Hi Chris, It's hard for me to judge. It looks similar to the Earthmate serial receiver in terms of size, different shape, though. Of course, this one is wireless and that's why I'm excited. I assume all of these receivers will fit into a pocket or on one's belt. Best Regards, Les -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:07 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: The Holux Has Arrived Hi Les, how big would you say it is? Chris On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:56:45 -0500 "Les Kriegler" <kriegler@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: LK> Hi, LK> LK> The Holux 236 arrived today, 3 days after I placed the order. The LK> mPower should arrive by week's end, and I hope to get up and running LK> immediately or shortly thereafter. The manual didn't apparently LK> identify the charging time for the battery, but I'm assuming about LK> two hours. When I turned on the unit, a light came on so there was LK> some juice already in the battery. I tested turning the unit on and LK> off. If one is careful, there seems to be a click that one can feel LK> when using the switch. While an audible tone would be nice, I don't LK> mind jumping into the GPS menu to verify the status of the receiver. LK> Boy, this thing is small and I hear it looks quite good. But the proof is in the performance which I hope to check out by week's end. LK> Best Regards, LK> LK> Les LK> LK> LK> LK> LK> __________ NOD32 1.1269 (20051031) Information __________ LK> LK> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. LK> http://www.eset.com LK> -- Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses. -English Proverb.