[OSM-talk] GPS Units for the Foundation

[SteveC]

* @ 05/09/06 03:28:00 PM lists at riscott.ukfsn.org wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 September 2006 10:13, Mikel Maron wrote:
> > I ideally want to get to a dozen spare GPS units. Since there are no more
> > NaviGPS units for sale in the UK, I'm thinking of ordering some Garmin Geko
> > 201 units, which is at a similar price point. How do Geko's compare to
> > NaviGPS? Any pointers on a good place to order from?
> 
> Is there a reason you're looking at gekos rather than eTrexes? The classic 
> yellow eTrex seems to be about £5 cheaper on amazon, and, though slightly 
> bigger, has better battery life due to the use of AAs over AAAs, has a 
> clearer screen and (I think) is slightly better built. Other than that, the 
> two are near identical, right down to the user interface.

But there are two versions of the yellow etrex both with the same shell.
One of them goes up to 2.14 (IIRC) doesnt do EGNOS and wont record
per-second. The other (3.20 IIRC) does both.

You dont know which one you have till you try and update the firmware.
 
> NaviGPSs will generally do better in these circumstances due to their decent 
> sirf II chips.

If anything, I've found the geko better than the navi for reception so
far.

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/