hand held gps
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 21:39
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zacc
hi all after some input on hand held gps, which ones give best accuracy , update able, etc. . and what brand is best? cheers
Reply By: KennyBWilson - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 22:41
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 22:41
it all depends that you want in a GPS, but i can suggest a Garmin 60Cx or for fishing use buy the 76Cx, You can go to the Magellan Brand like the Triton
They all come with an accuracy of plus or minus 5 to 10 metres
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Follow Up By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 09:45
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 09:45
These are about 1/2 price from ebay in the US.
Glenn.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 11:03
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 11:03
They may
well be half price but may also have base maps other than Australia so it may end up costing you as much as one bought here.
Just be careful what you buy as chargers etc may be for different voltage and incur further costs
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 16:57
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 16:57
With such poor basemapping of Australia in any case, and the distribution of products such as Shonky Maps, this is no longer a major issue for the Garmin handhelds.
Andrew
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Follow Up By: macbushy - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 22:20
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 22:20
I picked up a Garmin 60csx from US via ebay, complete with City Nav loaded also - half price. No probs at all. this plus Shonky maps is all i would ever need. seems a lot more user friendly than 76map series. (cant see screen when pushing buttons for starters)
Antenna is great once signal obtained you can still use it inside near (ish) a window
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 22:59
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 22:59
zacc get one for a trial and also go buy a book called GPS vehicle Navigation in Australia - They have it at the Exploroz
shop, just email Damian. You'll learn a heap.
GPS are all the same accuracy, its the skill of the user that varies
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (FNQ) - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 23:40
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 23:40
Zacc
Try this link
Hand Held GPS
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Reply By: Zebra400 - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 04:26
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 04:26
With the right conditions in a clear sky, all GPS's will give you similar accuracy. This all changes when you aren't experiencing good conditions. Therefore, the GPS that can receive the best triangulation from 3 satellites plus one other satellite for receiving crucial timing data, will give you the most accurate position data. By seeing more satellites in the sky, your GPS will have a better ability to choose the best 3 for triangulation.
To receive a good signal for satellites, an external antenna is extremely helpful where there is a lot of overhead cover i.e. mountainous terrain, overhanging large trees, heavy cloud cover.
However, the new GPS's hitting the market are using a SIRF3 chip. It's ability to seek satellites is amazing. You will probably find you don't need an external antenna using a GPS with this chip. In fact, most new GPS's don't have external antenna capabilty.
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Follow Up By: KennyBWilson - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 08:47
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 08:47
Don't you mean most wrist GPS'r don't have external antenna capabilty,
I thought all the others do have that feature
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Follow Up By: Zebra400 - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 16:00
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 16:00
My research of Garmin & Magellan GPS's shows that most don't have the capability of external antennas. Garmin has a few GPS's with external capability, but I suppose it becomes a cost issue when you see the capability of the SIRF3 chip.
I think, under 'Garmin Navigators' it appears that only the 'GPS Map series' have external antenna capability. Most of the auto-routing units dont appear to have an external capability. However, if I was looking for a new GPS, I would suggest that it is worth making sure it uses the new chip.
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Reply By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 13:40
Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 13:40
I have a Garmin Etrex legend and I really like it...compact and the batters last very long before it needs a charge. You can load metro guide onto it for city navigation if you are really keen. It’s easy to use
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:29
Thursday, Jun 05, 2008 at 10:29
I agree, go with the Etrex as a simple intro to a gps. Easy to use, very small and it will do all you need as far as plotting a track or your position. You will probably want to get a gps navagator some time in the future so go and get an expensive device now that you will not use in the future. I had an Etrex then a Garmin 76 and now a Nuvi, wish I had kept the Etrex and not bought the 76. You will still need a paper map.
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