Re: Replacing my Vista - 60CS or 76CS ? Best under trees ?

From: Gary S. (Idontwantspam_at_net)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 19:00:39 GMT

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 18:53:43 GMT, "H.W. Stockman"
<stockman3@earth-REMOVE_THIS-link.net> wrote:

>I wear my (helix antennae) GPSs high on a pack strap, with the holder
>oriented so the units are between 0 and 30 degrees off plumb. But apart
>from wearing the GPS balanced on my head (and one of them doesn't have a
>place for an external antenna), there will always be some body blocking.
>GPS manufacturers insist on providing "belt clips" with mapping units, so
>apparently they feel that a person will normally get at least a quarter
>sphere of view, even on the belt.
>
I have set up for mounting my Garmin eTrex Legend (all eTrex models
have the same patch antenna) in a pouch mounted on the shoulder strap
of my pack, on top of the shoulder. It is reasonably horizontal, and
gets a reasonable view of the sky, excepting my head.

Putting it on my head would be the best view of the sky, but A) I am
not seeking to be the alpha ubergeek, and B) the shoulder mounting
works well enough.

If you are not leaving the unit on continually, but pulling it out for
a quick check from time to time, the belt mount may be fine.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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