GreatCanadian
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To answer your question, yes. It's the same setup I put together for my father's both. You obviously need mapsource maps installed on your computer. Download the free nroute which works via mapsource. The nroute uses the mapsource maps and works like a charm. It will show you tracks, routes, nearest coffee shops, satellite signal, speed, heading, and a bunch of other information. And it will speak to you via your laptop speakers.
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The Vista HCx looks interesting…All the whistles and bells of the 60CSx in a smaller, backpacker-friendly form factor. Because I don't plan to backpack much, I'm not going to trade in my 60CSx which I also use for motorcycle navigation.
Pros:
Hi-sensitivity chip (type unspecified) for better reception
Electronic compass
Barometer
MicroSD memory slot
Supports auto-routing
Cheaper than 60CSx
Cons:
Smaller form factor means smaller screen and side buttons that are not ideal for car (or motorcycle)navigation
You forgot about the 60 looking much cooler
Im not to sure about that as the 60csx has the sirf chip but is called high sensitivity on its page.I'm kinda seriously doubting that it is a sirf chipset, as I'm sure that they would be advertising it as such. However, that's not to say that it wouldn't be a great chipset. Who knows, it could be close to or even better than sirf. If it's even marginally better than the one that's in the Legend CX right now that would be enough incentive for me to buy it, as it seems that the price isn't much more than the price of a Legend CX right now. Think I saw it advertised for 224 or thereabouts on some website.Bedanged just checked garmin's website and you're right!! The 60cx page does not mention sirf. Let's hope your right and the legend hcx and vista hcx do indeed have the sirf chipset!
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I'm kinda seriously doubting that it is a sirf chipset, as I'm sure that they would be advertising it as such. However, that's not to say that it wouldn't be a great chipset. Who knows, it could be close to or even better than sirf. If it's even marginally better than the one that's in the Legend CX right now that would be enough incentive for me to buy it, as it seems that the price isn't much more than the price of a Legend CX right now. Think I saw it advertised for 224 or thereabouts on some website.
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Has anyone heard anything from Garmin on this?
GC:
Do you ever use BLuecharts on your GPSr? I just recently purchased a 76CSx and returned home from a lengthy trip down the Trent canal - my first real use of the unit. I am appauled at the inaccuracies with the maps as to the positions of the man-made portions of the canal - particularily the locks - and seams at chart transitions where the depth goes from 50 feet on one map to 'max. 6' direcectly adjacent on the next map. I bought this unit entirely to eliminate the need for me to stop and look at paper charts every 10 minutes but the basemap of my old Lowrance GM100 was more accurate for the canal than this Garmin.
Just got home so I plan to make a lengthy post once I unpack to see if others have noticed this.
In short, yes I have used Bluechart, and have noticed inaccuracies as well. but not to the extend that you have. The coverage of our bay is actually quite good.
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Noticed quite a few threads on this topic, so I picked this one to post to. Here's my story of today. I laid down a track a few months back with a venture cx. That track has been sent to a friends Legend CX, my Legend CX and my 60 CX. Today we went fishing, and all the way along the 3 km ATV ride the GPS's (my 60cx and my friends Legend CX) indicated both of us dead on the track. On the way back I turned my GPS on and when it locked in it showed approximately 150 to 200 feet of the track. My friends Legend cx showed dead on. After about 5 minutes riding, mine still showed off. I turned it off and on again and it immediately locked DEAD ON the track. So on we went, and after about 15 minutes, I noticed my gps starting to drift off the track again. I left it on to see what it would do. It drifted back on track, and then off again. When we got back to where the truck was parked, my gps showed me as about 150 to 200 feet on the other side of the road. The entire trip, in and out, my friends Legend CX never drifted off track. If it happened to both GPS's I could kind of go with the jamming theory, or solar activity theory. On the satellite page, both gps's showed the same sattelites, so i'm convinced that the problem is with the gps and not jamming or solar activity. This is not good enough for a 400 dollar (Canadian) gps. If Garmin soon doesn't explain this problem I will be selling this and relying on my trusty legend cx, which other than the lack of sirf is in my opinion a better gps anyway. Certainly has a sharper display albeit smaller. Has anyone heard anything from Garmin on this?
