MickUpi Posted March 22, 2004 Posted March 22, 2004 Who is actively using the oldest GPSr. Mine is a Magellan Meridian XL It was made in 1995. I purchased it from a friend in 1996. It still works great but I do plan to upgrade soon. Thanks, Mick Quote
+wildearth2001 Posted March 22, 2004 Posted March 22, 2004 about a month ago I could have chimmed in with a Maggy 310 that I bought in 1999 (I think) but I just upgraded to a new Garmin eTrex Legend so I am out of this race Quote
ghOzt Posted March 22, 2004 Posted March 22, 2004 We have a box full of Garmin GPS 12's at school that may give your Meridian XL a run for the title. I'm thinking they were bought around 1997, though. Quote
Proximus Centauri Posted March 22, 2004 Posted March 22, 2004 I use a magellan 2000XL as my backup unit. it had some Y2K issues, but after initilizing (took 72 hours of continuous outside exposure) it has worked great. Quote
IronMaiden Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) 1991 Lowrance GlobalNav. Cheers, Kerry. Wow Ironman114 and I thought our Garmin Gpsmap 175 was old. We "found it" in 1997. Like I say, it's big and it's a dinosaur but it still gets us to the caches so why get rid of it? Edited March 30, 2004 by IronMaiden Quote
vagabond Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 1991 Lowrance GlobalNav. Cheers, Kerry. My Grandsons still using my old GN 212, the screen was cracked in a fall of about 100 ft down Palo Verdes cliffs, the rubberized cover over the buttons is peeling off but the darn thing still works. not sure how old it is as I bought it used about 1996 Quote
+AmishHacker Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 Cool....Meridian Xl's I have found my first 100 caches with a Meridian XL 2000 Big...Bulky....Slow....and Missing 3 buttons (in the pic one has black tape over it) But works! I am upgrading very soon....Trying to pick between a Etrex Legend or a Meridian Gold. I even have a thread about it here. Please place you input if you have any Quote
+shunra Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I have used a Magellan Blazer 12 for my first 129 finds. Features: * No maps * Only two digits after the decimal * No possibility to connect to cable to computer or to external power * Screen resolution comparable to that of an 8 digit calculator But: an excellent antenna, that keeps tracking the satellites under tree cover when most other GPSrs give up. Quote
+The Cheeseheads Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I've got my original Garmin eSextant... Quote
+AmishHacker Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I have used a Magellan Blazer 12 for my first 129 finds. Features: * No maps * Only two digits after the decimal * No possibility to connect to cable to computer or to external power * Screen resolution comparable to that of an 8 digit calculator But: an excellent antenna, that keeps tracking the satellites under tree cover when most other GPSrs give up. ohhh yea that blazer is nice! Yea mine only tracks in miles...no Feet Quote
+sept1c_tank Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I'm using a Garmin GPS12, purchased in 1997 (I like it). A story in the April issue of Today's Cacher (will be live April 1) mentions a forester using a "dated Trimble GPS unit." I'm not familiar with Trimble. Quote
+AmishHacker Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I'm using a Garmin GPS12, purchased in 1997 (I like it). A story in the April issue of Today's Cacher (will be live April 1) mentions a forester using a "dated Trimble GPS unit." I'm not familiar with Trimble. Looks like a new Trimble Unit to me Quote
+Snoogans Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Since no one posted a pic of one of these yet: It's my backup receiver now. I'm the proud owner of a brandy new Meridian Color w/ the additional external antenna, now. Sn gans Quote
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Since no one posted a pic of one of these yet: It's my backup receiver now. I'm the proud owner of a brandy new Meridian Color w/ the additional external antenna, now. Sn gans I got one just like it in front of me right now. Dad got it in 1995. One of the first civilian models released. Quote
+shunra Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I have used a Magellan Blazer 12 for my first 129 finds. Features: * No maps * Only two digits after the decimal * No possibility to connect to cable to computer or to external power * Screen resolution comparable to that of an 8 digit calculator But: an excellent antenna, that keeps tracking the satellites under tree cover when most other GPSrs give up. ohhh yea that blazer is nice! Yea mine only tracks in miles...no Feet You're right: it tracks only in miles, not in feet, and since it has only two digits past the decimal, the nearest you can get is 0.01 mile. ... almost. If you switch the units to metric, you can get to 0.01 kilometers, which makes a big difference. A circle with a 0.01 mile radius surrounds an area of 973 square yards. A circle with a 0.01 kilometers radius surrounds an area of 376 square yards, which is significantly less. As said, it has been good enough for my first 129 caches. I'm still using it as a backup - but in metric mode. Quote
+TresOkies Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Since no one posted a pic of one of these yet: Hey! Is that a yellow jeep I see? Now where is that locationless cache... -E Quote
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