C-Map NT question

[mg34ss]

My first post here, Pardon the newbee question. I need to get a card for my new chart plotter. I noticed there are local and wide cards. Will the wide card be able to zoom to 1/8 mile and have the same chart detail as the local card? I think all I need is the Maine, Casco Bay and approches card, but I'd need the bigger card should I go down to Portsmouth New Hampshire. If the wide card shows good Bay details, I won't need the local card. Please advise.

[cravenMH]

Wide cards contain the same information as a local card, but cover a larger area.

[sean9k]

Yes the detail is the same, as mentioned before same material just how much can be stored on it.

I had the same question when I bought. Basically what you are paying for is the size of the chip.
Kinda like a compact flash card chip, they are all the same physically size but some are 64meg and some are 2gig. Hence the price difference.

[DougSea]

sean9k - 10/8/2004 4:11 PM

Yes the detail is the same, as mentioned before same material just how much can be stored on it.

I had the same question when I bought. Basically what you are paying for is the size of the chip.
Kinda like a compact flash card chip, they are all the same physically size but some are 64meg and some are 2gig. Hence the price difference.

And the WIDE cards are a much better value. They cost about twice as much as a standard card and must have 10 times the info. I've got Maine to Southern NJ on mine and the detail and amount of information is amazing.

And welcome aboard!

[Schmaltz~Herring]

http://www.c-map.com/forum

[mg34ss]

Great info. and thanks for the welcome and the link. I'll get the wide card. It's all I'll need.