CMAP MAX updated charts for RDP-149

[richgano@gmail.com]

After several years of CMAP not supporting updates for NavNet VX2, has there been any change in their attitude or workarounds for getting chart updates?

My Furuno (RDP-149) software is updated to 195002404.03.07. and works quite well with the old CMAP charts on my SD card.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[jp498]

When RDP-149 was new, CMAP was a relatively independent Jeppensen subsidiary.
Since then they have been bought by Navico and I'm sure it would be difficult to convince Navico to make anything for an out-of-production competitor's product, especially as Furuno has it's own chart company since then also. It would be a business challenge with no reward and tons of uncertainty. Navico does make CMAP charts for products it competes with, but I suspect most chart business is for new equipment, not older equipment.

 

[richgano@gmail.com]

I hate business decisions. There seem to be a lot of these systems out there.