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Hello folks...I figured I'd post here to let you all know that the rooster was true to his word. I purchased his gps, and it was delivered in the condition stated. Fantastic deal!!An easy, hassle-free transaction to say the least!! He even telephoned me to let me know when it was shipped! You won't deal with a better seller than the rooster!! Thanks rooster!
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I am not 100% certain but I don't think the Lowrance iFinder H20C will do turn-by-turn-routing. I had a quick look at their website and didn't see it mentioned in the specifications. Perhaps a member who actually owns one will chime in here with a definitive answer for you.
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I purchased a NEW streetpilot on ebay and when it arrived the card reader didn't work. Garmin replaced it under warranty. The seller stated in auction description that all warranty service was to be done through Garmin's warranty service centers and the gps could not be returned to the dealer. This all went through swiftly and with no hassle from Garmin.
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When you use a charger to power a gpsr, do you need to take the batteries out ?
No, internal circuitry on my Cx (probably on most, if not all other) switches automatically
from internal (battery) to external power.
Bill
Can you use the proper charger when using alkaline batteries. I have a cigarette lighter adapter for my legend cx (haven't used it on my 60cx- assuming I can). The adaptor is a charger as well. Can I use safely this charger to power my gps when the gps has non-rechargeable ALKALINE batteries in it.
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Are you talking about the regular blue monochrome legend? There is a fix for this that you can do yourself. If you're interested PM me your email and I'll send you the steps.
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Have you updated to the latest version of mapsource? This should cut down on the number of different icons.
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Did you load your topo maps the SAME TIME as you loaded Metroguide. If you loaded topo, and THEN loaded Metroguide, then the Metroguide will overwrite the topo. It appears to me that is what happened.
Open Mapsource, and switch to Metroguide. Select the maps you want to send to your GPS. DON'T SEND THEM TO THE GPS YET. Then switch to Topo, and select the Topo maps you want loaded. Then send to gps. Both sets of maps will be sent to the gps.
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I am a Garmin man, but I think the correct choice for you would be the Explorist 210 or 400. Unless you prefer color. Have a look at the Explorist 400 Value Pack with Topo USA on ebay for around 175 including shipping. If that's beyond your price limit, the 400 without the topo or the 210 would be suitable. You're used to the Explorist interface, and the Explorists are a good seried of GPS's. If you think you would be more comfortable with that, stick with it, you'll be happy.
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You can buy a NEW 60cx for less than $315 including shipping. Sirf chip and expandable memory. So I would say 300 is way too much for a used 60CS.
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www.bikely.com? I know that allows you to add tracks to Google Maps and the satellite images...
I'll go check that out when i get a chance and see if that's it. Thanks!
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About 5 or 6 months ago I came across this website which allowed me to draw tracks (or load them from my gps) on to a sattelite image. Now I cannot seem to find that site anwyhere. It is not Google Earth. It was developed by someone who I THINK is named Joe somebody or other but i could easily be wrong on that. On the site you could post your tracks, write a summary of your trip and post your photos. I posted 1 there to test it out and now I want to get back to that same site and try posting another. Does anyone have any idea what site i am referring to? Thank you. (Checked the FAQ's but either I asked the wrong question or it isn't there)
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Hey, sorry if you think i'm trying to convince you that you're wrong. That's not my intent. I am genuinely interested in this and am just trying to figure out EXACTLY what's happening. Obviously I am not understanding it correctly. In any case, please post back if it happens again. I'd like to know. I am a Legend CX fan (even though i now own 60cx) and want to know if this is an error from design, or just a cranky unit.
a 360 degree spin would mean it didn't spin at all...at least not in one movement...do you mean a 180 degree spin? Take this example..If you are moving North and stop. If the next reading from the satellites indicates a position a couple meters south of your position, your map (or pointer) will turn 180 degrees because your gps thinks you just travelled south. Normal behavior. I am not saying that there is nothing wrong with your gps's, but IF this is the type of behavior it is exhibiting (that's what i'm getting from the post so far), then this is normal behavior.
No . That's not it. !80 degree movement of the compass needle would be more of a turn, not a spin.
