[OSM-talk] Good deal on Garmin GPS unit

[Floris]

Perhaps kinda off-topic but I guess lots of people here ordered the GPSMAP 
76c.

I ordered mine last week, it was delivered to the Netherlands next-day. Very 
nice.
I was also shocked to see how big it was, and i had to compare it to my
Geko 201 :) so my shock was bigger...
But it is an absolutely excellent device. The mapping is great and display
very readable. I've just ordered City Navigator Europe to get routing more
accurate.

Egnos was also working properly yesterday. I even got +/- 1 meter accuracy 
for a
short period! And according to the TOPO maps it was right at the time.

I will be using this device to get tracks for OSM but have to get a cycle 
mount first.
I probably won't be using the Geko unless i really don't want the extra 
weight.

BTW: It is sold out now...

Greetings,
Floris Looyesteyn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Karran" <dan at karran.net>
To: "Richard Fairhurst" <richard at systemed.net>
Cc: <talk at openstreetmap.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Good deal on Garmin GPS unit


> On 6/27/06, Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net> wrote:
>> http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod3211.html
>
> Mine arrived this morning, so I've had a quick play with it on the way
> to work. I've not had a chance to test it out properly yet, but have
> some first impressions...
>
> - it's rather large compared to my eTrex (though it's relatively light)
> - it didn't manage to get a lock on 3 satellites whilst walking to
> work, whereas I think my eTrex does... I should really have waited to
> let it get a lock before walking, but I was late already  :)
> - it's nice to have the mapping, base data for europe and ability to
> search for places
>
> Looking forward to this evening when I try it out properly...
>
>
> Dan
>
> -- 
> Dan Karran
> dan at karran.net
> www.dankarran.com
>
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