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Review the following table for a feature comparison, but in brief: The LITE version (FREE) is ideal for "getting your feet wet" with computer navigation, or for occasional boat users (or desktop sailors) who don't require much more than plotting the boat's position on a chart. Or those who know their local cruising grounds so well that a chart is superfluous, but will be thankful for the powerful navigation tools in SOB (such as Wpts, chart notes, TTG and distance calculations etc). A Trial/Registered user can evaluate all SOB features (except for the Networking features) for a full month. Overcoming the various issues involved with computerised navigation along the way - choosing a laptop/desktop and mounting it onboard. Connecting your NMEA enabled instruments to the PC and sorting out your power-supply issues. A SOB User License is required to continue to use SOB beyond the trial period with the licensed features enabled. A Standard License is ideal for the typical weekend-sailor or cruiser with minimum instruments and electronics onboard and mostly short coastal legs in familiar waters, and for use in areas with minimal commercial traffic or without AIS receiver capabilities. The Pro License is recommended for Power Users (of both boats and IT) example a keen club racer with strong computer/navigation skills and enjoys electronics! This version would be recommended for the following example users: offshore passaging or extended cruising; any professionals; commercial operators; VTS Base Stations; remote ship monitoring and any and all networked configurations.
* A Commercial Operator's License is
available. ** Limited by available computer power (memory, disk space etc) *** Actually SOB's limit is set at 2,000 simultaneous targets as this is the maximum that is accounted for in the official specifications (ITU-1371) for UAIS For details on "How and Where" SOB installs itself, or
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| 9 Mb | SOB User Manual | PDF-format printable version
of the SOB User Manual. Click the link to display the manual on-screen, or right-click and select "Save Target As.." to download the entire file to your hard disk. |
| 13Kb | SOB Ports Setup | Identifies all COM ports installed, including Serial, USB, Bluetooth etc. Checks if devices are connected and allows easy SOB configuration for active ports. |
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COM Detector |
Italian version of the SOB_COM.EXE utility. |
| 100 Kb | Release Notes vMAX | An Addendum to the SOB User
Manual for SOBvMAX. |
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The QuickStart card is redesigned for printing and laminating to two A5 cards, or photocopy enlarge it if desired for A4 sized card. |
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Italian version of the QuickStart card. |
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SnelStart Kaart |
Dutch version of the QuickStart card. Translation by www.shipsoft.nl |
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French version of the QuickStart card. |
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Quickstart Karte |
German version of the QuickStart card. Translation by www.marintec.de |
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C-MAP
Chart Legend
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C-MAP produced PDF file:
Chart Legend provides a visual reference and brief description of most objects found on C-MAP NT+ electronic charts. |
| 3.2 Mb | C-MAP Cartography | C-MAP produced PDF file:
C-MAP Cartography Reference Guide, detailed information about C-MAP charts, the different chart formats and capabilities. |
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C-MAP Drivers
USB
MM Card Reader Setup v1.01 [4.5
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MM Card Reader v1.01 [10 Kb] USBCC
Card Reader Ver5.2[4.2
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A variety of common C-Map drivers for the various flavours of cartridge chart readers and the USB hardware key (dongle). The Multi-Media USBMM Card Reader for MAX cartridges is supported by SOB. Please see this Manual topic for IMPORTANT INFORMATION concerning MAX card charts. For Card Reader
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*** NOTE (Jan
2008) *** C-Map has recently released a new version of its USBMM Card Reader (USB2), which at present is only fully compatible with PC Planner. This reader is identified as it has "Jeppesen" included in its logo. We have interim support available for this reader via a patch which you must download and manual install. Further Information Apart from allowing chart cartridge access with the new USB2 MMR Card Reader in SOB, chart access will be significantly quicker resulting in faster chart refreshing - panning/zooming etc. At this stage, UserCards are not supported with this patch. UserCard support will be included in the next SOB version. |
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Drivers for Vista are here! For the USB GPS (Model BU353), here are the links from the manufacturer's website:
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| Navigation Software | ||
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Navigator Light Ver 2.1 Win9x Shareware Download here |
Contains or calculates ALL the
celestial navigating details required for a sight reduction - All you
supply is the celestial body used, time of sight and sextant
reading. All almanacs and data are built in, and the help file is useful and informative. If you have even a passing interest or knowledge of manual sight reductions you MUST check this program out! Omar F. Reis is the author of this excellent program. |
| Utilities | ||
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Adobe Acrobat Reader Ver 4 Win9x Freeware acroread.exe www.adobe.com |
Common file format viewer. Needed to read ".pdf" files (Including our "QuickStart Card"). |
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WinZip Ver 7 Win9x Shareware winzip70.exe www.winzip.com |
File compression and archiving program. Needed to read and create ".zip" files. This is not the latest version, however it is small and performs all archiving requirements you're likely to have. |
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WeatherFax Ver 2.3 Win 9x wefax.zip Australian Sporting Technologies |
Fax pictures are transmitted on the shortwaves by 50 to 100 stations around the world. The pictures are essentially "free to air" and may be received by means of a suitable radio receiver and demodulating
system. * Requires RF Demodulator hardware (a receive-only modem for SSB radios, or a PACTOR HF modem) |
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| (1.9Mb) | Sky Map Ver 3.1 Win 3.1 & 95 Shareware skymap.zip www.skymap.com |
Creates highly accurate maps of the sky, as seen from any place on Earth, for any date between 4000BC and 8000AD, displaying stars, planets, comets, deep-sky objects, constellation names and figures, and a whole lot more. Detailed information about any object on a map can be obtained simply by clicking on it with the mouse, and high quality charts can be printed on any printer supported by Windows. |
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Tide Tool PalmPilot Freeware tidetool.zip tidetool2.zip www.toolworks.com |
This program alone, is enough reason to
buy a PalmPilot! The most useful piece of software that you can add to the Palm for ANYONE interested in tides - surfers, sailors, researchers, fisherman, marina operators ... Very easy to use and highly recommended. |
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Pocket Chess PalmPilot Freeware pocketchess.zip www.eskimo.com/~scottlu |
Since you have a PalmPilot anyway,
to run
TideTool, add this program to help pass time on those long night
watches. |
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