Waypoints

  • boos1906
    Posts: 643
    April 5, 2014 at 1:38 pm #1360207

    Hey guys I have a hds gen 2. I have some way points I’m trying to type in and save. Here is the way point to my drive way N40 52.273 W 099 59.558. Here is a example of a way point now that I’m trying to save N 049 29.590’ W 098 25.917’. How do I change it so I can type in the 0? I;m sure I’m doing something wrong. The way point to my drive way only has 7 numbers under north and the lake way point has 8 under north. Also when I load my navionics chip into the sd card slot does it automatically load? Thanks for the help.

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3221
    April 5, 2014 at 2:50 pm #1401993

    Type it in without the “0” and then check your map to see if it’s on there.

    You’ll have to tell your HDS to read the navionics card in the menu under “Map Data”. Select Navionics.

    boos1906
    Posts: 643
    April 5, 2014 at 3:29 pm #1402000

    I’d say you have to have the 0. It says I’m 122 miles or something from that way point when I leave the 0 off. It should be closer to 220 miles away

    boos1906
    Posts: 643
    April 5, 2014 at 3:32 pm #1402001

    Never mind I just looked at map quest and it looks like I’m about 185 miles away. SO it’s still off but not as bad as I thought. Any ideas?

    smokinbobo
    Monticello / Guthrie, MN
    Posts: 382
    April 6, 2014 at 8:15 am #1402106

    Sounds like you are working with different coordinate formats. Your Lowrance can handle different coordinate systems if you tell it which one to work with . Check your settings for different waypoint formats. You can also convert from one coordinate system to another yourself.
    GPS Coordinate Format

    boos1906
    Posts: 643
    April 7, 2014 at 7:34 am #1402285

    I have tried using different formats under setting. None of them will place let me put the 0 in. Any ideas guys? SOmebody has to know how to do this

    out_fishing
    Moorhead, MN
    Posts: 1151
    April 8, 2014 at 7:01 am #1402584

    Quote:

    Never mind I just looked at map quest and it looks like I’m about 185 miles away. SO it’s still off but not as bad as I thought. Any ideas?

    Could it be that mapquest would be if you are driving and your GPS cordinates would be as the crow flies. So if the road is not a straight shot that could be your difference?

    boos1906
    Posts: 643
    April 8, 2014 at 7:28 am #1402592

    Not sure but that’s a idea. Anybody know if this would be true?

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    April 8, 2014 at 10:42 am #1402642

    Your GPS on the boat will always give you a straight line to your saved icon or location. Very easy to have a shorter distance this way vs. a MapQuest program giving you road directions.

    boos1906
    Posts: 643
    April 8, 2014 at 10:44 am #1402644

    Thanks for the info Calvin. I will go ahead and enter all the waypoints with out a 0 then. And hope when we goto the lake they are there. Thanks again

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3221
    April 8, 2014 at 11:08 am #1402651

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    Thanks for the info Calvin. I will go ahead and enter all the waypoints with out a 0 then. And hope when we goto the lake they are there. Thanks again

    You can go to the lake, at home, on your HDS and check for waypoint icons.

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