Handheld GPS

[Philip Odom]

Can anyone recommend a good overall handheld GPS? I use a Garmin GPS 225
plotter on the boat but would like a nice handheld to use on land and also
on the boat. I will interface it with the laptop with Captn software .
I have one of the old 8 sat. handheld and it takes forever to acquire and
keeping signals.
Thanks
Phil

[MessageText@toreply.com David]

NOT the Raytheon GPS 11.
(see recent post "Raytheon Apelco GPS 11 - Product Warning Notice")

The Garmin GPS 12 seems good (so far)
Acquisition is fast too.
And I note they seem to go on Ebay for around $100.

HTH
David

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[Paul Cassel]

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>
> I'm VERY satisfied with my Garmin GPSMAP 76s. It's a bit on the expensive
side
> for a handheld, but the difference was worth it to me.
>
I just bought a 76s. Do you have a source where I can purchase the charts to
supplement the base maps? I looked at several sites only finding maps that
show lights and shore details, but not the depths, bottom features and other
things I expect on a marine chart.

I'm also having some problems figuring out how to reset some counters like
the highest elevation reached. The docs that came with the unit seem to have
a lot of info, but not what I need (or can find). BTW, I tested the shock
and water resistance by accident. The unit seems quite rugged.

-paul

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"Philip Odom" <nst...@ec.rr.com> wrote in message ...

How about this for a weird solution: Get a really nice Compaq iPAQ and a
GPS sleeve. You would be surprised how much you would use a Compaq iPAQ,
and the GPS sleeve ROCKS!.

http://www.compaq.com/showroom/handhelds.html
http://www.trackmyvehicle.com/copilotgpssleeve.htm

[Peter Rathmann]

Paul Cassel wrote:
>
> <UOXLVKUO> wrote in message
> news:dlvcnukjlhg4vinui...@4ax.com...
> >
> > I'm VERY satisfied with my Garmin GPSMAP 76s. It's a bit on the expensive
> side
> > for a handheld, but the difference was worth it to me.
> >
> I just bought a 76s. Do you have a source where I can purchase the charts to
> supplement the base maps? I looked at several sites only finding maps that
> show lights and shore details, but not the depths, bottom features and other
> things I expect on a marine chart.

The Garmin BlueChart series includes the additional detail but is rather
expensive. I've found www.tvnav.com to be an excellent source for
Garmin GPS units and accessories - terrible website but good prices and
excellent service.

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On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 16:36:07 GMT, "Philip Odom" <nst...@ec.rr.com>
wrote:

I like my Lowrance globalmap 100. Easy to interface with lots of
programs, very versatile, and user friendly. Garmin, however, seems to
dominate the market...

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[d.d]

I am not a big fan of garmin after my "waterproof" e-trex drowned in six
inches of pool water.

I have been looking at the Magellan Meridian Marine (also waterproof -). It
looks good, but the key to me would be the data that you plug in to it.
Without a comprehensive marine chart showing bomies and bathymetric data, a
GPS is not overly useful IMHO.

Where do you get good data?

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[Dave]

I had an old Garmin 45 that died continually with saltwater exposure.
Garmin replaced it half a dozen times under warranty. My GPS-76 works great
though. The only problem is that the battery compartment is not waterproof,
and so saltwater can get in there and get corrosion started. You have to
clean it out and treat the metal to keep this under control if you douse
yours as much as I do (sea kayaking).

Dave

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[Peter Rathmann]

Dave wrote:
>
> I had an old Garmin 45 that died continually with saltwater exposure.
> Garmin replaced it half a dozen times under warranty. My GPS-76 works great
> though. The only problem is that the battery compartment is not waterproof,
> and so saltwater can get in there and get corrosion started. You have to
> clean it out and treat the metal to keep this under control if you douse
> yours as much as I do (sea kayaking).

Or put it in a waterproof pouch, like an Aquapac. That's what I do with
my Garmin eMap which is not particularly waterproof. It gets doused
with plenty of saltwater while kayaking and hasn't had any problems.