[GeoStL] Re: Beta for Etrex vista
- From: Chris Schaeffer <krzcooter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 11 Jan 2003 23:43:26 -0600
I have a vista also. I really like it. The reception could be a little
better, but other than that I have had no complaints.
On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 00:01, Bruce S wrote:
Eric,
I along with several others (Glenn, Denali, Myotis) use vistas. Yes
sometime you will have reception problems under trees. With experiance
you will get to learn when it will happen and will be able to compensate
for it. Seldom is really a problem. I can't say any of my no finds are
a result of bad reception for my gps. I have only had one occasion when
I was not able to get reception for any great distances around a cache.
On that cache the closest I got a reading on my gps was .2 miles away.
The vista still helped me find the cache because the map screen showed
me where the cache was relative to a stream so I did it by terrain
association rather than using the pointer.
Bruce
From: Eric & Dayna East <lichanura@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Beta for Etrex vista
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:02:57 -0600
Who out there is using a Vista, and what do you think of them? I have
one and I like it for the most part however, it doesn't seem to have the
greatest reception. Even slight tree cover seems to throw the accuracy
off. Is it just mine, or do you all have this problem? Thanks & God
bless!
Eric
GC-RGS wrote:
> Changes made from version 2.50 to 3.01 Beta:
>
> * Increased active track to 10,000 points.
> * Added option on map setup page to specify the number of track
> points to plot. The most recent points will be plotted up to the
> specified number, not exceeding the size of the track log.
> * Increased the number of saved track points to 750 per saved
> track.
> * Increased the number of waypoints per route to 125.
>
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Eric,
I along with several others (Glenn, Denali, Myotis) use vistas. Yes
sometime you will have reception problems under trees. With experiance you
will get to learn when it will happen and will be able to compensate for
it.
Seldom is really a problem. I can't say any of my no finds are a result
of bad reception for my gps. I have only had one occasion when I was not
able to get reception for any great distances around a cache. On that
cache
the closest I got a reading on my gps was .2 miles away. The vista still
helped me find the cache because the map screen showed me where the cache
was relative to a stream so I did it by terrain association rather than
using the pointer.
Bruce
>From: Eric & Dayna East <lichanura@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Beta for Etrex vista
>Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:02:57 -0600
>
>Who out there is using a Vista, and what do you think of them? I have
>one and I like it for the most part however, it doesn't seem to have the
>greatest reception. Even slight tree cover seems to throw the accuracy
>off. Is it just mine, or do you all have this problem? Thanks & God
>bless!
>
>Eric
>
>GC-RGS wrote:
>
> > Changes made from version 2.50 to 3.01 Beta:
> >
> > * Increased active track to 10,000 points.
> > * Added option on map setup page to specify the number of track
> > points to plot. The most recent points will be plotted up to the
> > specified number, not exceeding the size of the track log.
> > * Increased the number of saved track points to 750 per saved
> > track.
> > * Increased the number of waypoints per route to 125.
> >
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