packy
2010-06-07 09:13:02
Poor fisherman looking for used Nobeltech software with antenna that I can plug into my lap top. Does any one have any info on the free software called Sea Clear, and does anyone know if I can get a antenna and have it work with that program?
Summer Break
2010-06-09 01:14:40
Packy,
I like Fugawi Marine ENC software. It's about $200 ($270) with a Navionics card reader if you like or already own Navionics cards. You can always run the free NOAA Raster charts with Fugawi too (save on the charts). For an antenna, I used a $30 USB GPS all last season before attaching my on board Garmin GPS to my laptop -- I think that any GPS antenna sending a NMEA signal will work.
I've never used Sea Clear, but heard that is not very user friendly and missing some usefull functions that the spendy programs have...but the price is right!
Good luck in your software hunt.