What I'm talking about is complete and constant 360 degree rotation of compass needle or map.
Based on what my other GPSrs are doing and what other users have posted, a continous spinning
is not normal. My 60Cx doesn't do it and my Foretrex's don't do it.
Anyway, this is not happening now. All is well. Thanks for your input.
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a 360 degree spin would mean it didn't spin at all...at least not in one movement...do you mean a 180 degree spin? Take this example..If you are moving North and stop. If the next reading from the satellites indicates a position a couple meters south of your position, your map (or pointer) will turn 180 degrees because your gps thinks you just travelled south. Normal behavior. I am not saying that there is nothing wrong with your gps's, but IF this is the type of behavior it is exhibiting (that's what i'm getting from the post so far), then this is normal behavior.
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Hi I am going to buy a GPS and have been looking around and the Magellan eXplorist GPSs seam like they are the best for me cool and cheap. The 200 and 300 have a SD slot and I think that it is worth the extra bucks compared to the 100 is it? Also does the 100 have basic highway map or street maps? I have around $90 to spend maybe a little extra if the GPS is great. I would like any help!
Thanks
Michael Kane
200 and 300 do not have sd slot.
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i really don't think there's anything wrong with any of your gps's. I've have at least 4 or 5 legend cx's, and venture cx, and at least a couple of legend c's (yeah i know, gps geek)...this is common behavior when a gps is not moving...it updates every second...each update reports a slightly different position because it isn't 100% accurate..so your gps is "moving" and the map (or pointer, depending on north up or track up) to indicate how the gps believes it is travelling....i think your gps's are behaving normally.
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not a lot to go on!! any more info?
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Dont forget Grid North which "should" be used when using UTM maps
Yep. A lot of people using UTM maps actually set their gps to UTM. It's easier to read UTM than lat/long from a paper map like Canadian Topo maps. Most UTM maps can also be used with true north though, as the edges of the maps line up exactly with true north. There is usually a legend showin true north aligning with the map edge, and lines showing grid north variation and magnetic north variation. Again, only magnetic north varies.
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Honestly, does it really matter if the road is laid out in true or magnetic?
Well, yes and no. If it was laid out in magnetic, and declination was NOT accounted for, then YES...BIGTIME. If declination was accounted for, then no.
Do many of you know that the difference in a compass reading from the east coast of Canadato the west coast of Canada has a magnetic variation of over 40 degrees. varying from (these are approximate numbers) 26 degrees west where i live to somewhere around 20 degrees east on the west coast. This would mean that if i had my magnetic compass adjusted for magnetic north here on the east coast and travelled to the west coast, that my compass would point me OFF COURSE by more than 45 degrees. Magnetic variation is quite significant. And using it without knowledge of it's implications can be dangerous if nothing else. Using it WITH the proper knowledge, then it is quite fine.
And these numbers are not consistent either. Magnetic North changes location over time. Perhaps more than you think. And to make matters worse, the rate of change is NOT constant!
Just a few pieces of trivia:
The magnetic pole has moved about 700 miles into the Canadian arctic over the last 10 years.
Scientists are predicting that the magnetic pole is moving at such a fast rate that in the next 50 years it will move OUT of Canada and into Siberia!
At very high latitudes the change in magnetic variation can be as much as 1 degree per kilometer!!
So yes, if you are using magnetic north, you should at least be aware that it is NOT always in the same place. Don't matter much on a GPS, but with a handcompass you better know what you're doing.
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I don't have my GPS here with me at the moment but I THINK it's:
Go to main menu (Press menu button twice)
Setup,
System,
Press the menu button again
I think these are the steps to view the firmware version.
I am no expert but I saw else where on these forums this:
"To reset the Venture Cx, I pressed "page" "power" and "enter" at the same time."
The reset procedure was given by the Garmin helpline.
Be careful, as far as I know it will also wipe any of your saved data too, so be ware.
One question from a beginner, how do I find out what version firmware I have on my Venture Cx?
Garmin is upgrading its eTrex series
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I did read on a website that the new rinos are NOT the sirf chipset, but is a high-sensitivity receiver. These are apparently the same chip that will be incorporated into the etrex series:
http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/cat_handh...gps_reviews.php