[GeoStL] Re: GPS Reception

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I've always had reception problems with my e-trex Legend under heavy forest
cover.  But this is the first GPSr I've owned.  I thought they all did this.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:57 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: GPS Reception


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> I think that the whole line of Etrex GPSr's have moderate to poor
reception.
> I have a friend who did a side by side comparison with the Etrex and
> SportTrac and he said the Magellan was able to maintain sat lock
continuosly
> while the Etrex was in and out. Valleys seem to be the problem in most
cases
> but he even was able to keep sat lock under a shelter. Don't know if that
is
> valid but I do know with the 76S I maintain a better reception than I ever
> did with the legend or vista.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim & Pam" <timpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:21 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] GPS Reception
>
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> > -
> > I went with Dodgeman last weekend when he did Tour Montauk. At one part
of
> > the hunt you end up in a deep valley in the woods. Dodgeman has a E-TREX
> > Legend, I have a old Garmin 12XL. The Legend lost satellite signal when
we
> > got into toe valley and didn't get the signal back until we got out of
the
> > valley/woods. My 12XL lost signal a couple of times but it always got
> > another satellite lock. If we wouldn't have had my 12XL He never would
> have
> > found the cache. I needed the GPS to find it also because it gets really
> > dark after the sun goes down and everything looks different with all of
> the
> > leaves on the trees.
> >
> > Has anybody else had problems with the legend loosing satellite signal
> when
> > you think it shouldn't?
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
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