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Lynda
Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 614 Location: Pine Mountain
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 Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:38 am |
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I am looking for either a 3210 or a 3206
Garmin Marine GPS
this is what they look like......
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:56 am |
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do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:59 am |
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HDS have heaps less buttons as well
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royce
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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:44 am |
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shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff.
Definetly well and truly inshore  probably Cobar
Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:41 am |
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royce wrote: shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff. Definetly well and truly inshore probably Cobar Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it HDS use awesome maps, loaded by SD cards, that can be overlaid with satellite piccies and can be networked
with a few different systems. a HDS 7 new is less then a grand.
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ZookiMonsta
Joined: Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1625 Location: Jimboomba
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:59 am |
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shep wrote: HDS have heaps less buttons as well
More buttons is better, makes typing in coordinates so much easier and quicker!
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royce
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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:14 am |
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shep wrote: royce wrote: shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff. Definetly well and truly inshore probably Cobar Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it HDS use awesome maps, loaded by SD cards, that can be overlaid with satellite piccies and can be networked with a few different systems. a HDS 7 new is less then a grand. Do they have topo maps of areas a few hundred km inland though 
Its for a Patrol, not a boat
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:23 am |
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royce wrote: shep wrote: royce wrote: shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff. Definetly well and truly inshore probably Cobar Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it HDS use awesome maps, loaded by SD cards, that can be overlaid with satellite piccies and can be networked with a few different systems. a HDS 7 new is less then a grand. Do they have topo maps of areas a few hundred km inland though Its for a Patrol, not a boat i figured it was for a car
any cmap sd cards work. i have mid priced aussie wide card. elcho is maped
well with topo info, i assume the rest of oz is as well. i can check it out tomorrow and take a pick
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royce
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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:54 am |
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its gotta talk to an already owned Garmin too
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Zook_Fan
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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 4530 Location: Toowoomba
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:20 am |
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shep wrote: royce wrote: shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff. Definetly well and truly inshore probably Cobar Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it HDS use awesome maps, loaded by SD cards, that can be overlaid with satellite piccies and can be networked with a few different systems. a HDS 7 new is less then a grand. The 5 is less than a grand, where are you getting a 7 for that cheap?
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:35 am |
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Zook_Fan wrote: shep wrote: royce wrote: shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff. Definetly well and truly inshore probably Cobar Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it HDS use awesome maps, loaded by SD cards, that can be overlaid with satellite piccies and can be networked with a few different systems. a HDS 7 new is less then a grand. The 5 is less than a grand, where are you getting a 7 for that cheap? darwin. the marine shop i get my stuff from are pretty good.
HDS combo unit, no transducer but with enet cable to network with my hds10
and the sidescan box of magic thing. $970.
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Zook_Fan
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:46 am |
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shep wrote: Zook_Fan wrote: shep wrote: royce wrote: shep wrote: do you want to use it off shore or inshore? lowrance HDS are the go for rivers and inshore stuff. Definetly well and truly inshore probably Cobar Has to be one of them so the network thing can talk to the other one and put Topo maps on it HDS use awesome maps, loaded by SD cards, that can be overlaid with satellite piccies and can be networked with a few different systems. a HDS 7 new is less then a grand. The 5 is less than a grand, where are you getting a 7 for that cheap? darwin. the marine shop i get my stuff from are pretty good. HDS combo unit, no transducer but with enet cable to network with my hds10 and the sidescan box of magic thing. $970.  I sold that same set up 2 weeks ago in town for more than twice that...
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14498 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:04 pm |
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HDS units are very popular up here because they work so well in the shallow water we have.
80km from the nearest land it is still rare to see water deeper then 20 meters. so they sell heaps
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sogone
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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:29 am Posts: 2070 Location: Darwin
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:57 pm |
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Start importing em to QLD for mega profits 
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Greg
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 60
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:31 am |
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sorry for the grave dig! But is shep able to help me out with some tech please?
I just got a race car imported from the US and it has a HDS-8m and I am in real desperate need of some topo map help.
cheers
Greg
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Zook_Fan
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:51 am |
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For land? What maps do you need? NSW/Vic/Qld?
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shep
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:16 pm |
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Pics of race car
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Greg
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 60
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:31 am |
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Zook_Fan wrote: For land? What maps do you need? NSW/Vic/Qld? land maps of SE Queensland and/or nth NSW would be a huge help. I am really struggling with getting any info or help with this thing, all the GPS 'experts' seem to have no idea what it even is. here is our new toy! 
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bakerboy
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 2291 Location: Perth
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:45 am |
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not sure is gps thread or awesome pics thread, damn thats nice
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Zook_Fan
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:10 am |
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I'll help you out if I can get a ride in that!
As you know the HDS is a marine unit and so none of the standard maps will work with them. I'm told there is software that you can install to make them compatible but didn't look into it too far because of cost. If it is for competitions and stuff you can still use it as a chartplotter you just won't have the information of the land formations. This is generally why Garmin marine units are chosen as they have a 'base' map that has basic topographic information in built. I don't know whether it is possible to import these maps but I bet you'd almost be able to crack it and run whatever software you want on it with the right information..
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