Re: Best handheld Hiking GPS?
- From: "Fred Hiltz" <not@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 16:29:17 -0400
Bill Lawrence wrote:
> I'm new to newsgroups, so I apologize in advance if I'm not
> following the proper protocol . . . but I was told this was a
> great place to ask for input on picking a handheld gps.
>
> My priorities, from highest to lowest, are:
>
> accuracy
> great reception
> lightweight
> sync with my computer
> lots of memory
> good road mapping
> readable screen
>
> Anything around $500-600 is fine. I wouldn't want to spend over
> $1000
>
> Any suggestions?
> Are there existing reviews that I should read?
>
> I have read good things about Garmin 60c and 76CS but it looks
> like the accuracy of those is suspect.
I don't know where you got that last idea. The accuracies of all
modern consumer GPSRs are similar. Ionospheric propagation effects
dominate their error budgets. For great reception, be sure to get a
model that accepts an external antenna and use one whenever
anything--such as your body--blocks a complete view of the sky.
Do spend some time at http://gpsinformation.net/ reading about the
error budget, specifications and reviews of almost every consumer
GPSR, software, maps, and links to everything else GPS.
The common advice is to pick the maps that suit you best, then
examine the hardware of that manufacturer's line for the features
you want. Then pick a vendor on service, price, and reputation.
--
Fred Hiltz, fhiltz at yahoo dot com
.
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