GPS receiver help - Page 3

Deleted account DD · 11-05-2009, 06:58

yes it does, I've got one of those, used it a lot. Not sure if its exactly the same model though mine may be a bit older. You can put waypoints etc in but not the os maps ?

I think you can still get them or very similar for well under a hundred quid.

We've been thinking about putting hands in pockets for one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-eTrex...55E475EPZNABNP

mid range and competant without having silly functions like telling you what your average blood pressure was at the time of the fastest ascent when it was raining and its batteries were less than 33% charged

Liam · 11-05-2009, 07:06

Thanks Paul and Dave, I will probably have to put my hand in my pocket for an etrex, I spent time over the weekend trying to work with Fugawi and haven't managed to sort it yet. The PDA is working fine with Garmin maps at the minute but it is something for off roads that I would like also. It's not a huge issue really as I'm not likely to get lost in the sort of areas I want to use it, more to save a bit of time and work out the less strenous routes up mountains /hillsides etc.

lacroupade · 11-05-2009, 11:05

eTrex exactly the same as it always was...cheap, yellow and cheerful. Abt £65 at the moment new.

Only downside is it doesn't have maps built in but it works with a mapping capability I forget for the moment (Mapsource??), so you can plan your walk beforehand against a contour map, plot in waypoints, then make the eTrex guide you there. Also great for retracing your steps in wooded terrain as it backtracks as required, not to mention the electronic compass. The GPS and Lat/Long function (can't recall if it does OS-type refs) mean you can always plot your location on one of those thingies, what are they called now, oh yes, paper maps

this is the original baby....Amazon not necessarily cheapest source....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-eTrex...3WQSSPTQ8ZDCQS

Deleted account DD · 11-05-2009, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by lacroupade

one of those thingies, what are they called now, oh yes, paper maps

never without them

leads to a nice new game with the missus.............how to use

lacroupade · 11-05-2009, 13:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by daved

never without them

leads to a nice new game with the missus.............how to use

women...maps...same sentence?

naaaaahhhhh!

lacroupade · 11-05-2009, 13:43

Liam - i have already got install files for Fugawi 2 plus all UK maps but not Eire. Now have install files for Fug 4.5 which I can post you, or point you at the download if you have bittorrent, but can't for the life of me get 4.5 to see the maps in 2, even though they are FX4 and therefore compliant....is Memory Map any use over there?

11-05-2009, 06:58	#31
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	yes it does, I've got one of those, used it a lot. Not sure if its exactly the same model though mine may be a bit older. You can put waypoints etc in but not the os maps ? I think you can still get them or very similar for well under a hundred quid. We've been thinking about putting hands in pockets for one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-eTrex...55E475EPZNABNP mid range and competant without having silly functions like telling you what your average blood pressure was at the time of the fastest ascent when it was raining and its batteries were less than 33% charged

11-05-2009, 07:06	#32
Liam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laois,Ireland Posts: 923	Thanks Paul and Dave, I will probably have to put my hand in my pocket for an etrex, I spent time over the weekend trying to work with Fugawi and haven't managed to sort it yet. The PDA is working fine with Garmin maps at the minute but it is something for off roads that I would like also. It's not a huge issue really as I'm not likely to get lost in the sort of areas I want to use it, more to save a bit of time and work out the less strenous routes up mountains /hillsides etc.

11-05-2009, 11:05	#33
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	eTrex exactly the same as it always was...cheap, yellow and cheerful. Abt £65 at the moment new. Only downside is it doesn't have maps built in but it works with a mapping capability I forget for the moment (Mapsource??), so you can plan your walk beforehand against a contour map, plot in waypoints, then make the eTrex guide you there. Also great for retracing your steps in wooded terrain as it backtracks as required, not to mention the electronic compass. The GPS and Lat/Long function (can't recall if it does OS-type refs) mean you can always plot your location on one of those thingies, what are they called now, oh yes, paper maps this is the original baby....Amazon not necessarily cheapest source.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-eTrex...3WQSSPTQ8ZDCQS

11-05-2009, 13:43	#36
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Liam - i have already got install files for Fugawi 2 plus all UK maps but not Eire. Now have install files for Fug 4.5 which I can post you, or point you at the download if you have bittorrent, but can't for the life of me get 4.5 to see the maps in 2, even though they are FX4 and therefore compliant....is Memory Map any use over there?