Thread: Need help manually entering coordinates in Humminbirds

Same here on the 1st lat / long as southern end of Overcup. 2nd was not recognized and the third on the north end of nimrod but you need to reverse the reading. They are showing it as long / lat instead of lat / long.

When I get a lat / long I go into google earth and do my search and save these locations in my places. As Pappy said you want it all to be in Decimals Degrees in the end, just makes it easier. Conversion software is one way and converting them yourself is another by a simple formula. I use this due to bad downloads on the other stuff.

For those that do not have a conversion program this is an easy way to do it.

Make sure you are reading the Lat / Long as this format in G.E. - Decimal Degrees Lat 31.014254 Long 97.583001 for example.

This clip will show you how to make sure your in Decimal Degrees.

http://youtu.be/cFCbxTDfeHQ

31.014254
31 in Decimal Degrees = N31

.014254 X 60 = .85524
= .855 (dropping the last two digits)
New Humminbird reading = N 31 * 00.855


97.583001
Long being 97 = W097

.583001 X 60 = 34.98006
= 34.980 (dropping the last two digits)
New Humminbird reading = W097 *34.980

So you have taken a G.E. Lat / Long of 31.014254 97.583001 and turned it into something that HB can read as N 31 *00.855 W097 *34.980

Place this in your HBPC as new waypoint and transfer to unit.

SKI not planning to going to AR so no need to worry lol, shot me a PM and I'll help you out on getting the ones we can fixed up for your unit.