'Lowrance' Category

  • Here’s How to Transfer Excel Fishing Waypoints to a Lowrance GPS in USR Format

    Here’s How to Transfer Excel Fishing Waypoints to a Lowrance GPS in USR Format

    Ben C. needs help converting offshore and deep-sea fishing spots from an Excel spreadsheet into GPS coordinates he can convert to a .USR data file for his Lowrance GPS. Here’s how to import, map, and download the Excel data to his GPS using ExpertGPS.


  • Downloading and Exporting Lowrance GPS Chartplotter Depth

    Downloading and Exporting Lowrance GPS Chartplotter Depth

    Jani needs a way to export the depth data from his Lowrance LCX chartplotter. ExpertGPS will allow him to extract the depth data for each GPS track point that his chartplotter recorded, and export it to text, CSV, KML, or other file formats.


  • How to transfer waypoints and tracks to a new GPS?

    How to transfer waypoints and tracks to a new GPS?

    Nicole writes: “I’m trying to take info off one gps and put it on another. How do I do that?” ExpertGPS can help.


  • Using a USB to Serial Adapter

    Using a USB to Serial Adapter

    If your GPS receiver comes with a serial cable, and your laptop or desktop computer only has USB ports, you’ll need a USB to Serial Adapter to connect the two. GPS Expert Dan Foster walks you through the steps for connecting a serial-based GPS to your computer’s USB port.