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I had a Quest1 - sold it to a mate because I wanted the 60CSx for it's extra range of off-road use + microSD card + better reception.
I use/used them on a Bike, not a car - and never used the voice cammands.
The road routing in the Quest is miles better.
- You can down load pre-planned routes from MapSoruce - complete with direction info - which is lost to the 60CSx.
- the Quest will do partial off-track re-routing to get you back on the route, rather than recalculate the whole thing as the 60CSx does. This can be quite significant if the route is quite long.
There are work-rounds for the above. But the quest is much more natural for road use.
Apart from the aggravation with the 2nd rate handling of routes, I prefer the 60CSx; more hand friendly, storage, and all the good things folks have mentioned.
(Garmin seem to have just dropped out / switched off one or two routing features - presumably for marketing reasons? idiots)
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and then callibrate the compass
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ah yes, of course you can set the date of the log...
thanks.
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How does the watchlist notifications work?
I put a cache I DNF on watch to see if the next visitor managed or whatever.
Just received an email notification - good.
of a Find that occurred two days before my visit/log last week end!!
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Just how does the number of channels relate to the number of satellites?
GPS is not frequency multiplexed - all the satellites transmit at the same frequencies (2 of them) - so it's not 1 channel per frequency or anything.
So? 1 Channel per time slot - somehow?
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How can I manually enter coordinates for waypoints or poi's with my Garmin 60CS?
I don't think you can manually (i.e. on the device) load POIs... you need the POI loader - down load from garmin.
To easily add a waypoint; Hit the MARK button. using the rocker, move to the title, hit ENTR button and change the name, move to Location, hit ENTR button and enter coordinates.
The format is set in Menu>setup>units
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That is the way the 60 series works. It is NOT broken, that is how it is programmed. I have a 60cs and have dealt with routing this way since it was new. The routes are straight line routes until you navigate them. When you select a route, and tell the unit to navigate, then, and only then will it calculate a road route. It may be considered a flaw by some, but that is how it was designed to work. Another user on here was have a similar problem because the elevation profiles of the route would not show up properly. I am not saying it is the best way to operate, but it is working as designed.
So several folks have said.
But the manual (P.31) says you can create more complex routes in MapSource. i.e. more complex that can be created using autoroute and waypoints. e.g. using avoidances, the routing tool etc.
And that's how the Quest works - and it's dead useful; and there's no good reason not to expect the 60CSx to do it.... so, IMHO, it's broken (by design, if you like)
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I really hope that I've simply missed something, because it seems that the 60CSx should be doing what I think (see earlier post) it should be doing (sigh, again).
Thanks
you are not missing anything --- It's broken.
I'm as disappointed as you (although in many other ways, it's a great unit).
I had a Quest before - and you could download the rout you'd designed in Mapsource perfectly.
Folks who've never used a proper road-oriented GPS don't seem to get the problem!
IMHO, working round this by putting in via/way points is OK. But it is a work round.
I've emailed Garmin ... no answer.
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Daft question - how does the belt clip work on the 76?
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IMHO it's a "bug" - or at least an omission...
http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=137532#
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(given that the CSx does do POI support)I would like to replace my 60CS, but I would like some bigger screens, POI support ++Anyone know if Garmin has any new handheld models coming soon?
It would seem that Garmin are concentrating their development effort on higher margin markets... like this.
Thing is; if you're walking around, you're spending a few £/$10s. If you're riding a bike or car, you're spending £/$1000s; and if you're in a boat £/$100,000s. The cost and therefor functionality of the units has to scale with what the market will spend, doesn't it.
The CSx is only worth it, for me, because I can also use it on the motor/push bikes.
agreei'm really hoping garmins next gps will have a firmware that is thoroughly tested, instead of counting on their customers to be guinnea pigs... Not all customers have access or knowledge of this site
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you can turn off the compass; but not (as far as I can tell) the barometer.I'm not sure if the issues relate to the compass or the barometer or something else. For those of you that own or have tested the csx, can you simply "turn off" the compass and barometer on the csx for navigation if you wish?
of course the thread title is '60csx' .v. '60cs' - but should have been '60csx' .v. '60cx' the 60cs is seems to no longer be in the product line (obvious move by garmin, why pay for memory when the customer can). There are some around; but, IMHO, can't see the point.
Over and above detailed performance issues:
The memory card brings lots of advantages:
I wanted it because you can store indefinite amounts of tracks on it - good for geotagging on a long trip.
microSD is cheep; so you can get more than one for different regions and/or take advantage of advances in technology when it comes along (faster, bigger etc.)
store POIs on them.
and, I'm hoping, store routes on them (if Garmin get their act together).
I don't have much use for the barometer. But a compass that keeps working when you're standing still is quite useful - although admittedly a concept as old as the hills.
The difference between 20 and 18 hours (normal batteries) is irrelevant if you use rechargeables. Most people can arrange a recharge every couple of days - and if you can't, it's because your so far in the wilderness that you'd better have piles of backup batteries anyway!!
