part 2
part 2
Thnkas Impulse.
You have a good grip on things regarding the hand held GPS..
I knwo you stated the reasons for going hand held earlier - but cost wise - it wouldn't ahve been much different - am I correct?
Smelly
Smelly,
I not sure what you mean, "much different to what"?
Sorry - differetn to a fixed mountd one..
Probably not, but i have used it more in the car then the boat at the moment.
I just uploaded some fixed speed camera info which gives you an alarm when you approach them.
If nothing else they are a great "toy" (I'm into gadgets)
WOW!!! Speed Camera detection - definitely worth the money now!!
How far back (in m) is one detected before you approach it?
How do u find the screen viewing area?
Impulse,
Can you tell me what site you use to to upload fixed speed camera locations?
I'll be more specific re: viewing area - how do u find viewing area on your HH GPS when bouncing in boat travelling?
Smelly
I have a Garmin 12 little hand held unit. I use it together with a program called Ozi Explorer. Its great! Purchase the map software CD, install and link your unit to your PC. Software is great for when someone gives you a Waypoint to see its position with respect to an island. Like my handheld for portability from my boat to another person's boat. Can be easily taken anywhere. Only annoying thing I have found is that you have to hold it during rough seas otherwise it will bounce around. I could fix this by purchasing a bracket, but I'd rather spend $50 on something else. Roddy
Thanks Rod.
How do u find the smallness of the screen?
If the G12 a GPS or GPS with charts?
Smelly
These are the 2 site for the speed camera waypointsOriginally Posted by Smelly
http://www.gpsoz.com.au/speed_cameras/
http://www.gme.net.au/garmin/sample_POI_download.php (its the "CustomPOI" file
All they are is a collection of waypoints someone has collected, and the alarm is a "Proximity" alarm set on each point, ie 500m from the GPS point.
As for the screen, no problems at all, with street navigation it pops up large text and I find while on the boat, the mount works well. I believe i can control the water side of things via the fishfinder interface but im still work that out.
Smelly
Yeah my older Garmin 12 is just a plain simple GPS. No charts. the model out now is 76 i think from memory. I have seen it selling for like $280. Great unit, takes me to my waypoint, shoal or reef etc. Awesome for the dollars spent
Roddy
Smelly,
Here are a couple of screen grabs from my Garmin Map60C.
First Pic, NSC13 is a fixed speed camera and you can see the dotted red circle at the bottom which is the proximity alarm. So when you hit that circle the GPS beeps madly.
Second Pic, was a trip out on the Parramatta River, the red line is a track i recorded as we went.
Second Pic
hand helds are very handy for finding beach gutters at night - they do chew batteries though if you don't have the adaptors / mounting units.
in a boat I want simple quick weigh-point input (one or at the most 2 pushes of a button) & concise trailing (which comes down to pixel count & the density of the "marks" the GPS uses to plot a trail & the size of the memory. Decent screen size allows better interperpreation of your approach to trails when adjusting to a changing tide/wind.
the more bells & whistles you get the less fishing you do. You try to justify your investment & stop looking at the water, reading the current, swell & wind & spending time with your lines & on bait presentation.
Always make sure you have a compass on board too.
If you wish to avoid speed cameras because you deliberately speed & wish to endanger the lives of my friends & family & the mental health of the those in the emergency services who scrape the sorry remains of your victims from the roads - THEN YOU ARE AN IDIOT. Our world needs men of substance not idiots.
Gee thats a bit deep, gory and depressing, I might drive my boat into the rocks now........
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