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Simnet is the same as NMEA 2000, but with a different connector. You can either buy an adapter cable, or make your own, as I did. It is not too difficult, but may be hard to weatherproof the connector if that is needed.
Ben, I hear you about interoperability, but I am not sure what you are saying about Simrad and Lowrance. Lowrance is 100% NMEA 2000. Some of their first units had different connectors, but they learned that was a bad idea fairly quickly, and so now they are 100% pin compliant. I have it all wired up and talking to one another - Simrad, Lowrance, and Garmin coexisting peacefully.
The Lowrance NMEA 2000 radio, the LVR-880, seems to be a good unit thusfar, and gets the GPS data from the network fine. The only grip, and for $180 I really should not complain, is that I wish the mic was replaceable and the cord extendable.
Chris
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