, almost complete, > documentation. And, they haven't taken the proprietary route. > > I have to take a closer look at my current depth transducer. IIRC, it was > designed to be easily removed > from inside the boat - just like its long-broken speed paddlewheel > neighbor. That might limit my choices for a plug and play, in the water, > replacement. > > Kind regards, > > ---Bob Moriarty > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: > >> Bob -- if you're interested, I can price that transducer for you from my >> vendor. >> >> -- Fred >> >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 8:21 PM, bobmor99 . via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: >> >> Thank you Fred, >> It's disappointing that a simple depth = x? question would be complicated >> by vendors' proprietary proclivities - especially with long established >> NMEA 0183 and 2000 standards in place. >> I'll check out the DT800 and calibrate it using the various places I've >> run aground. :-) >> I'll send you a DSC call if the calibration effort goes awry. :-) >> --Bob M >> Ox 33-1 >> Jax, FL >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:53 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: >> >>> Bob — yes, Airmar makes a line of “smart” transducers that have NMEA2000 >>> direct output. For depth, you’d want the DT800; the best option for you >>> would be the one made by Airmar for Furuno, as it has an NMEA2000 connector >>> ready to plug into an NMEA2000 backbone; this transducer will run you about >>> $270.00. The issue you’re going to run into is that you won’t be able to >>> “calibrate” the transducer (for depth offset, for instance) without other >>> equipment from the same manufacturer on the bus, as the calibration schemes >>> have not been made a direct part of the NMEA2k standard, so each >>> manufacturer handles it differently. And you’ll need to start from zero on >>> an NMEA2000 bus. >>> >>> — Fred >>> >>> Fred Street -- Minneapolis >>> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( >>> >>> On Feb 16, 2016, at 7:09 PM, bobmor99 . via CnC-List < >>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: >>> >>> My original depth transducer and display have given up the ghost. >>> Is there a preferred, non-proprietary depth transducer that can output >>> NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 depth messages? >>> >>> Looking to buy a Standard Horizon CPN700i chartplotter, >>> >>> >>> http://www.standardhorizon.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=84&encProdID=DAF88A33AD0AD868B77CC24EF82D4880&DivisionID=3&isArchived=0 >>> >>> which can handle both NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 input. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> --Bob M >>> >>> BTW, I recently installed a Standard Horizon GX2200 VHF/GPS/AIS unit - >>> (my first grown-up VHF). It's great, especially with the RAM mic. (Thanks >>> for that suggestion, Dennis C. !) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>> bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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