HDS8 GPS report........

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10-12-2010, 10:32 AM
Cane Pole

HDS8 GPS report........

I got the HDS8 mounted on my Jon Boat (if you could imagine). First time to try out the gps was this past weekend at the Big Bear shindig. The gps was dead on as I approched waypoints and it held course at .2 mph. The only problem I had with the gps was a loss of 3d when I got close to a high bank lined with trees and houses and boat docks. I have the internal gps. Don't know how the external antenna would respond. For 200 bucks, I want find out either.

The 2d sonar is excellent. The Lowrance insight maps are fair.

I was able to load previous created waypoint files directly to the HDS8 from the SD card.

I sure like this feature. I can add or delete waypoints, tracks, trails, routes to the unit without a PC.
10-12-2010, 06:13 PM
wilbur

CP I have the insight maps but cant get them to work. If i put in a navionics chip it works. How do you get the insight maps to show up?
10-12-2010, 06:17 PM
Cane Pole

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Originally Posted by wilbur

CP I have the insight maps but cant get them to work. If i put in a navionics chip it works. How do you get the insight maps to show up?

You got to select the maps in the menu Wilbur. You have a choice between insight and Navionics.
10-12-2010, 06:29 PM
Cane Pole

hit MENU twice. highlight Chart, then hit enter. highlight chart data hit enter. select either Lowrance or Navionics. then hit enter.
10-12-2010, 06:50 PM
wilbur

Thanks CP I will try that
10-12-2010, 07:19 PM
Fisherman_Wantabe

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

hit MENU twice. highlight Chart, then hit enter. highlight chart data hit enter. select either Lowrance or Navionics. then hit enter.

You the man !
10-12-2010, 08:08 PM
Big Ridge Brewer

Have you decided on which one you like over the other? HB or Lowrance?
10-12-2010, 08:09 PM
Yodibuzz

hey canepole

how far will the unit zoom in?
my garmin will go down to 20 feet which i really like but the maps are really bad.
10-12-2010, 09:02 PM
Cane Pole

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Originally Posted by Yodibuzz

hey canepole

how far will the unit zoom in?
my garmin will go down to 20 feet which i really like but the maps are really bad.

HDS zooms to 20 foot. I don't know a map this is really worth a crap at 20 feet zoom, even with a big screen. ha
10-12-2010, 09:03 PM
Cane Pole

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fisherman_Wantabe

You the man !

I read the book.:):)
10-12-2010, 09:05 PM
Cane Pole

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Originally Posted by Big Ridge Brewer

Have you decided on which one you like over the other? HB or Lowrance?

Not really. The HB is easier to navigate thru the features. But I have had the HB 3 years.
10-13-2010, 07:33 AM
sloedown

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

I read the book.:):)

ditto
10-13-2010, 07:44 AM
rnvinc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

I got the HDS8 mounted on my Jon Boat (if you could imagine). First time to try out the gps was this past weekend at the Big Bear shindig. The gps was dead on as I approched waypoints and it held course at .2 mph. The only problem I had with the gps was a loss of 3d when I got close to a high bank lined with trees and houses and boat docks. I have the internal gps. Don't know how the external antenna would respond. For 200 bucks, I want find out either.

The 2d sonar is excellent. The Lowrance insight maps are fair.

I was able to load previous created waypoint files directly to the HDS8 from the SD card.

I sure like this feature. I can add or delete waypoints, tracks, trails, routes to the unit without a PC.

Does this mean your boat still indicates what direction it is going even at .2mph...??
10-13-2010, 07:45 AM
Fisherman_Wantabe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

I read the book.:):)

That's no fun :D:D:p I always do it the hard way try it out first then read the book sometimes :D
10-13-2010, 08:38 AM
Cane Pole

yep. I read the book after pushing buttons.

And also there is no donut and the direction icon seemed to be correct at the .2mph speed.
10-13-2010, 10:29 AM
rnvinc

Can your experience in this issue offer some insight as to how (or what technology) allows the lowrance unit to be able to indicate the directional icon to be displayed below .5mph...

I'm trying (not so patiently) to wrap my head around why it's such a difficult HB issue to change....
10-13-2010, 11:52 AM
jaxsprat

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

Can your experience in this issue offer some insight as to how (or what technology) allows the lowrance unit to be able to indicate the directional icon to be displayed below .5mph...

I'm trying (not so patiently) to wrap my head around why it's such a difficult HB issue to change....

Because it is not one of their priorities, and bass guys don't need it:eek:
10-13-2010, 01:06 PM
rnvinc

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Originally Posted by jaxsprat

Because it is not one of their priorities, and bass guys don't need it:eek:

I agree that it seems obvious that HB's target market is the bass fisherman...and bass fishermen do not fish at less than .5mph...

My question is about the actual technology (hardware or software) than allows lowrance and garmin (and probably others) to accurately shows the directional icon below .5mph...

Is this technology that hard or expensive to incorporate into the HB units...??
10-13-2010, 06:00 PM
Cane Pole

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnvinc

I agree that it seems obvious that HB's target market is the bass fisherman...and bass fishermen do not fish at less than .5mph...

My question is about the actual technology (hardware or software) than allows lowrance and garmin (and probably others) to accurately shows the directional icon below .5mph...

Is this technology that hard or expensive to incorporate into the HB units...??

I am not privy to this info, but my scientific guess would be program algorithms based on last known position, direction, and speed. You can make a lots of programmable predictions based on this known data.
10-13-2010, 06:30 PM
rnvinc

Hmmm...interesting....

We have at last count 12,148 registered used at CC....

If roughly 1/2 of those users are HB owners and 1/2 of those are HB GPS users...lets see.. that's appoximately 3000 HB GPS owners....

Oh, well...I guess 3000 voices aren't near enough for HB to listen to us measly crappie fishermen....:(
10-13-2010, 06:48 PM
Cane Pole

Quote:

Originally Posted by rnvinc

Hmmm...interesting....

We have at last count 12,148 registered used at CC....

If roughly 1/2 of those users are HB owners and 1/2 of those are HB GPS users...lets see.. that's appoximately 3000 HB GPS owners....

Oh, well...I guess 3000 voices aren't near enough for HB to listen to us measly crappie fishermen....:(

Probably some GPS guru left Trimble or Garmin and went to work at Lowrance with a nice increase in salary. I would if the price was right. This is probably true at Humminbird too. I been around, so I know what leaves with you to your next tecko job is based on pay incentives. Headhunters finds talents. It is not home grown in most cases.;)