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I'm also new to this; and equally, although there seem to be many ways to get cache info to your PC/PDA/GPSr/Printer, I can't find anyway to get find logs back - except going to the cache page....
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My GPS says it's reading from Satellites 17, 22 and 28. Which satellites do those numbers refer to? They don't seem to relate to the NAVSTAR GPS Operational Satellites.
as above...
except for
#33 == PRN124 == Artemis
#39 == PRN120 &126 == Inmarsat
(I think I've the numbers right; maybe not!)
which are the geostationary sats doing the differential corrections for EGNOS (EU kind of WAAS)
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I was going to ask a similar question... so I'll append it here.
In the case of UK->Continent (Spain, France) vacation. I ride a motorbike; so taking a PC is unlikely.
I was thinking:
- Plan possible caches on Google EarthReview
- (in English, etc.)
- add them to a book mark page
- pocket query download
- to PDA
- down load to GPS
- print ones that deserve it (pic clues, etc.)
and off I go... Sound about right?
- Plan possible caches on Google EarthReview
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As a newbi...
... if I've logged a DNF, gone back, found it... That's a new log entry or amend my previous entry (lets say in theis case the cache was healthy, I just missed it)?
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wow - lots of frappr maps...
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But I'm in the UK - we have no analogue coverage here anymore. So the WAP will work everywhere, even when there's no "digital" coverage?
Or does that mean I've wasted my money on the Premium membership?
Even in the UK WAP wont work when you have no cellphone signal - this is quite a common occurance in certain remote areas of scotland - been there :~)
That's just so disappointing - next you'll be telling me my GPSr won't work without batteries....
I'm still quite new to this site... but still, isn't the little "
" after a post considered a "I'm not being serious" type clue? -
it's broken!
see also this thread: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=137532
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With my Vista CX I've picked up correction signals from both 33 and 39 in central London since late June. As mentioned you get Ds on the corrected satellites. Depending on geometry I'v had quoted accuracy at 1 or 2m. Today though 12m was the best I could get in Differential mode because of poor geometry.
Today was the first time I've seen anything! Probably because I hadn't done a hard-reset since EGNOS was turned on.
Only +/-11-13ft (4-5m) not that much better than without. Cloudy day - so worst case for GPS all round?
Taken on Primrose Hill, London - about as good a view of the sky as you'll get anywhere in London - facing due south here.
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Three votes in a row for the Quest. The Q1 includes almost everything needed, including software, for under $350 the last time I looked. That also includes a 110v power charger. I think the only extra thing needed is a bike mount (I'd recommend the RAM system only because it works so well; I don't know anything about the Garmin mount although I have read of a problem of some sort with it).
RAM mount for cycling (as in push-bike)? The Garmin handle bar mount is probably sufficient - unless the dad has a really stiff neck!
Sure, the precision and 'under tree cover' isn't as good on the Quests as the new boxes - but I'm pretty sure it's good enough for cycling...
... and unlike the GPSMAP60SCx (current s/w release) you can down load proper routes with directions to the Quest, which it will remember and replay. Might be important for a cyclist where avoiding a hill is more important that fast roads / shortest distance.
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I have the Garmin Quest and 60Csx. I don't ride a bike, but I have used the Quest for 1,000's of miles on my motorcycle and car. The Quest would more than meet his needs.
He can keep up with tracks off road and there is a "where am I?" feature. It is great gps for the car too.
Cindy
I've used both on a push-bike (and motorbike and stuff anyway) and I agree with the above, the push-bike mount is cheep and it works etc.
In fact I'd suggest to try to find a Quest-1. There is just no point in spending that much on a top of the line model when you really can't expect to cover more ground than you can stored in the Quest-1, on a push-bike... unless you're going for something pretty extreme!!
I'd'v thought that most enthusiastic cyclists can get all their maps in the Q1, the 2nd had market seems lively right now and there are some 'end of line' ones around.
p.s.: @Cindy & Bubb...
Americans riding BMWs - cool!! Nice pic.
regards.
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I had the same problem, the warning came on way too late.
If you upgrade the software and gps software to the latest 2.9/ (i think 2.6 or 2.7) then this corrects the problem. I find now, however, that sometimes it comes on to early. The faster you are going, the earlier it warns you. Automatic Single beep for "its coming up" and automatic multibeep for "Turn NOW!"
I have the latest revisions 2.9/2.6
Glad to hear it isn't just me. Apparently it's everyone except 5thwheelfinders
I'm using the latest fixes... but have the problem on my bike...
(maybe Garmin are in cahoots with the traffic police and are trying to get me to slow down?)
Geotagging on flickr.com
in General geocaching topics
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if you're interested in geotagging photos - and it a very natural cousin to geocaching - also take a look at the geotagging group on flickr. They have a pile of useful tools (although all the tools will now be undergoing big changes due to flickrs introduction).
In particular there are a couple of ways of tagging photos directly from your GPSr track-log.
Off line, using RoboGEO; online, using yang.cc's site.