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<blockquote data-quote="WTM" data-source="post: 5172911" data-attributes="member: 6230"><p>hmm really dont know the garmin pages you are referring too, but im not sure those folks know the difference between a heading sensor and gps/heading sensor, didnt calibrate it correctly or installed it around electrical interference or metal. garmin steadycast is a compass only and will keep a heading line pointing in the direction of the bow regardless of whether the boat is anchored or getting blown sideways. the mfd alone cant do that. the mfd has an accurate gps and good enough for me so thats why i installed steadycast 5 or so years ago when i switched to garmin. it was 120 bucks cheaper than a point 1. once its calibrated correctly it works well.</p><p></p><p>there are times when the new 24dx would be really nice to have especially in mountain lakes where where the cliffs will block the sourthern sky in the afternoon. it uses both gps bands to get around this and is priced the same as a point 1 with better gps accuracy and that extra L5 band<1 meter. i talk to a guy occasionally that fishes fontana lake that swears by it.</p><p></p><p>that said youll need a nmea 2k starter kit for about 85 bucks. its also nmea 0183 compatible, lol, but why bother with that older serial interface.</p><p></p><p>garmins are also compatible with point 1, airmar and a couple of other external gps/heading sensor brands.</p><p></p><p>good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WTM, post: 5172911, member: 6230"] hmm really dont know the garmin pages you are referring too, but im not sure those folks know the difference between a heading sensor and gps/heading sensor, didnt calibrate it correctly or installed it around electrical interference or metal. garmin steadycast is a compass only and will keep a heading line pointing in the direction of the bow regardless of whether the boat is anchored or getting blown sideways. the mfd alone cant do that. the mfd has an accurate gps and good enough for me so thats why i installed steadycast 5 or so years ago when i switched to garmin. it was 120 bucks cheaper than a point 1. once its calibrated correctly it works well. there are times when the new 24dx would be really nice to have especially in mountain lakes where where the cliffs will block the sourthern sky in the afternoon. it uses both gps bands to get around this and is priced the same as a point 1 with better gps accuracy and that extra L5 band<1 meter. i talk to a guy occasionally that fishes fontana lake that swears by it. that said youll need a nmea 2k starter kit for about 85 bucks. its also nmea 0183 compatible, lol, but why bother with that older serial interface. garmins are also compatible with point 1, airmar and a couple of other external gps/heading sensor brands. good luck [/QUOTE]
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