Re: Garmin GPS 60-user experience

From: Gus (arutherford_at_cox.net)
Date: 03/10/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:25:34 -0600

Just curious, why didn't you get the gpsmap 60 instead? Thinking about it,
but haven't decided yet.

"Staffan Lindahl" <naffats_l@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3994j8F3g926qU1@individual.net...
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought GARMIN GPS 60 (SW version 2.00). When I quickly compare
> it with my old GARMIN GPS 45 I notice the following (from a small boat
> sailors perspective)
>
> 1. GPS 60 finds satellites and computes a fix much faster as expected
>
> 2. GPS 60 consumes batteries. 2 AAs are gone in 2-3 hours.
>
> 3. GPS 60 is sometimes turned off at unexpected occasions
>
> 4. GPS 60 lacks a fundamental navigation page a la Garmin 45 nav page
> where track, speed, POSITION, (altitude) and time is conveniently
> displayed on one page. It is possible to tweak GPS 60 to do something
> similar by redefining the "trip computer" to display position, course and
> speed but that Ždestroys' the trip computer and also does not work
> well-e.g course is not updated correctly.
>
> 5. In demo-mode I have not found a way to conveniently enter position,
> course and speed to simulate a moving boat.
>
> I have written to Garmin tech support about 4 and 5 but no answer yet.
>
> Any comments or advice-in particular regarding 4 and 5?
>
> Regards,
> Staffan Lindahl
> Stockholm
> Sweden
>