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Humminbird Helix on sale! #12851989 08/03/18 02:02 PM
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Get em while they are hot for anyone wanting a good unit cheap.

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Does anybody run hummingbird & Lowrance at the same time? Wondering about interference?

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Ya people do. I could be wrong but I think as long as frequency is different there's no interference? I have a lowrance on my flatbottom but I ordered this helix so we will see.

Re: Humminbird Helix on sale! [Re: Jarrett Latta] #12852059 08/03/18 02:47 PM
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Jaret when you ordered it did it show back ordered? Just placed an order and it was already back ordered. I guess it didn't take long for them to sell at that price.

Re: Humminbird Helix on sale! [Re: James Biggs] #12852066 08/03/18 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted By: James Biggs
Does anybody run hummingbird & Lowrance at the same time? Wondering about interference?


Yep. On the bow of my boat, I have a Helix and a Lowrance 9. I use the Helix only for mapping though. Works fine.

I have another Lowrance on the console, and I never had any crosstalk interference problems between the Humminbird and the Lowrance when I was running both on sonar.

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Originally Posted By: James Biggs
Does anybody run hummingbird & Lowrance at the same time? Wondering about interference?


Yes, Humminbird Helix G2 7 on the bow, Lowrance Elite 5 at the console.
No interference.

Did this because I like how compatible Lowrance is with third party software (Reefmaster) for logging, charting, and generating maps of uncharted waters.

I prefer MK trolling motors, so wanted a Humminbird up front for that compatibility--also like the Bird's DI and SI.

Also gives me flexibility with map chips--sometimes Lakemaster is better/other times Navionics.


That's an awesome deal for the unit.


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So will the unit above plug into my Ultrex and let me run Link? I thought I had to have G2 networking.

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I have a question for any Hummingbird gurus out there......

Currently I run Helix Mega 10's, SI at console and DI at bow.

If I added this unit at the bow and networked to my console unit for SI and GPS would it work being it's not the Mega?

Thanks in advance!

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Great price on that unit.

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Will these link to Solix?


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That is Cheap!

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Man if this was a Mega I would buy another one right now! banana

I just got my Mega yesterday so I have to get time to install it soon.


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Originally Posted By: squib
So will the unit above plug into my Ultrex and let me run Link? I thought I had to have G2 networking.


I believe you might be correct.
I have a Fortrex, so wasn't going to have to cross that bridge for quite some time.


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Originally Posted By: squib
So will the unit above plug into my Ultrex and let me run Link? I thought I had to have G2 networking.



All versions of Helix 10 have Ethernet. iPilot LINK is Ethernet.


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Re: Humminbird Helix on sale! [Re: Jarrett Latta] #12852158 08/03/18 03:49 PM
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This is a gen 1 helix so I think it's similar to the 9,10,11 series. I think it'll share waypoints only with mega units. We share way points with 1197 and helix mega 12 thru Ethernet

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