How to put RCA's on my Lowrance

[frenchcreek]

I have a Lowrance HDS-10 Gen 2. I would like to find a way to put the rockfish closure areas on the chart so they always show. Is there a simpler way to do this other than creating routes?

 

[bones]

Yes pretty easy, copy onto SD card and import on to your lowrance unit.

I think there was a thread on this through the winter

 

[frenchcreek]

If you know what you are doing, it sounds easy Does someone have a step by step way of doing this? They can PM me to explain off-line.

 

[triplenickel]

Doesn't answer your question but since I only have cheap electronics but always have my phone for music I just screen shot the regs showing them so I can look without service.

 

[bones]

If you know what you are doing, it sounds easy Does someone have a step by step way of doing this? They can PM me to explain off-line.

https://sites.google.com/site/rockfishconservationareas/

If the rca file is here then copy onto an SD card from computer
Insert SD card into head unit
Go to the page files and select import files and follow instructions
Go to your chart page and verify its there

 

[Labman2]

The files come up as GPX files, How do you open them to import?
Windows 10.

 

[bones]

Google earth is your friend when viewing on a computer

No need to open for GPS units just save/ import. Should work on all platforms or units

 

[frenchcreek]

https://sites.google.com/site/rockfishconservationareas/

If the rca file is here then copy onto an SD card from computer
Insert SD card into head unit
Go to the page files and select import files and follow instructions
Go to your chart page and verify its there

Nothing there for Area 14

 

[bones]

You would need to make them yourself or ask for a specific file to be created. Sorry

 

[Labman2]

Google earth is your friend when viewing on a computer

No need to open for GPS units just save/ import. Should work on all platforms or units

So, I open the link, scrolled down to area 29 Galiano Island North, scrolled across the page to the white down arrow, click on the arrow, a gpx file opens in pdf, but, it won't import?

 

[bones]

Now that it is downloaded to you harddrive you are faced with two options. View on comp in google earth or save to SD card and import to your head unit on board storage

I could pm you later and help further. The site does work... 300+views in two months, with no complaints or broken links reported. maybe something with that particular file

 

[AlK]

Here is a previous thread on this topic:
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum...rcas-on-lowrance-hds.63907/page-2#post-801855

I got the RCA file from Charlie415

Then I imported it to my HDS 7- very simple

 

[frenchcreek]

Here is a previous thread on this topic:
http://www.sportfishingbc.com/forum...rcas-on-lowrance-hds.63907/page-2#post-801855

I got the RCA file from Charlie415

Then I imported it to my HDS 7- very simple

Is there one that has area 14 on it?

 

[AlK]

The one that I got from Charlie 415 I believe has all of BC on it.

 

[bones]

Could you share it with us?

 

[bones]

So, I open the link, scrolled down to area 29 Galiano Island North, scrolled across the page to the white down arrow, click on the arrow, a gpx file opens in pdf, but, it won't import?

i downloaded the same file
moved it to an sd card
inserted the sd card into the head unit
scrolled thru pages till a came to files
imported it into my head unit there

the file does not open in pdf on my computer, WIN 8.1
it prompts me to find a program that is associated with it and directs me to the store

 

[bones]

to view it on your computer you need a gpx file reader. google earth does use .gpx

download/open google earth
click file/open
bottom right click and select "Gps"
click and navigate to where you downloaded the Gpx file
click open
all 3 boxes need check marks
click ok
done

 

[79 Jimmy]

I took a quick look and that list in the above link is great but a few are missing in the gulf islands/georgia strait areas. ie navy channel...... just a heads up.

 

[bones]

there's a few missing area 18 is missing 5

 

[Lifter]

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