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| I own an Magellan GPSmap 60CS which I use for photographic purposes
here in the USA.
I'm traveling to Australia next year and was thinking of taking the
unit with me, but I'm not sure if it will function there, or whether it
needs to be reconfigured for southern hemisphere satellites? I'm just
not exactly sure if they're universal or whether they're calibrated to
search for satellites in the particular region where they're sold.
Thanks in advance.
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| Eddy [UK] 2006-09-17, 10:33 pm |
| Hi TimW,
The G in GPS stands for Global - the satellites orbit the whole world
so each satellite is in both the northern hemisphere and the southern
hemisphere twice a day. Your GPS will give true readings everywhere.
The only difference in use in Australia will be the base map and any
maps you load into it. But if you are using it to record the
coordinates of your photos this will not be affected.
If you travel over 500 miles with it switched off your GPS will need
to re-aquire the satellite data when you switch it back on - this
applies if you travel 500 miles within the US too. When you switch
it on at its new location it will normally take up to 15 minutes to
do this. Just set it in the open and leave it and it will do it
automatically. It will need to do this on your return as well.
Enjoy your trip.
Eddy [UK]
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| Brian K 2006-09-18, 4:33 am |
| TimW,
I've used my Magellan in Australia, USA and several other countries. It
doesn't care where it is. In Setup there is an initialising menu (tell it
what part of Australia you are) so you should get your first fix in about
two minutes.
Enjoy our country.
"TimW" <spiderweb-books@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1158522996.506556.197450@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>I own an Magellan GPSmap 60CS which I use for photographic purposes
> here in the USA.
>
> I'm traveling to Australia next year and was thinking of taking the
> unit with me, but I'm not sure if it will function there, or whether it
> needs to be reconfigured for southern hemisphere satellites? I'm just
> not exactly sure if they're universal or whether they're calibrated to
> search for satellites in the particular region where they're sold.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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Thanks for the information guys. Yeah, I think it must have been the
base maps where I was getting confused. Is there some place where I can
get Aussie equivalents to load in? Though it's not as good as a
dedicated vehicle unit, I stil find the Magellan handy during driving
to see where I am in relation to my destination - and also if I've
accidently veered off in the wrong direction..
By the way, Brian, I actually am from down under (Sydney originally)
I've just been living in the States for the last 7 or so years. But I
am looking forward to showing my American wife and family the place,
that's for sure!
Cheers.....Tim
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| Brian K 2006-09-18, 10:33 pm |
| Then you will know what to expect Tim.
http://www.magellan.com.au/Pages/Brands.aspx?BrandId=13
This is the Australian Magellan distributor who you could contact re
Basemaps. Personally, I'd just buy a UBD State map book for $20. You family
will get much more from a paper map than a small GPS screen. I don't think
Magellan have Australian autorouting software at all. Garmin do and I have a
Nuvi 310 which is excellent.
My Magellan is a Meridian Color and before the Nuvi I used to manually load
waypoint for my trips and watch the numbers tick off. I did the same in
Alaska.
"TimW" <spiderweb-books@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> Thanks for the information guys. Yeah, I think it must have been the
> base maps where I was getting confused. Is there some place where I can
> get Aussie equivalents to load in? Though it's not as good as a
> dedicated vehicle unit, I stil find the Magellan handy during driving
> to see where I am in relation to my destination - and also if I've
> accidently veered off in the wrong direction..
>
> By the way, Brian, I actually am from down under (Sydney originally)
> I've just been living in the States for the last 7 or so years. But I
> am looking forward to showing my American wife and family the place,
> that's for sure!
>
> Cheers.....Tim
>
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| Hey again Brian,
No, you missed the point. I already have maps
and street guides galore. Where I find the unit handy is in picking up
if I've goofed - there's been more than one occassion over here in the
States where I've taken a wrong turn-off whilst travelling interstate
and started heading miles out of my way, only to pick up the error when
I saw the GPS indicating I was heading away from my destination. That
might come in handy in outback Queensland!
By the way, I said in my first post that it was a Magellan, when of
course it's a Garmin - don't know where my mind was!. I love the unit.
I spent two weeks photographing in the deep valleys and dense forests
of Yosemite late last year, and only very very rarely found that it was
unable to pick up a signal and give me the coordinates I needed, even
when I was tight in against cliffs and other rock features. For those
familiar with the area, the only place that gave me a bit of trouble at
times was the Mist trail up to Vernal falls - hardly surprising in such
a deep chasm with Glacier Point looming so high on one side!
Cheers.....Tim
PS - Thanks for that follow up information, Brian
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| Brian K 2006-09-19, 7:33 am |
| Tim, in that case you may want to contact this site re software for your
GPS. Outback Qld and NT are unique and lonely. Nice to know where you are.
http://www.ja-gps.com.au/gpsprod_gpsmap60c.html
I bought my Nuvi from them and I'd buy again.
"TimW" <spiderweb-books@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1158649284.882717.294420@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Hey again Brian,
> No, you missed the point. I already have maps
> and street guides galore. Where I find the unit handy is in picking up
> if I've goofed - there's been more than one occassion over here in the
> States where I've taken a wrong turn-off whilst travelling interstate
> and started heading miles out of my way, only to pick up the error when
> I saw the GPS indicating I was heading away from my destination. That
> might come in handy in outback Queensland!
>
> By the way, I said in my first post that it was a Magellan, when of
> course it's a Garmin - don't know where my mind was!. I love the unit.
> I spent two weeks photographing in the deep valleys and dense forests
> of Yosemite late last year, and only very very rarely found that it was
> unable to pick up a signal and give me the coordinates I needed, even
> when I was tight in against cliffs and other rock features. For those
> familiar with the area, the only place that gave me a bit of trouble at
> times was the Mist trail up to Vernal falls - hardly surprising in such
> a deep chasm with Glacier Point looming so high on one side!
>
> Cheers.....Tim
>
> PS - Thanks for that follow up information, Brian
>
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| Burnie M 2006-09-19, 10:33 pm |
| http://www.gpsoz.com.au/hire/index.htm
On 17 Sep 2006 12:56:36 -0700, "TimW" <spiderweb-books@earthlink.net>
wrote:
>I own an Magellan GPSmap 60CS which I use for photographic purposes
>here in the USA.
>
>I'm traveling to Australia next year and was thinking of taking the
>unit with me, but I'm not sure if it will function there, or whether it
>needs to be reconfigured for southern hemisphere satellites? I'm just
>not exactly sure if they're universal or whether they're calibrated to
>search for satellites in the particular region where they're sold.
>
>Thanks in advance.
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| Thanks for those links Brian And Burnie. Much appreciated.
Yeah, I remember outback Queensland quite well from my younger years. I
spent a few of them working in ISA and used to go on hunting trips up
to the Gregory for recreation. Or I'd just head out on the road towards
Cloncurry and veer off north exploring - amazing some of the old ruined
homesteads you'd find sometimes like that, or old abandoned mines with
signs like 'The dead loss mine'.
Cheers.......Tim
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