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Forum: OpenCPN 11-08-2012, 19:23
Replies: 166
Views: 100,137
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Fast cheap AIS using $20 rtl-sdr DVB-T SDR Dongles !

It's a while since I used this, but it's not hard to set up. Just connect an audio shielded cable - centre to the discriminator output (If I remember correctly it's maked 'E' on the PC board) and...
Forum: OpenCPN 08-08-2012, 06:52
Replies: 166
Views: 100,137
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Fast cheap AIS using $20 rtl-sdr DVB-T SDR Dongles !

Just for those interested in a cheap AIS receiver to experiment with that works pretty much straight from the box - I've had good success with a cheap Puxing 888 VHF handheld, about $70 from China,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-09-2011, 13:41
Replies: 127
Views: 30,732
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: HF SSB Ham Radio Option

In my experience (20yrs Ham and Marine licenses) the Icom 718's are very stable, however for around $70 you can add the CR-338 TXCO option and get 0.5ppm frequency stability ..I'd recommend that...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-09-2011, 05:41
Replies: 38
Views: 3,510
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Which Is Better ? Good-Used or Cheap-New VHF ?

Simple, buy a new one. Why? Any ten year old radio will have old capacitors, old resistors, old IC's and old switches. Even if never used electronic components age, particularly capacitors and can...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-09-2011, 05:28
Replies: 12
Views: 2,942
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Convert Internal Antenna to External

The manual shows there is a way to configure the NMEA sentences for output, but doesn't show any input sentence selections. Given that NMEA input of fix data would probably be in conflict with the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-09-2011, 05:16
Replies: 127
Views: 30,732
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: HF SSB Ham Radio Option

An interesting little fact --the Icom 718 ham radio has a twin, the Icom 78 which is sold in many markets (not the US, it's 'export only' there ) as a full marine radio meeting marine radio...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-09-2011, 05:00
Replies: 12
Views: 2,942
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Convert Internal Antenna to External -Solved!

A simple way to effectively achieve the same result as an external antenna if the internal one doesn't work satisfactorily is a GPS signal repeater as here:Pc-Mobile data cables audio adapters for...
Forum: OpenCPN 27-09-2011, 04:45
Replies: 88
Views: 14,679
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: GPS Dropping Out

it's not quite that simple for some, and the problem does appear to be specific to OpenCPN in some circumstances. It's not just a 'cable' issue, some GPS units have inbuilt Prolific serial to USB...
Forum: OpenCPN 18-09-2011, 23:12
Replies: 88
Views: 14,679
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: GPS Dropping Out

It may or may not help find the issue but I haven't seen the problem on any of about four different laptops running XP or Win7 where the GPS with an in-built Prolific converter was being run through...
Forum: OpenCPN 11-09-2011, 16:12
Replies: 392
Views: 98,643
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Android Development Underway

Please excuse the ignorance but I'm not sure I understand the SD card issue. With most Android devices quite capable of handling 16 or 32gb SDHC cards surely it's not a problem to store whatever...
Forum: OpenCPN 09-09-2011, 22:55
Replies: 31
Views: 7,817
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Use an Existing Marine VHF for AIS

Yes, it's simply a matter of soldering an audio lead to the discriminator output and ground. It was a Puxing PX777. From memory the discriminator output is marked 'e' on the main PCB -but I may have...
Forum: OpenCPN 09-09-2011, 07:23
Replies: 88
Views: 14,679
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: GPS Dropping Out

I too have seen the same problem of GPS dropping out using a 'mouse' gps with an inbuilt Prolific converter and WIN 7, it's most frustrating to say the least. The GPS still has power, and the...
Forum: OpenCPN 09-09-2011, 06:53
Replies: 31
Views: 7,817
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Use an Existing Marine VHF for AIS

I used a cheap Puxing handheld VHF transceiver for an AIS receiver...about $50 on eBay...the discriminator output was even marked clearly on the main PCB and it worked fine as a cheap experiment....
Forum: OpenCPN 09-09-2011, 06:01
Replies: 93
Views: 22,987
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: OpenCPN On Tablet Computer

No, it doesn't cause any problems with other devices, it just blocks plug and lay detection on the com port number you select.
Forum: OpenCPN 08-09-2011, 20:32
Replies: 392
Views: 98,643
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: Android Development Underway

Any plans for CM93 support? That would be awesome, as it's often the only easily available chart source and I've been dying to have CM93 on a handheld for years since the first PDA's came out.
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Forum: OpenCPN 08-09-2011, 20:28
Replies: 93
Views: 22,987
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: OpenCPN On Tablet Computer

You shouldn't have any difficulty running OpenCPN with a stylus and a Tablet operating system (Win 7 or XP Tablet) I've done that frequently on IBM Tablets.

In my experience Win 7 is definitely...
Forum: OpenCPN 08-09-2011, 19:09
Replies: 10
Views: 6,129
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: The Perfect Platform for OpenCPN ? Raspberry Pi

Here's one rather convoluted explanation Changing from CCFL to LED Display (https://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/471036-changing-ccfl-led-display.html)

However there are many, many different...
Forum: OpenCPN 04-09-2011, 06:30
Replies: 10
Views: 6,129
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: The Perfect Platform for OpenCPN ? Raspberry Pi

An alternative for those that want to make their own daylight screen is to replace the backlight with a matrix of high brightness LEDS...with the newer high brightness white leds you can easily get...
Forum: OpenCPN 08-08-2011, 22:12
Replies: 17
Views: 5,785
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: GPS into VHF Radio from PC Running OpenCPN with USB Device ?

If you really want to hook up your radio to the computer use Eltima VSPE (Eterlogic - VSPE: tool for serial ports emulation (https://www.eterlogic.com/Products.VSPE.html)) (free!) to spilt your...
Forum: OpenCPN 08-08-2011, 21:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,907
Posted By kiwiradical
In the meantime..here's a solution!

Make your Android phone a backup marine nav system. As an alternative one of the barqains of all time for marine Android enthusiasts has to be the Navionics Marine App and charts..a nice mini chart...
Forum: OpenCPN 12-04-2011, 10:34
Replies: 83
Views: 15,237
Posted By kiwiradical
Re: OpenCPN Fails to Receive Bluetooth Data Feed

Gerhard,

When many users report that every other piece of software they try works fine (and some have quoted many different programs working fine) with bluetooth, and they can get NMEA data coming...
Forum: OpenCPN 28-09-2010, 06:26
Replies: 20
Views: 8,844
Posted By kiwiradical
Virtual com port software

Eterlogic has a very useful freeware virtual com port application, as well as many other options it provides splitter ports. Eterlogic - VSPE: tool for serial ports emulation...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 12-07-2010, 15:46
Replies: 80
Views: 12,486
Posted By kiwiradical
Hi High Heels, I think I agree with your...

Hi High Heels,

I think I agree with your professor!..It's interesting how many people seem to be divorced from the realities of life...urination is a perfectly normal human occurrence, it's only...
Forum: OpenCPN 11-07-2010, 16:23
Replies: 11
Views: 3,350
Posted By kiwiradical
A very good free (for 32 bit Win systems) port...

A very good free (for 32 bit Win systems) port splitter/combiner plus much more is Eterlogics VPSE here: Eterlogic - VSPE: tool for serial ports emulation (https://www.eterlogic.com/Products.VSPE.html)
Forum: OpenCPN 25-06-2010, 18:20
Replies: 97
Views: 11,200
Posted By kiwiradical
Transverse mercators

Is there a windows build with the fix for Transverse Mercator?
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