STurgisSTeele

FYI, I paid $240 for my used one with all the goodies and v.6, then $50 for v.7 software. They're still a little expensive. Watch for them on eBay and try to get one for the price you are willing to pay. Also, best to get one that is refurbished. Trust me, a lot less hassle getting the unlock codes to work and such. Refurbish would be as good as new with good unlock codes. Edit: Typo

Wearing a bright colored vest, what a great idea. I'll pack mine with the other gear too from now on.

Persistence pays off! Congratulations! -Paul- Paul, Sent you a PM.

While reading the thread I made a call to the local Rad-Shack and they are out of 3300's but still has one 2200. Problem is, they're asking $149.97!! I asked about the clearance sale in June and he said that IS the clearance price! Hummm... wonder if I can make an offer? I might call around to other stores as well. Thanks for the heads-up Paul. I've been thinking about one of these since last year when I couldn't locate a benchmark I presume is buried. Update: Went to the Rad-Shack to find the only unit they had was knocked another $100 off the clearance price! So I picked up the 2200 for basically $50!! I really wanted to be part of Club 33 though, maybe in the future. For now, it's Club 22! Also purchased a couple of rechargeable batteries, ouch! But they will pay for themselves in the long run. Alas, I too will read the owner's manual before playing with the detector! Might as well make good use of the time needed for the batteries to charge.

Besides playing crosswords on, we use the Sony Clie for paperless caching. Registered Cachemate and GSAK for the sync and conversion. At present, 8mg is working fine, but if need more memory I can use a memory stick. The display is mono but is very readable in and out of sun light. Sturdy case and with a screen protector applied, it has survived several years of use and still looks like new. Haven't checked eBay for these, but figure since they are getting older they are probably going for a good price.

I often see accuracy of 9'-10', but mostly in the teens and low twenties when driving/moving around on my bike or in the vehicle. The sensitivity of the antenna must be pretty good. It has been right on with caches and a couple of benchmarks in my area. Appletree, how do you carry your unit when on foot? I've been trying to come up with a good way. I noticed that it will still work inside a small cell phone holder, as long as the antenna faces away from my body. But in that holder, the antenna is not up. Plugging in an antenna as you have mentioned might just be the ticket. When it's mounted on the handlebar of the bike the antenna is level to the ground and works great. I also thought of trying a fannypack to see if I could carry the unit with the antenna up.

Own a Quest, isn't the best for geocaching since it takes several steps just to enter a waypoint but then again, it is designed more for automotive use. (Edit) My mistake, after visiting www.elsinga.net/questfaq I see that making a waypoint is far easier than the way I WAS doing it! Had a GPS V for several years. Sure had a lot of fun with that unit.