Alphawolf

quote:Besides we will probably find out she ran off and was hiding from her parents Nope...Not this time. This is local news for me,it's been running non-stop since 1:00 p.m. and the police have confirmed it was an abduction not a runaway. Sounds like it was some weirdo-sicko religious wacko who said he was "higher than God" that took her. He had worked for the family about 1 year ago for just one day, so he had previously met Elizibeth. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

How much problem do you have losing lock with the 76S? I am just wondering why it is that much of a problem that you would spend the extra $$$ on the additional antenna. I have hiked with my Garmin V quite a bit, and yes, sometimes it loses lock for a little bit, but all it means is the track log might not be perfect. Being as I don't need or use the track-log for anything, I don't care anyway. Just curious. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

Is this a pretty straight forward procedure with a Meridian? I seem to remember some problems being discussed some time ago with cards of this size. These will be the street maps, not Topo. Does the Magellan software facilitate address searches and point of interest search like the Garmin Metroguide? Thanks. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

Is this a pretty straight forward procedure with a Meridian? I seem to remember some problems being discussed some time ago with cards of this size. These will be the street maps, not Topo. Does the Magellan software facilitate address searches and point of interest search like the Garmin Metroguide? Thanks. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

quote:If a paper map costs $5, where is it I'm getting an additional $95 in value? Huh??? A singlepaper map costs more than $5. Now....try and get allof the U.S.A andAlaska AndHawaii in 1;100,000 scale maps for $5! I doubt you have enough cash on hand to purcahse paper versions of all of them, right? Seems like $100 might be one heck of a bargain when you compare it to paper maps! "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

I use them and like them. Just be aware, in case you weren't, that they will not load onto your Garmin. That is to say, you won't see the maps on the display. You can upload and download the waypoints and such, but not the maps themselves. It takes MapSource from Garmin to do that trick. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

quote: It has to be one of the poorest designed products I've ever seen. Well, being as MapSource was designed to be downloaded to Garmin mapping GPSR's, and it's the only thing available for this purpose.... I'm curious about what else you compared it to? I use it a lot....Have done so for years....and hey...It puts maps on my Garmin V better than anything out there! You know, you can say a Ferrari is better than a Jeep, but it doesn't mean much when the jeep is climbing up a mountain and the Ferrari is at the bottom watching it go. Alphawolf out. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

Thanks a bunch! "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

A while back, I downloaded a program that allowed me to input my tracklogs into it, and get a 3-D visualization of the tracklog. It was the tracklog positioned "inside" a rectangular box, that allowed me to move around the box and see the tracklog inside of it from any anlge. Well....I need it again, and I can't remember what it is or where I got it. Any help would be appreciated. Alphawolf out. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

It's nearly 1/2 inch smaller all around. It realy feels thinner in your hand. You can interface with the 201, but not the 101. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

We have had them at the store for a while now, and they are not turning into a great seller. I am not sure what "niche" in the market that Garmin was aiming for with these. I suppose for someone who cares a lot about weight and size, like backpackers, it might be a choice. If you simply wanted a GPSR for safety, like marking your camp/trailhead/car or whatever and making sure you have the ability to get back to it, it would do fine. It positively is not a unit for any kind of "power user", but I am sure it was never intended to be. It would be a cheap(er)alternative for someone, like a snowmobiler say, who might not otherwise carry one at all. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

quote:Why would anyone enter them manually? Well, imagine for a minute that I call you and say to you, "Hey Bill(or whatever your name is)...Here are coordinates for a great fishing spot I was at today! They are, Map Datum: NAD 27 and coordinates are:XXXXXXX. Well, it wouldn't be very time efficient for you to plug in the serial cable, hook up the GPSR, turn on the computer and the GPSR, launch the program, enter the data, download the data, then unhook and power down everything. To enter one or two (or so) waypoints, it's just much easier to type them in directly to the GPSR. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

Bogus...Plain and Simple. Do a bit of research about this (like I did) and you'll see too. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

I believe they were $9.59 for 4, plus state sales tax, if I can remember right.(yesterday was a long time ago...) "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

I just bought 4 of 'em today at Wal-Mart! Oh well, I'll get at the commissary nxt time. I hope they have them at Hill AFB commissary as well. I know they have them at the BX. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

City Vavigator is probably more current and with a lot more points of interest than MetroGuide....But ONLYin big metropolitan areas. MetroGuide is still much better at getting around rural areas. So, it depends on where you need it to perform. Big cities...City Navigator. Rural areas....Metroguide. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

Sorry, I don't have anything for over there, but I just had to say: "Godspeed and thank-you for what you are doing! You are appreciated and thought about." Alphawolf out. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

I still consider it to be the best all around receiver out there, if everything is taken into acct. It has it's drawbacks (limited 19 megs. of memory being the biggest), but the negatives are outweighed by the positives(autorouting being the biggest) There are other GPSR's I would choose for specific purposes, such as the Street Pilot 3 for strictly city navigation, or the Vista for serious back country travel (it's smaller) or one of the chartplotters for marine use. But, for an all around "do-it-all" receiver......it still can't be beat. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

I have about 6 states worth of these maps. I like them a lot. They are pretty much my "go to " maps of choice if I need quads for a particular area. They are USGS topo maps, scanned. They have good GPS interface properties, allowing you to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks. They have some fun "tricks" like linking to digital pictures of waypoints and such. You can click on a waypoint and then see a picture you took of it. They offer 3 scales of maps on the set. 1:24,000-1:100,000-1:250,000 If you have access to a plotter, they can merge several maps and print a really big map for you. Other maps I own and use are: National Geographic TOPO!, Garmin MapSource(TOPO, Metroguide, Roads & Recreation, City Select), Magellan MapSend(Topo), Microsoft Streets & Trips, Delorme 3-D TopoQuads, USA PhotoMaps(a great program by Doug Cox...jdmcox@jdmcox.com) and probably a couple of others I have forgotten about. So...I have a few others to compare "All Topo Maps" to, and I still like them a lot! "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

He can certainly enter coordinates on any model of Garmin he might own. Tell him to read up a bit on "creating a waypoint" then "editing a waypoint". Very simply done, he'll have no trouble at all. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

quote: Anyone got a Idea how this happened? Downhill with a really strong tailwind? "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

save the money and get a $10 Brunton or Silva compass. It'll be just as accurate(or more so) and never needs batteries or calibration. A barometer? What for? If it says something different than you expected, are you going to climb a tree or dig a hole to change it? The GPSR will tell you your altitude close enough to satisfy your curiosoty, and that's all the elevation is about is curiosity anyway. I've sold too many of these things to too many people who seldom use the barometer after the first few months when they are done playing with it. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

You might have already checked this, but make sure your map datum is set to WGS 84. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

quote:The gust was that there are better topo programs available and allthat they tested worked with both garmin and magellan GPS's. There is no question at all as to if there are better maps than the Magellan and Garmin series of TOPO's. For those who don't know, they are about 1:100,000 series and there are a good many 7.5 min. series available digitally, that are much more detailed. Problem is, to say they will work with Garmin and Magellan is only partially correct. They(some, but not all) will work as far as interfacing goes. You can upload and download waypoints, routes, tracklogs and the sort. But you can'tload them onto your GPSR and then see the maps on your receiver. The only maps you can download to the receiver are those by the respective GPSR manufaturer. This is a common misunderstanding that I have to explain to customers almost daily. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"

Great antenna! I love mine. No problems with Garmin if you use it, and I guarantee it'll be cheaper than the garmin. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last"