Re: Garmin GPS 60-user experience
From: Staffan Lindahl (naffats_l_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/10/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:21:46 +0100
I use GPS in connection with sailing and only as backup to more traditional
navigation methods. It is also a matter of price.
Regards,
Staffan
"Gus" <arutherford@cox.net> skrev i meddelandet
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> 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
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>> 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
>>
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