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    Lowrance Point 1 & AP1

    Will the -AP1 work in place of the -1.
    I know the AP is for autopilot, not sure if there are any other differences.
    Don't need the Auto pilot but may be able to get the AP1 cheap...
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    Yes, Point-1 AP will work like a Point-1

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    #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Team Colibri View Post
    Yes, Point-1 AP will work like a Point-1
    Thanks, so I can connect it to my FS9 and use it for Radar overlay and such?
    Twin '05 175 Evinrudes, Model# E175MFXSOS

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    It doesn't connect directly to any unit. You have to install a NMEA network and then the antenna and the unit both connect into the network.Once both are on the network, AP will supply heading data just like a regular Point 1.
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    There is a difference between those 2 transducers My experience is the Auto Pilot does not work very well as the Point 1 for mapping. I don't know the reason but I have had 2 switched out 2 different ones because it did not work correctly. Cry once or Cry everytime.

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    #6
    Quote Originally Posted by ajv00303 View Post
    Thanks, so I can connect it to my FS9 and use it for Radar overlay and such?
    Through the NMEA2000-network, yes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Team Colibri View Post
    Yes, Point-1 AP will work like a Point-1
    It all depends on the application. Point-1 AP has different filtering and averaging of data compared to the standard version. For radar overlay Point-1 AP software is not that well suited. The recommendation from the engineers in Norway which designed the Pilot-1 autopilot and which modified the Point-1 AP was to have both a Point-1 AP for the autopilot and a standard Point-1 for radar overlay installed. For stabilizing the chart both versions will do the job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scuirus View Post
    It all depends on the application. Point-1 AP has different filtering and averaging of data compared to the standard version. For radar overlay Point-1 AP software is not that well suited. The recommendation from the engineers in Norway which designed the Pilot-1 autopilot and which modified the Point-1 AP was to have both a Point-1 AP for the autopilot and a standard Point-1 for radar overlay installed. For stabilizing the chart both versions will do the job.
    Thanks for proviiding the background on this, I new it at one time but could not remember it since its kind of rare to talk about thanks again