"Len Krauss" writes:

SeaClear PC Chart plotter and GPS Navigation software.

Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear, pro and
con.


I downloaded SeaClear about two weeks ago and have been very
impressed. It was easy to install and learn. The manual is
sparce, but most things make sense if you just try 'em.

The only glitch I had was hooking up the GPS. I first installed
SeaClear on my desktop. I hooked up my GPS (Garmin 72) and placed
it in "simulate" mode (since I couldn't easily take my desktop outside
where the antenna could see the satellites) and chose a location on
the coast (where I had previously downloaded the NOAA charts), but
SeaClear wouldn't take me there--it kept bringing up DR mode.

Turns out, one of the NEMA sentences contains a flag indicting
the fix is invalid (due to simulate mode) and SeaClear was honoring
it. Would be nice to have an override feature to assist in learning.

Wanting to try it out but not having the coast nearby (I live in
Atlanta), I installed SeaClear on my laptop, scanned in and loaded
a map of the city, hooked up the GPS, took it all to the car and
had my wife drive me around town so I could play. Worked like a champ!
Dewey

Sports is | Dewey Baxter Operations Center Manager
life with | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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Sports is | Dewey Baxter Manager, Computer Operations
life with | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
the volume |
turned up! |