Re: [Az-Geocaching] Am I missing something - Magellen 200s

I need to chime in that I like my GPS-V ($149). Lets me download
enough maps to cover a large city, albeit slowly over a serial link,
and it'll do road routes. The unit can also hold the Garmin Topos
(hidden until you turn off the MapSource maps). Runs for weeks on 4-
AA batteries, I use the rechargeable type and carry a set of alkaline
batteries as a backup.

Jon

On Nov 13, 2006, at 8:18 PM, Steven Stringham wrote:

> I concur - I LOVE my 60csx. This is a unit with GREAT reception. That
> being said, it is also a lot more expensive than the other units.
>
> What I was really complaining about was the STUPID decision by SOME
> JERK
> who did not put a PC interface on a GPS. What kind of idiotic
> decision
> was that? It basically makes the unit completely, totally without
> value.
>
> And, then I found this site:
> http://rhamphorinkx.newmail.ru/connect.htm
> And this ebay site:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-data-cable-for-Magellan-
> eXplorist-100-200-300_W0QQitemZ200045702470QQihZ010QQcategoryZ94874QQr
> dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> So, it might have an interface available for it. But, it is pretty
> ugly.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Guy Aldrich wrote:
>> I have to say the Garmin 60CSX is the most accurate unit I've seen
>> under all conditions and I have a Magellan meridian and a explorist
>> 210. With that new Cirf chip it seems to get you to ground zero
>> quicker . The explorist 210 has the most bang for the buck,You really
>> don't need a PDA because it displays type of container,full
>> name,terrain,difficulty,date last found and the full hint.
>>
>> On 11/13/06, Brian Casteel <bcasteel@uccinc.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't recall having problems like that in most cases. In fact,
>>> often
>>> times while sitting on my butt writing my cache log, I'll look
>>> over to the
>>> GPS and watch it flirt with 0' on a regular basis. If it happens
>>> to get no
>>> closer than 5' on a cache, I'd consider that quite excellent
>>> overall.
>>> Magellan has advantages over Garmin and likewise Garmin over
>>> Magellan. The
>>> most obvious between the 2 is the abundance of mapping software
>>> options
>>> Garmin has available to the very limited Magellan options. Of
>>> course, with
>>> the newer gen Garmin units, satellite acquisition is much better
>>> with the
>>> new SeRF chip.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> Team A.I.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com
>>> [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On
>>> Behalf Of Cordell Harris
>>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:06 AM
>>> To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Am I missing something - Magellen 200s
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK Scott. Did I fail to mention that we have had the opportunity
>>> to compare
>>> the performance of (7) seven Magellan and Garmins against each
>>> other while
>>> doing something like 500 plus caches all over the US. In my
>>> original
>>> missive a forgot about the emap unit. The units we used are the
>>> Garmin
>>> Emap, 76CS, Etrex Legend, Etrex Legend Vista Cx. The 3 Magellans
>>> were all
>>> Sportrack Pros. We seem to keep dropping them! Maybe I should
>>> also note
>>> that none of the units failed operationally. Of all the Garmins
>>> the Etrex
>>> Legend is the best, e.g. sensititivy and accuracy. All the
>>> others have/had
>>> serious errors of 7 to 10 ft on the high resolution scale. These
>>> errors are
>>> consistent with caches that were placed by careful knowledgeable
>>> cachers.
>>> We have also had opportunity to compare waypoints established
>>> scientifically
>>> by standards. The 3 Magellan Sportrack Pros were all perfect
>>> replicas and
>>> were dead on. I am not hostile toward Garmin, but cannot ignore
>>> results.
>>> Both mapsource and mapsend topos (I have both) will allow
>>> exchange of
>>> waypoints but not maps. What I would like to be able to do is
>>> use Delorme
>>> topo maps (superior) in either or both brands of receivers with
