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I have this exact same problem: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...mp;hl=altimeter I'm running 2.60. I went around and around with Garmin via email until they told me to send it in for repair. I still haven't sent it in because I needed the unit for a trip. Not sure if I want to send it in because it might not get fixed. I wish they could just fix it with a firmware update. I have a 60CS and it does not do this at all. Like everyone else, I'm also really disappointed with the HCx's odometer which is wildly inaccurate compared to my 60CS.

How old is your TOPO! software? Mine is Version 4.0 (a couple of years old) and I don't have any problems uploading or downloading waypoints to my Vista HCX. I haven't installed the latest update to TOPO (Version 4.2.7). Is that the one you're having trouble with?

Hi, I did a search but couldn't find an answer to this. Are you suppose to recalibrate the altimeter each time you turn the GPS off and back on again? I went on a hike the other day to the top of a 5600' peak mountain. At that point I turned the GPS off. When I got home I turned it back on and it still says 5600' elevation even though my home is at an elevation of 700'. I have the altimeter settings to the default: Auto Calibration ON and Variable Elevation. Is there something else I'm missing? My old GPSMAP 60CS didn't exhibit this behavior, but I read it keeps track of the barometric pressure even when the unit is turned off. Does that have something to do with it since I assume the HCx does not do this? Thanks, Tim

Yep, my car is a 2000 Accord. I didn't screw the mount to the car frame. The mount is fastened to the trim piece. There is a gap between the inside of the trim piece and the actual car frame. I took the trim piece off (it pops off) and drilled two holes through it. The RAM mount screws go through these holes and is fastened with locknuts to a special wooden backing plate that I made which matches the inside surface contour of the trim piece. I think I used a couple of stainless steel 8-32 pan head screws.

I also use to have that same RAM suction cup mount, but after a few years mine kept falling off the glass. RAM was kind enough to replace it for me but I was still nervous about using it again. It's really unnerving to be driving along and then suddenly the GPS falls off the glass. So I decided to hard mount a RAM 1" ball to the side pillar. With this setup my view out the windshield is totally unobstructed and I won't have a problem with the cops since in California it's technically illegal to mount anything to your windshield. I had to use a RAM swivel arm instead but it works great. I also ran 12V power up to a jack next to the mount.