Guppy Slayer Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hello all... The software version on my GPS states 2.04 Would this make the unit considerably less accurate? I think the unit is about ten years old. Can it still be updated if I buy a cable? Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yellow E-trex units with 2.xx firmware do not have "WAAS" capability. (WAAS is a separate satellite signal that is supposed to help the unit filter out some atmospheric interference). When Garmin added WAAS capability to the basic E-trex, then didn't change the name of the unit. The only way you can tell is by looking at the unit's firmware. You can't add WAAS capability to a 2.xx unit by trying to upgrade the firmware to 3.xx. All that being said, no one had WAAS corrections when this sport started in 2001, and no one missed it. Forum lore says that more caches have been found with a plain ol' yellow E-trex than any other unit. Lots of cachers gripe that WAAS really doesn't add significant accuracy, and simply turn it off. I say give it a go. You should be fine. Quote Link to comment
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