Tacklewasher
Lieutenant Commander
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2002
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Looking into picking up a good VHF radio and am confused as to the bells and whistles I need (vs what the gadget guy in me wants).
I know I want the DSC but am also thinking it would be nice to plug it into my sounder/gps. I've got a Lowrance 522 that has NMEA 0183 and 2000 and I see Lowrance has a radio (LVR-880) that seems to connect to it and do some funky things.
Now this is probably more of a gadget than I need as I fish and play on Lake Okanagan and I don't think I've ever been outside of cell coverage. But the weather can turn quick (as we saw last year) and I am often out by myself.
Can other, non-Lowrance radios connect to a Lowrance GPS? I'm assuming yes, as long as they use a NMEA feature.
Cabellas sells it for under $200, but I'm not sure if that is a decent price or not. Given our dollar right now, that is going to be close to $300 Cdn (including taxes, shipping etc) and I am just wondering if a better deal is out there?
I know I want the DSC but am also thinking it would be nice to plug it into my sounder/gps. I've got a Lowrance 522 that has NMEA 0183 and 2000 and I see Lowrance has a radio (LVR-880) that seems to connect to it and do some funky things.
Now this is probably more of a gadget than I need as I fish and play on Lake Okanagan and I don't think I've ever been outside of cell coverage. But the weather can turn quick (as we saw last year) and I am often out by myself.
Can other, non-Lowrance radios connect to a Lowrance GPS? I'm assuming yes, as long as they use a NMEA feature.
Cabellas sells it for under $200, but I'm not sure if that is a decent price or not. Given our dollar right now, that is going to be close to $300 Cdn (including taxes, shipping etc) and I am just wondering if a better deal is out there?