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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 11:22 AM
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lowrance h20/ laptop

Searched quite a bit didn't see any specific "up to date " info so here goes....What is necessary to make my lowrance h20 operate through my laptop?? ie. using my laptop as a monitor for the g.p.s. if that makes any sense??? thanks for any input whatsoever
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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I am also interested.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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Should work. I used to use a cheap Garmin handheld unit hooked to the serial port of a laptop and ran Copilot GPS software and it worked just fine.

Set your receiver to output "NMEA" and use this data cable

http://www.amazon.com/Lowrance-Cable.../dp/B0009J4I00


And use your gps enabled navigation software of choice.

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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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Here's a free GPS program

http://www.easygps.com/gps_receivers...Finder_H20.asp

BTW I found all this using google in about 5 minutes
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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[QUOTE=Adam

BTW I found all this using google in about 5 minutes[/QUOTE]



Thanks alot,that makes me feel real"special" seriously, I appreciate it and will look into the info Thanks Adam
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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Hey Adam,
Is this the same type of cable ie. will it accomplish the same thing??http://www.pc-mobile.net/usgm.htm


cause it's a lot cheaper


Thanks Mike

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