>>> Garmin
>>> waypoint symbols. My backhand at Garmin is simply because they
>>> are the
>>> industry leaders in terms of sales and promotions and for now get
>>> to set the
>>> trend. Magellan Sportrack Pros are a great deal and very
>>> adequate for
>>> geocaching. I repeat my offer to trade the etrex legend vista Cx
>>> for a
>>> eXplorist 500. There is nothing wrong with the vista Cx except
>>> the offset
>>> mentioned above.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/13/06, Roping The Wind <arizcowboy@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: "Cordell Harris" <cordh5@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Magellan has better, more user friendly receivers that are more
>>>> sensitive
>>>> and accurate. If >unconvinced, try caching with the owner of a
>>>> Magellan
>>>> Sportrack Pro. Presently, we own two >Garmins a etrex legend and
>>>> an etrex
>>>> legend vista cx.
>>>
>>> The etrex line uses a patch antenna, which IMHO, is crap.
>>> Upgrade to the
>>> new
>>> 60CSX and you will probably never see anything more accurate. I
>>> do not
>>> beleive that you can compare two GPS units for accuracy on a single
>>> geocache
>>> or any geocache for that matter. The cache owner's coordinates
>>> could be off
>>> for one. Also, both your GPS units will give slightly different
>>> readings on
>>> where the cache is supposed to be. To find true accuracy, take a
>>> waypoint
>>> and mark it with your GPS. Of course, with any GPS, you have to
>>> leave it
>>> there for a few minutes for a most accurate reading (too many
>>> inexperienced
>>> cachers hide a cache, hit mark on their GPS and leave and dont
>>> allow the
>>> GPS
>>> to average location). Now, walk away a few hundred feet or more
>>> and then
>>> come back to ground zero and see where your GPS takes you. Do
>>> this with two
>>> units that you want to compare and see which one is most accurate.
>>>
>>> Of course, as Loran said, all GPS's these days are decently
>>> accurate. They
>>> will all take you to a waypoint and get you within 30 feet or
>>> less. Do the
>>> example above once and you will find that both GPS's did their
>>> job well
>>> enough. If you want to find truly which unit is better, with
>>> there still
>>> being slight errors in GPS's, you will still need to do the
>>> example above
>>> several times to average your results out to truly see which
>>> unit is
>>> better.
>>> Seems nit picky. Well it is... as I just said, all GPS's are
>>> accurate
>>> enough. Still, if you want a GPS for just geocaching or marking
>>> waypoints,
>>> then a patch antenna Etrex or a Magellan GPS Blazer 12 (now that is
>>> ancient!
>>> and I have one too) is all you need. If you want to mark a
>>> little hole in
>>> the ground that an ant just went in to and then come back a week
>>> later to
>>> find it... then you need to spend the bigger dollars for a unit
>>> with a 12
>>> channel SiRFstar III high-sensitivity (WAAS-enabled) chip and
>>> built-in quad
>>> helix antenna, with external antenna connection (like the Garmin
>>> 60csX).
>>> Either units will get you to a geocache or any point for that
>>> matter. But
>>> the latter technology will, on average, get you to a specific
>>> point more
>>> consistantly.
>>>
>>>> Garmins are overpriced/overrated and as industry leaders don't
>>>> like the
>>>> strangle hold they maintain >on proprietary mapping software.
>>>> We badly
>>>> need mapping software that will function universally in >handhelds.
>>>
>>> Correct me if I am wrong, but doesnt Magellan also use
>>> proprietary mapping
>>> software? (Mapsend). I could be wrong on this, but I beleive
>>> both Magellan
>>> and Garmin have their own specific mapping software that must be
>>> used for
>>> mapping. I think both brands will accept some other mapping
>>> software, but
>>> only for uploading and transfering of waypoints, tracks, etc and
>>> not maps.
>>> If you want maps in your unit, you have to use their own mapping
>>> software
>>> (Mapsend or Mapsource).
>>>
>>> Scott
>>> Team Ropingthewind
>>>
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