juandesooka
Active Member
I used my new-to-me Rayhteon RL70 radar/chartplotter yesterday. It works, and for that I'm thankful.
However, I'm not sure the chartplotter is working right. If anyone has experience with this unit, in Juan de Fuca, I'd appreciate your advice.
In San Juan Harbour (Port Renfrew), the range is 1/2 mile I believe. But as you leave the harbour, it shows "chart not found" until you zoom out to 6 miles. This shows enough range for general navigation (where is the harbourmouth in the fog), but not enough for fishing.
I checked it in Sooke too...in Sooke Harbour, down to 1/4 mile, but out in Strait, out to 3 miles is as close as you can get.
Is this a setting that's wrong? Or something wrong with the chip? Or maybe this is as good as it gets for this unit?
The chips I have:
M-N-B801.02 St of Juan de Fuca
NA-C702.00 Vic to Cape St James
Any advice most appreciated.
However, I'm not sure the chartplotter is working right. If anyone has experience with this unit, in Juan de Fuca, I'd appreciate your advice.
In San Juan Harbour (Port Renfrew), the range is 1/2 mile I believe. But as you leave the harbour, it shows "chart not found" until you zoom out to 6 miles. This shows enough range for general navigation (where is the harbourmouth in the fog), but not enough for fishing.
I checked it in Sooke too...in Sooke Harbour, down to 1/4 mile, but out in Strait, out to 3 miles is as close as you can get.
Is this a setting that's wrong? Or something wrong with the chip? Or maybe this is as good as it gets for this unit?
The chips I have:
M-N-B801.02 St of Juan de Fuca
NA-C702.00 Vic to Cape St James
Any advice most appreciated.