Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 05-02-2015, 21:31   #1
Registered User

Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 86
BR24 without a Chartplotter?

For the folks with BR24 experience:

At a recent boat show I talked to the local Navico representative about using the Lowrance BR24 with OpenCPN. He claimed that it would not work without being connected to one of the Navico-family chart plotters.

Does this mean that the BR24 Plugin will not work unless I buy an expensive (and otherwise useless to me) chartplotter? Or was that just sales talk?

Cheers, ....Erik.
m/v B.C. Girl
Richmond, BC
ve7mdl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2015, 21:34   #2
Registered User

Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Tierra del Fuego
Boat: Phantom 19
Posts: 6,198
Re: BR24 without a Chartplotter?

No, you don't need it, just the radar scanner.


Sent from my iPhone using Cruisers Sailing Forum
nohal is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2015, 11:17   #3
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Orust Sweden
Boat: Najad 34
Posts: 4,119
Re: BR24 without a Chartplotter?

Eric..
If you've OCPN, some installed charts, a compass heading into the system and the BR24Radar_pi plugin you can use either of Navico's scanners; BR24, 3G and 4G. (Lowrance and Simrad are also trade names for the same gadget.
There's also a OCPN plugin for the Garmin 18(I think it's called that)

Good luck/Håkan (Using a BR24)
Hakan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2015, 19:22   #4
Registered User

Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 86
Re: BR24 without a Chartplotter?

Thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

Cheers, ....Erik.
m/v B.C. Girl.
ve7mdl is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
chartplotter

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Navico BR24 and OCPN 3.3.2302 PROBLEM Jordi.Lucio OpenCPN 3 08-11-2014 13:20
Simrad nsc8 chartplotter, charts to use and how to add them to chartplotter chrismin Marine Electronics 1 10-11-2013 11:21
Navico BR24 Radar - Open Source protocol implementation maxxflow OpenCPN 23 30-07-2012 04:20
To Chartplotter or not to Chartplotter, that is the question. tardog Navigation 44 20-03-2011 16:56
How long can I stay without paying tax Ram Europe & Mediterranean 4 21-06-2005 20:54

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:18.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.