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Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 #11908334 10/30/16 07:59 PM
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Friends, I need to get a Navionics mapping chip for a Helix 7. I fish mostly in Texas. The last Navionics chip I bought was a Hotmaps Premium south, I believe. Is the Hotmaps Premium compatible with the Helix 7? Thanks


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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11908525 10/30/16 10:51 PM
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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11908549 10/30/16 11:11 PM
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Thank you sir. Looks like I need to get up to speed on the new mapping products.


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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11911821 11/01/16 09:23 PM
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The premium will work in that unit but there are definitely better choices out there. Have you picked up one or chosen which card you are looking at getting?

Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11911843 11/01/16 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted By: buggsboy
Friends, I need to get a Navionics mapping chip for a Helix 7. I fish mostly in Texas. The last Navionics chip I bought was a Hotmaps Premium south, I believe. Is the Hotmaps Premium compatible with the Helix 7? Thanks


If the Premium card you have is a S6, it will work since it is a microSD.

The Helix 7 has a microSD card reader.

The Premium edition was discontinued at the end of 2015 and has since been replaced by the Navionics+ Regional cards-- same price.


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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11912078 11/01/16 11:03 PM
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I have two boats: one that stays mostly at my RV spot at Lake Fork. This boat has a 998C SI with Navionics Premium at the console and a Helix 7 with Lake Master up front.

The other boat is kept at home. It is a Tracker PT 170 with Helix 7 and Lake Master at the console and a Helix 7 with no chip up front. I am considering Navionics up front for that unit. Is the Navionics+ pretty much like the previous Hotmaps Premium chip as far as features and detail?

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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11912128 11/01/16 11:28 PM
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Region is the only thing in common.

Navionics does about 2000 updates per day "somewhere". The current maps may be the same for a particular location, or may be updated.
You don't have to guess what the current maps are, you can view today's maps today on the Navionics website's Web App.

The Premium edition has Navionics Nautical Charts (their data)

The Navionics+ Regional has Navionics Nautical Charts plus the Sonar Charts map layer (HD contour mapping created from unit user sonar logs).

A new purchase of any Navionics product includes a year of Freshest Data Updates. If you purchase a new map card and update it today, you will have today's data today.


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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11912137 11/01/16 11:31 PM
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There is another current Navionics+ product that is not regional. It has all the maps for the US and Canada already loaded on the card.
It is Navionics+ Preloaded.
If you fish out of the South Region coverage, that may be a better product since you would not need to purchase another region card to have more maps.


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Re: Navionics Mapping Chip for Humminbird Helix 7 [Re: buggsboy] #11912225 11/02/16 12:12 AM
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Great information. Thank you all.


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