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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Re: GPS64st max waypoints in a route
« on: December 06, 2015, 10:27:33 PM »
Thanks for the link.

Just what i was looking for.

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / GPS64st max waypoints in a route
« on: November 30, 2015, 01:08:56 AM »
how many waypoints are allowed in a gps64 route?
 
how many different routs are aloowed?

i was nearly caught out lest week.

i downloded a route of 99 waypoints to my old garmin etrex, the old yellow one with a serial port.

all seem to download ok but a saw on the etrex amessage, it said the route was truncated.

sure enough only 50 waypoints.

so a quick look in the manual and that was all  that is allowed in a route, as it can handle 500 waypoints i had assumed i could have 500 in a route. not the case.

so how many waypoints are allowed in a gps64 route?

i can't find this info from the user manual

the garmin website says under "routes:"  200

so does this mean i can store upto 200 routes in the device?

or does it mean 200 waypoints per route?

can it only store one route of upto 200 waypoints?

what does it really mean?


it is a bit unclear (to me at least) or i am reading it wong or have missed something?

thanks

 

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Re: GPSMap64s and st differences
« on: November 27, 2014, 11:27:29 PM »
thanks

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / GPSMap64s and st differences
« on: November 23, 2014, 08:37:53 PM »
The Garmin web site does not give me any real indication as to the difference between the GPSMap64s and the st version.

The only difference their comparison chart shows, is the memory is 8 GB instead of 3.5 GB - surely there are more differences - such a big price jump for just an extra amount of memory

thanks

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
« on: November 23, 2014, 08:36:45 PM »
Can the Garmin GPSMap64 range use any kind of Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS),

As far as I am aware WASS is on available in the USA

Can EGNOS be used by the GPSMap 64?

Unfortunately I guess  not.


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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Re: new purchase 62s or 64
« on: October 28, 2014, 10:27:00 PM »
Thank you for that information.

i will have to reconsider my way forward.

thanks again

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Re: new purchase 62s or 64
« on: October 10, 2014, 04:40:00 PM »
thank you for the comprehensive reply.

that gives me something to digest.

the stile example was basically referring to routs i download that someone has previously marked on their unit.

but thinking about it, the accuracy of his fix may be off by 5 m to the north say and if mine is off to the south then i may still not find it.

i take your point about weak signals.

thanks again

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Re: new purchase 62s or 64
« on: October 10, 2014, 12:29:23 AM »
yes - that's were i was leading - in a round-about-way.

 maybe the 62s is better value, as there may be some end-of-stock deals about.

i was considerig the 64 as it was newer, but only if glosnas was actually going to show some benefit.

however, as you point out, the  increased internal memory, waypoint storage, are nice.

but i assume with the 16GB card in the 62 then i should have enought memory for the full 1:50k and selected 1:25k maps

hay-ho

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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / new purchase 62s or 64
« on: October 08, 2014, 11:33:03 PM »
I am looking to upgrade my very old etrex (not the H version).

I have not kept up with the technology in recent years.

The short list is a etex30,  GPSmap 62s, GPSmap 64

I am not bothered by all the Bluetooth connectivity stuff, the 
electronic compass would be nice but not worth more than 10 or 20 bucks (I 
have a perfectly good real compass and a map). the barometer is not of much interest to me either.

All have high sensitivity antenna, are they all equally sensitive?
(I assume the quad helix part is more to do with signal orientation rather  than sensitivity)!!!

The 64 has glosnass (sounds good), does this improves positional accuracy at all!!!   
or is the only real benefit,  the faster lock on times and more 
satellites to get a lock on?

Basically would I stand a better chance of finding a way-marked Stile a 
km away with the 64 compared to the other two units?

I assume all three of the newer units will be less likely to lose 
signal than my old etrex.


I am basically only going to use it in the UK.

Are there any draw backs to buying a package deal, one with maps on a card compared to buying them separate? There is a price advantage of course.

Are the bundled maps the same as the separate maps (same detail, accuracy etc.)?


I only use it when I going out on walks with my wife, we will not be attempting to follow 42 commando anywhere :-)

I would like, I think - open to advice, to have the 1:50k set of maps and selected 1:25k maps for the area we are holidaying in loaded into the device.

ideally the whole country at 1:25k would be perfect - but expensive.

I 'think' I read somewhere that if I buy the map on a card I can't transfer it to the device so I will be limited in what I can load onto the device.

but if I buy the map separate as a download  can I load it onto a 16 Gig memory card along with other maps.

ideally i would like the full 1:50k of the UK (i see a package deal is available) and selected 1:25k for the area i am visiting all loaded simultaneously.

i don't really want to carry and change memory cards in the field.

how much memory does a 1:25k of a national park take up; how many maps can i get into the 16 GB card basically

Thanks for any advice/help


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Satnav (GPS GLONASS COMPASS Galileo) / Galileo Avalibity?
« on: October 08, 2014, 11:23:12 PM »
When will i be able to but a hand held unit that will use the Galileo signals?

this side of 2020?

thanks

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