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Also, I'm curious what options are available if I want a unit with an external antenna. Someone had mentioned the 76S, but it appears that has an internal antenna? Am I misreading this? Do other companies make units with external antennas that people would recommend? Basically, price aside, I'm curious what unit would be best for handheld mapmaking, going under foliage quite frequently. Thanks again for your patience.

I wound up getting an eTrex Legend, and I've been using it for the last week or so pretty steadily. It works well in open areas, but as soon as I get under any sort of cover the accuracy drops to ~100ft or loses the signal completely. This is in redwood mostly, which isn't particularly dense foliage, but is what most of the trails I'm plotting are under. So I'm considering an upgrade, but am wondering what sort of a difference I can expect to see with something like the GPS V with an external antenna? Will my accuracy of 100ft go up to 50ft? 30ft? 10ft? Will I retain a signal in most of the areas I'm currently losing it? I understand no one can answer this precisely for my situation; I'm just looking for a general idea how much of an improvement I can expect to see. Thanks!

That would be something like the GPSMap 76S or Garmin V? Are there other good, affordable units that have an external antenna option? Thanks!

Hello! I'm completely new to GPS in general. I've read a number of articles I've found online about the different units, looked at the comparison chart at Offroute, and checked out reviews on epinions and Amazon. I'm still not sure which unit will best meet my needs, so I'm asking here, even though I'm certain people are probably sick of answering these questions! I want a unit I can use for Geocaching, but also one that I can use to map local trails in my area and upload those to my computer to make them into real trail maps. This is the most important thing to me, and so I want to make sure I get a unit that can do this--I'm still not entirely sure the difference between waypoints and routes, to tell you the truth! I would like to spend $200 or less if possible. Thank you for your advice and patience with me.