[Az-Geocaching] GPS PDAs

[Loran Wilcox]

I will second that .  The PDA mapping is really only good for the car but
for that purpose it is great..  You can use other programs such as Cetus for
finding a cache but the PDA is just to fragile for normal caching.

Team Sand Dollar

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ShadowAce" <shadowace.az at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GPS PDAs


As someone who bought one of the very first iQue 3600's, I wuld say
they are absolutly amazing. As long as it remains in the vehicle and
connected to a power source.

 I have had to return my no less then 5 times in the year and a half
we have had it. Normally due to failure of the antenna or static shock
damage.

 The battery life is around 1.5 hours without being connected to a power
source.

 When zoomed to max level the icon showing where you are takes up
about 90' in reference, so do not try to figure a cache location based
on where the map icons are.

 Do not get me wrong, I love it for driving to and from cache
locations, but I hardly ever use it in 'the field'.



On 6/5/05, Loran  Wilcox <loranwilcox at chartermi.net> wrote:
> I would also look at pocket pc over palm.  The pocket pc should be able to
> switch between apps while with the palm I have to shut down the map when I
> open cachemate and visaversa.
>
> Team Sand Dollar
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Wood" <scott at myblueheaven.com>
> To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] GPS PDAs
>
>
> > At 04:07 PM 6/5/2005, you wrote:
> > >I'm using a Palm515 with a Magellan GPS Companion for the 500 series.
> The
> > >with Delorme  SA2005HA and Topo USA I have topo maps to traveling to
> caches.
> > >But not to sturdy for caching.  The down side is they no longer make
the
> GPS
> > >Companion but its a great setup.   Probably the closet solution now are
> the
> > >IQUEs.
> >
> > I have looked at the IQUEs and while I like them, they are VERY
> > expensive.  I am also looking at some of the bluetooth enabled units and
a
> > bluetooth GPS reciever.
> >
> >
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