rosies Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 i just recieved a cobra 500 for christmas and am trying to learn the ins and out of the instrument i found out this weekend while snowshoeing that after inserting a waypoint i have to carry the gps in my hand to register a track/route is this normal i cant' just leave it in my shirt pocket while i travel? where can i find some information such as gps operation for dummies.i would like to realize the potential of this tool as i spend a lot of time in the bush making trails for myself.i do most of my hiking northeast of toronto ont. canada.is this gps a good one in your opinion?thankyou for your input. J.G. Quote Link to comment
+DaveA Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 try this site for all the basic info you will ever need Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 i just recieved a cobra 500 for christmas and am trying to learn the ins and out of the instrument i found out this weekend while snowshoeing that after inserting a waypoint i have to carry the gps in my hand to register a track/route is this normal i cant' just leave it in my shirt pocket while i travel? where can i find some information such as gps operation for dummies.i would like to realize the potential of this tool as i spend a lot of time in the bush making trails for myself.i do most of my hiking northeast of toronto ont. canada.is this gps a good one in your opinion?thankyou for your input. J.G. You probably should not keep your GPS in your shirtpocket. Depending on the type of antenna, you may have to hold it in a certain postion for best reception. Units with patch antennas like to be held flat, fact pointing skyward. Units with a quad helix antenna like to be held upright. You can find some thoughts on the Cobra by doing a forum search using Cobra as the keyword. To save you time, here are a few threads: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...=86968&hl=cobra http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...=87993&hl=cobra http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...=84707&hl=cobra http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...=70884&hl=cobra Quote Link to comment
christyrana Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 where can i find some information such as gps operation for dummies. Try the book GPS for Dummies. Quote Link to comment
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