{"id":5031,"date":"2023-08-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2023-08-06T21:56:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T02:56:59","slug":"sonarphone-and-navionics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/sonarphone-and-navionics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonarphone and Navionics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After using an old Garmin GPS last year, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/diy-lake-depth-maps-for-old-garmin-gps\/\" title=\"DIY Lake Depth Maps for old Garmin GPS\">hinted that I might switch<\/a> to (also owned by Garmin) the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navionics.com\/usa\/apps\/navionics-boating\" title=\"\">Navionics Boating app<\/a>. To get the party started, I shopped for cheap tablets during Amazon Prime Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuXUK5Vuxlh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuXUK5Vuxlh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuXUK5Vuxlh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by 80s Forever And Ever (@80s_foreverandever)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I have a perfectly good iPad that could do this job, but the thought of a $400 tablet at the bottom of the lake made me sad \ud83d\ude2d So I looked for tablets less than $100 that have GPS. I guess I&#8217;m ok with one Benjamin sinking to the bottom of the lake \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cheap GPS Tablets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheap tablets mean Android, and there&#8217;s a ton of no-name stuff out there that might do the trick. The real pro-tip is: read the reviews! I started by ordering this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B098DX3MHF\/\" title=\"\">FACETEL 10&#8243; tablet<\/a>. None of the tablets under $100 are going to have 5-star reviews, but this one had 4 out of 5 stars with over 1,000 reviews. It said GPS right in the title, so it&#8217;s all good right? Nope, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Android-Octa-Core-Processor-Certification-Bluetooth\/product-reviews\/B098DX3MHF\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_kywd?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;filterByKeyword=GPS\" title=\"\">searching the comments for &#8220;GPS&#8221;<\/a> revealed that all reviews mentioning GPS were there to state it doesn&#8217;t actually have GPS \ud83d\ude1e Luckily I saw those before the order had been fulfilled, so I quickly cancelled and kept looking \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another prime deal was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BJ6Y3DF6\" title=\"\">TELECAST 10&#8243; tablet<\/a> for less than $100. It had 4 out of 5 stars as well, but not as many reviews &#8211; only about 200. But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/TECLAST-Android-Tablet-P30S-Recognition\/product-reviews\/B0BJ6Y3DF6\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewopt_kywd?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageNumber=1&amp;filterByKeyword=GPS\" title=\"\">review results for &#8220;GPS&#8221;<\/a> all state that it works well and they&#8217;re amazed for the cost. This is the way<span class=\"emoji\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combo sonar &amp; map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I updated all of the Android software when it arrived, and then installed the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=it.navionics.singleAppMarineLakesHD\" title=\"\">Navionics Boating app<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=denesoft.fishfinder\" title=\"\">Vexilar&#8217;s Sonarphone app<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/vexilar.com\/navionics\" title=\"\">Navionics and Vexilar have partnered<\/a> to provide use of both Navionics Boating and Vexilar Sonarphone views while in the Boating app. Doing this on the tablet worked OK, but I found a solution I like better: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groovypost.com\/howto\/split-screen-on-android\/\" title=\"\">Android split-screen<\/a>. It&#8217;s a feature of Android version 10 and up, and the TELECAST shipped with Android 11. The reason I like Android split-screen better is because you have the full version of both apps running side-by-side, rather than a watered down version embedded inside another app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"5090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/sonarphone-and-navionics\/img_2684\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1690575560&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_2684\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-1024x576.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/files\/2023\/08\/img_2684-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using split-screen allows me to choose how much screen real estate should be used by which app, and it can be adjusted on the fly. This proof-of-concept leads me to believe that I&#8217;m not tied down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vexilar.com\/sonarphone\" title=\"\">Vexilar<\/a> &amp; Navionics combo. If I want to switch to a different navigation software or a sonar unit like the <a href=\"https:\/\/deepersonar.com\/us\/en_us\/products\/deeper-smart-sonar-pro-plus-2\" title=\"\">Deeper Pro+ 2<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;ll be able to without issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mounting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have an extra ram mount base from some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/new-kayak-day\/\" title=\"New Kayak Day\">kayak accessories I purchased<\/a>, so I&#8217;m looking for mount options that can use that. I&#8217;ll post a further update once I have something workable. If anyone has mounting options for tablets on a boat (specifically a pontoon), I&#8217;d love to hear them. Seeing the screen during bright sunlight is definitely going to be a challenge \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n<div class='kindleWidget kindleLight' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/wp-content\/plugins\/send-to-kindle\/media\/white-15.png\" \/><span>Send to Kindle<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After using an old Garmin GPS last year, I hinted that I might switch to (also owned by Garmin) the Navionics Boating app. To get the party started, I shopped for cheap tablets during Amazon Prime Day. 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