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Andre

2006-02-15, 5:48 pm

I have used a GPS12 for 7 years . Last year I bought an etrex Summit (mainly
because the GPS12 doesn't record the altitude in the track).

I had the impression that the summit is less sensitive than the GPS12. Last
weekend I did the test and it is definitely so: Summit is a lot less
sensitive. So I want to buy another type.

Does anyone can give me an advise for a sensitive GPS (with barometric
altimeter)? What about GPSMAP 60CS?

Many thanks,

--
Andre Saegerman
Gent
Belgium
andre.saegerman@telenet.be


Anton Betzler

2006-02-15, 11:48 pm

Andre <andre.nospam.saegerman@telenet.be> wrote:

> Does anyone can give me an advise for a sensitive GPS (with barometric
> altimeter)? What about GPSMAP 60CS?


best ist the new GPSMAP 60CSX with Sirf III chip.

hth
Anton
Phil Wheeler

2006-02-15, 11:48 pm

Andre wrote:
> I have used a GPS12 for 7 years . Last year I bought an etrex Summit (mainly
> because the GPS12 doesn't record the altitude in the track).
>
> I had the impression that the summit is less sensitive than the GPS12. Last
> weekend I did the test and it is definitely so: Summit is a lot less
> sensitive. So I want to buy another type.
>
> Does anyone can give me an advise for a sensitive GPS (with barometric
> altimeter)? What about GPSMAP 60CS?
>
> Many thanks,
>



You want a 60Cx or 60CSx .. something with SiRF technology.

Phil
eeBCLee@gmail.com

2006-02-15, 11:48 pm

Another vote for the 60 CSx. The x units have memory cards, so mine
has 512MB of memory now, room for all the maps I could want. And just
now I noticed that even when I'm in the parking garage (1st floor of a
5 floor apartment building, half underground) the thing keeps a lock.
I actually drove around to different parts of the parking garage to see
if I was just in a good spot, the error size would go up but it never
lost a lock. (I finally held an aluminum clip board I have over it,
and after a while it finally lost the signal). This is my 3rd GPS and
none of the previous 3 (an early and late 12XL and a 76S) come close to
the reception this thing gets.

eeBCLee@gmail.com

2006-02-16, 2:48 am

4th GPS that is . . . although the first two were two versions of the
same model.

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