[gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
- From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 05:58:53 -0600
Hello Eugene,
If you still have a trekker jus suggest the changes to visuaide. They are
friendly, and communicative.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene R. Iwanski Jr." <kb7uen@xxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 7:37 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> It also won't give you anything beyond left or right. What I mean by that
> is it won't tell you cardinal directions such a North, South, East, and
> West. You also have to switch from pedestrian mode to free mode to get
the
> distance to a POI. I have given up on the Trekker and learned that
Visuaide
> decided against cardinal directions because they felt it would be
comfusing
> to blind users. Needless to say I am very disappointed in the Trekker and
> still hope Mike May will port his GPS system over to the Pacmate in the
> future.
> Gene and Princess
>
> PDAs I have owned: Casio Digital Diary SF4000, Sharp organizer, Sharp
> Wizard EL530, Type N' Speak, Palm 3C, Viewsonic V35, Dell Axim X5, and
> Pariot.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:30 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I wish that the trekker would tell us both the mileage and altitude.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 12:20 PM
> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> >
> >
> > > Well, it really depends on what is going on weatherwise and satellite
> > wise.
> > > Last week, one day, for example no it was the week before, I was in an
> > area
> > > which I walk every day and I had no signal for about 600 feet.
> > > Now, the next day and every day since, when I have traveled in that
same
> > > area I have had no problems with the signal at all.
> > > I have never used the trekker in a car and plan to do so sometime next
> > week
> > > just to see how it operates.
> > > Now there is a place where I have to go in an enclosure to get to the
> > street
> > > corner. I have no problems loosing the signal with the delorme but I
> > > would
> > > imagine with the trekker I may loose the signal. I dono. I think if it
> > isn't
> > > raining this afternoon I'll take the trekker down there to see what
> > happens.
> > > I also want to cross over into a park area in the middle of our town's
> > > business district to witness what the trekker does.
> > > A bit of a round-about answer, perhaps but I have not had as much
> > experience
> > > with the trekker because I like to know the distance I have walked
which
> > the
> > > trekker does not give me.
> > > Mary /ellen Earls
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:50 AM
> > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Are there places where one will get a signal and the other won't?
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:17 AM
> > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I am not quite awake so I don't know what you mean by sensativity.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mary Ellen Earls
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Gerry Leary" <lgerry3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 4:10 AM
> > > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Maps:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > do you find many differences between the two systems with regard
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > sensitivity?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:59 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Maps:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Lisa what a marvelous O and M. instructor!
> > > > > > > I need to get an O and M. instructor out here because there is
a
> > > > street
> > > > > we
> > > > > > walk down which is horse shoe in shape and I know how to walk
one
> > way
> > > > with
> > > > > > the traffic coming toward me on the right and there is a curb on
> > > > > > my
> > > left
> > > > > but
> > > > > > if I ever wanted to go the other way on that street I can't
figure
> > out
> > > > how
> > > > > > to do it.
> > > > > > > Our village is so fabulous. It was one of the nation's first
> > planned
> > > > > towns
> > > > > > and is patterned after a village in England with all
architecture
> > > being
> > > > > > tudor style.
> > > > > > > Anyway like so many of the small English villages, the lanes
> > > > > > > wind
> > in
> > > > and
> > > > > > out of eachother and you may start on one lane and think you are
> > > walking
> > > > > > straight and find yourself on another lane.
> > > > > > > This is why I have both the Trekker and the Bn Gps so I can
take
> > the
> > > > > > trekker and virtually walk these streets as if we were actually
on
> > > them.
> > > > > > > It is nice because because of the makeup of these streets the
> > > > > > > only
> > > > > traffic
> > > > > > for the most part is the folks who live on the streets so it is
> > > > > > not
> > at
> > > > all
> > > > > > odd to see grownups, kids and dogs walking down the middle of
the
> > > > streets
> > > > > > with no car within a country mile.And we have walked through
many
> > > > > > a
> > > > soccer
> > > > > > and kick ball game and have watched many a game of Kick the Kan.
> > > > > > > I have even come across one little dog who loves to sleep
right
> > > > > > > at
> > > the
> > > > > > curb and Peggy and I have spoiled quite a few of his siestas.
> > > > > > > Speaking of ye ol pooch, park time!
> > > > > > > Mary Ellen Earls
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