[gps-talkusers] Re: e: My Latest Experience with GPS
- From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:04:45 -0400
Hi,
According to the manual the Holux m-1000 cold start is rated at 36
seconds. The majority of the time, I turn on my m-1000
then the bn then enter GPS.
I normally have a fix quite rapidly after that.
Hope this helps.
Chris
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:45:02 -0700, "Ken Perry" <kperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
>
>I have seen a few posts about the holux m-1000 and that it would cause
>better boot up speeds. I am currently not using the Sendero GPS product and
>am interested in how long it takes for most people to get connected with the
>satellite.
>
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of richard synnott
>Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 2:23 AM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: My Latest Experience with GPS
>
>Hi Joleen,
>what receiver are you using?
>if you're not currently using the holux m-1000, I'm sure this would improve
>things greatly regarding sattellite tracking, accuracy and boot-up time if
>you were to acquire one.
>On the other hand, if you are using the m-1000, I don't know what to suggest
>other than to say it sounds like a mapping problem.
>Don't give up, though.
>All the bestst, Richard.
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Joleen <cjferg@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:08:36 -0700
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] My Latest Experience with GPS
>
>>Hi All,
>
>>Let me share my latest experience with GPS.
>
>>Yesterday I was traveling to a camp site where my driver had forgotten
>>to bring his map.
>
>>With a sense that I could be of real help, I took out my GPS and
>>created a route from Yakima to Camp Ghormley. I was able to give
>>directions. At one point, we turned onto a gravel road. It turned out
>>to be a very poor road with wash-out areas. After traveling several
>>miles on this "path" my BN announced that we had arrived! Where were
>>we? No where! The camp was not anywhere around there.
>
>>With my hopes dashed, we turned around and made our way back to the
>>road more traveled. Eventually we found the right turn and I put a
>>user POI at the camp entrance.
>
>>My bad luck again. The actual camp entrance was 3.48 miles from the
>>GPS location. After this and previous experiences, I now am shy of
>>using my GPS to do any navigation for others.
>
>>Still eager to make GPS work for me, I took time to fire it up as I was
>>shown from the cabin to the main lodge. Confident that I had learned
>>well how to create a manual route, I set out. I put in a series of way
>>points along the trail. All seemed well.
>>However, after dinner and when it was dark, I found someone else who
>>was also staying in my cabin. She was not sure of the direction.
>>Again, I suggested that my GPS could help us in the dark. I started it
>>up and had to pair the receiver due to a spontaneous BN crash and reset
>>earlier in the afternoon.
>>Eventually I was successful in getting the BN and receiver to see each
>>other. Then there was a long wait for a fix. My friend remained
>>patient. Eventually there was success. Now, all I had to do was to
>>reverse the route. All I could get from it was that I could not
>>recalculate the route. It was only after I gave up and followed her
>>guesses that we made our way to the cabin.
>>There, I worked with it until I realized that I had probably exited the
>>main lodge at a door different from the one I had set as a way point.
>>Both doors would have been on the same side of the building, but I
>>suspect that they were more than 30 feet apart.
>
>>One more try. When I was ready to come home, all I needed was to get
>>my luggage from the cabin. My driver had not been to the cabin and
>>there seemed to be no one to ask. Again, I tried my GPS. This time, I
>>knew it could help because I had a user POI.
>>It must have taken ten minutes to acquire a fix. Meanwhile, We got
>>into the car and he drove around trying to spot the cabin.
>>As we pulled up to it, my GPS announced that we had arrived. It was
>>too late to be of any benefit this time. He had seen the sign far
>>earlier than the GPS.
>
>>I am afraid my GPS is becoming a source of great humor. No one will
>>trust it. I am afraid that in my circumstances, I have little
>>confidence that it can be relied upon for much of anything.
>
>>I am grateful that Tele Atlas is looking at the major discrepancies in
>>my home town. However, the wilderness areas of Washington state also
>>seem to be questionable as my trips to two different camp sites in very
>>different parts of the state have both yielded errors of 3.5 miles.
>
>>Trying to be enthusiastic about my GPS.
>
>>Joleen
>
>
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