Lowrance eleit series GPS

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by hugo

... and i know i have a garmin color handheld GPS with the bluecharts in it and it has way better detail than my lowrance.

Hugo,
As I mentioned, I've been looking for a way to manage waypoints, routes and tracks for the Lowrance unit like I do in Bluechart for my Garmin units. NavPlanner2 didn't look like a good option based on the reviews.

But in one of the reviews I found on another forum, I came across a reference to a freeware program called GPSBabel. It's a file converter that allows you to convert one manufacturer's files into another manufacturer's file format. It only converts routes, waypoints, and tracks, so you're not pirating cartography, just transferring your own data.

I tried it out this morning. I uploaded routes and waypoints from my GPSMap 76C into Bluechart and saved the file. Then I converted the file to Lowrance .usr file format with GPSBabel and then saved it to my map card. I plugged the map card into the Lowrance unit and then used the menu to get the routes and waypoints from the card. Then I went to the map and all the routes and waypoints were there.

I like this very much! I can still use Bluechart to manage routes and waypoints and then use them in the Lowrance unit. How cool is that?