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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | I am in the process of installing new electronics and have some questions...
I am putting a Humminbird Helix 10 with Side Imaging on the transom. My plan is/was to put the Helix 9 sonar/GPS on the bow, using the US2 on the new Terrova and then networking the 9 and 10 together to view the SI image at the bow.
But when thinking about it a bit more, it will cost around $300 to buy the Ethernet junction box and cables to join them together, or for $300 more I can swap the 9 Sonar/GPS for a 9 SI.
What are the advantages to networking them together vs. keeping separate and just mounting a SI transducer to the trolling motor, or vice versa?
How big of a difference would there be using the compact SI transducer that comes with the 9 vs the HD transducer? Would I still be better off doing the transducer exchange with Humminbird? If so then I'd be about $100 more doing them separate vs networking.
So basically, what are the advantages and/or disadvantages to each setup? The Terrova is an ipilot link motor if that makes any difference.
I've been running old Pinpoint locators and motor for over 15 years, so all this new stuff is a bit confusing! Although I sure am going to miss the foot pedal and steering on that old PinPoint!! |
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Location: Ashland WI | I think if you linked them you could share waypoints. |
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| If you link all three, you will be able to control the Terrova from either graph. You can also view either transducer from either graph and share way points.
Today I was trolling spinner rigs using my Terrova I-pilot link and I was able to access follow contour from my console graph and I was viewing from the Terrova's transducer which allowed me to adjust for depth 18' sooner than if I had been using the transom transducer.
So, my advise is to link then all together. |
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | Thanks much for the replies! Sound like good reasons to go with the network option. |
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Location: MN | If you are running an i-pilot link system, go with the networking box and network the Helix 9, 10 and i-pilot link together over the network hub.
If you are just trying to share waypoints and transducers/gps pucks between the two units, you can link the two with a single ethernet cable without a junction box.
Keep in mind that that each Helix unit will require an ethernet dongle (AS EC QDE) to connect the ethernet cable to each unit. Same holds true when setting up the 5 port network hub. |
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Humminbird Helix SI networking