Garmin or Magellan (handhelds)
My latest handheld was a SporTrak Color. It´s now returned.
It´s of course a personal choice from me. And the Color was not
bad at all. Good style and finish. But very battery-draining, seems to me
that about 5 hours with 1800mAh was the time before that beeping and
warnings signal started. Annoying short!
Also, Magellan SporTrak trip/ odometer function seems to shorten the
trip with say at least 5-10% and i some circumstances up to 30%.
When plotting down to my notebook the length is far more correct.
We have done several test in different surroundings, parks, streets.
And my friends now "old" Garmin Vista, won that competition every
time we walk side by side, and the gps-signals were probably exactly the same
to our gps.
In a national park, we were walking in some hour, measuring gps signal.
My SporTrak showed me a distance that was about 30% wrong, shorter,
than my friends Garmin Vista.
A his Vista wasn´t indicating WAAS/ EGNOS signal, (to old) but my SporTrak did.
In spite of that, Vista was the winner.
We did know the lenght, precisely 5 km.
My SporTrak showed me 3,65. And the Vista, about 5 km, I don´t
remember exactly.
For me, the 60C would be great, (ordered today). I don´t think I
need the compass. (CS)
ga
Newest tech. most often refined ....
