polar69 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Can anyone tell me if most GPs units will display bearings in mils as well as degrees ? I am of a military bent so hve to work in mils Quote Link to comment
+blindleader Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 If you take "most GPs units" to mean the "Merigreeen" then the answer is yes. I can't help commenting on "having" to work in mils. Developing developing a general mental flexibility, will aid you greatly in geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hey Polar69, I can speak for both my Garmin etrex Legend and new Garmin Map60C. They both can display heading in Degrees, Mils, or Cardinal Letters. Quote Link to comment
polar69 Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 Sorry , to re-itterate, any bearing I give under military circumstances will have to be in mills rather than degrees. I dont have a problem myself but people I give a bearing to may ! Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 A cursory check of some of the basic models shows than not all of them do. Consider it a bell or a whistle (not sure which). In fact, the basic (yellow) Etrex doesn't even show DEGREES - just N-E-S-W! My advice is to go to the manufacturer's Web site and download the manual for a model you might be interested in, and then search the PDF file for the word "mils". If it appears in the search, then that model has it. But I've checked a few of the "Maggie" manuals, and i can't find it in any of them. Some of the middle of the line of Etrex models do have it. Again, Garmin wins! Quote Link to comment
4x4van Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 (edited) In fact, the basic (yellow) Etrex doesn't even show DEGREES - just N-E-S-W! Wrong. Although let me clarify; if you're talking about the "compass rose", then you are correct, however, one of the fields available on that same screen includes "heading" , as well as "bearing" (for a GOTO). That info is displayed in degrees. And in the "setup" section, you have a choice of 18 different formats (DD MM.MMM, DD MM SS.S, etc.), although since I don't have my son's yellow ETrex in front of me, I don't know for sure if MILS is one of those 18 options. Also don't have my SporTrak Pro in front of me, so I can't comment on it, as well. But I think it's safe to say that most all consumer GPS units display heading in Degrees, yes, even Magellans:D. Edited March 11, 2004 by 4x4van Quote Link to comment
John E Cache Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 I don't know if you care about compass bearings. I found out the Fortuna Clip-On GPS I just bought won't give you magnetic bearings, only true north based bearings. Quote Link to comment
+EScout Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Meridians and Legends have mils because I used these 2 GPSrs in setting up my latest cache, which involves a triangulation using mils. Shoreline Triangle GCH9M7 Read Snowland's comments on the precision of mils. I should reduce the difficulty rating because its not really that hard. Quote Link to comment
4x4van Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 (edited) Well, I just got home and checked. My son's yellow E-Trex doesn't have MILS, but my Magellan SporTrak Pro does. Again, Garmin wins! Guess not! Edited March 12, 2004 by 4x4van Quote Link to comment
Major Catastrophe Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 The Magellan SporTrak Map will also display in mils if told to. I was driving generally northward toward a cache once, and I noticed that the bearing to the cache kept going above 359 -- somewhat disconcerting since I think in degrees. Once I got over my initial dismay at the thought that my GPSr might be sick, I checked the settings and found that I had somehow set the display to mils. Quote Link to comment
+geckoee Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 (edited) Well, I just got home and checked. My son's yellow E-Trex doesn't have MILS, but my Magellan SporTrak Pro does.Again, Garmin wins! Guess not! The Magellan SporTrak Pro is over twice as much as the eTrex Yellow, and the eTrex legend, costing less than the SporTrak Pro, does have mils... sorry for the rant, it was too tempting. The Yellow will display bearing in magnetic, grid, true north, or a custom offset, but all are in degrees. Edited March 12, 2004 by geckoee Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 (edited) Well, I just got home and checked. My son's yellow E-Trex doesn't have MILS, but my Magellan SporTrak Pro does.Again, Garmin wins! Guess not! Well, I guess so! Edited March 12, 2004 by Neo_Geo Quote Link to comment
4x4van Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 (edited) The Magellan SporTrak Pro is over twice as much as the eTrex Yellow, and the eTrex legend, costing less than the SporTrak Pro, does have mils... While I can't bet my life on this, since I no longer have it, I'm pretty sure my old GPS 315 had the MILS option, and it is about the same price as the yellow E. And we now know that the ST Map does (which is similar or lower in price than the legend), and I'd wager that the basic yellow ST also does (which is cheaper than the Legend) . Guess so! Again, Guess not! In any case, I'd say that most of both brands, other than the lowest models, offer MILS. Looks like it's a tie!!! Edited March 15, 2004 by 4x4van Quote Link to comment
+apollo08 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 iQue 3600 also has mils Quote Link to comment
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