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BILL BUTLER (65.58.6.174)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 1:19 pm: | |
I HAVE A 4905 AND AM CONSIDERING A GPS TO GUIDE ME AND TO KEEP ME FROM HAVING TO CHEW MY NAVIGATOR OUT FOR NOT TELLING ME WHERE TO GO.
DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY INPUT ON THE"MAPPING" GPS's THAT SELL FOR UNDER $300.00?
I HAVN'T FOUND ONE THAT HAS A EXTERNAL ANTENNA.
I LIKE THE MAGELLAN 330.MAYBE THEY WILL WORK OK
WITHOUT A EXTERNAL ANTENNA?
HELP PLEASE.
BILL BUTLER |
mleibelt (66.187.35.94)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2001 - 12:33 am: | |
Bill
I'm running a Garmin GPS-162 in my MC-9 with a internal antenna...Works fine...The 162 is a marine mapping unit but you can load in the Garmin Mapsource maps and use it on dry land...I like the Garmin products, great support from the factory if you ever need it and simple to learn and use...There are also a large number of computer programs that are out there to download tracks, upload routes, connect to APRS so all your friends on line can track your travels...Go take a look at the Garmin line...
Mark Leibelt
mleibelt@maqs.net
P.S. I don't work for or sell Garmin GPS's...Use em in the bus, truck, airplane and balloons... |
Scott Whitney (24.205.234.189)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2001 - 12:39 am: | |
Hi Bill,
What is APRS? I have been thinking that it would be neat to have a network of busnuts where you could locate your friends and meet-up in various places etc. . . Sounds like this APRS is something like that?
Scott |
Bill Butler (64.158.122.136)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2001 - 11:02 am: | |
Scott: I don't comprehend APRS. I was inquiring about GPS(global positioning systems).
If you are not familiar with them respond here
and I'm sure there will be many explanations.
Maybe APRS is something I'm not aware of. God knows there's a lot of that out there.
Thanks, Mark for responding, I am considering a Garmin.
Bill Butler |
Scott Whitney (24.205.234.189)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2001 - 2:12 pm: | |
Hi Bill,
Ooops, sorry. I see my mistake. My question was meant to be directed to Mark who commented about connecting to APRS so his friends on-line can keep track of his whereabouts. Yes, I am familiar with GPS but had not heard of APRS. I am guessing it is some sort of Web based mapping or location tracking software. Maybe I'll head over to Garmin's Web site to look around.
Thanks,
Scott |
Scott Whitney (24.205.234.189)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2001 - 8:28 pm: | |
Well, I did a bit of research on the Web into this. Still not sure what it all is about, but here is a quote:
APRS™ is a multifacited system for use with packet radio by Hams, it allows the monitoriing of real time geographical information such as the position of vehicles, the status of weather, radio direction finding and much much more. It envolves mapping, GPS tracking, packet radio, etc. It is a VERY interesting facit of packet radio and has much to offer most everyone including non-hams that just want to watch over the internet.
Anyway, sounds interesting. . . here is a link to more info:
http://aprs.rutgers.edu/
Scott |
CoryDanes RTS NE/IL (4.17.253.162)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 15, 2001 - 12:48 am: | |
I have the CoPilot 2000 and it is great. It is used on a computer of at least 300 mhz and speaks intelligent instructions as you drive. It will also respond to some voice commands and will track you on the screen. Very easy to see where you are and it tells you where you need to turn or will respond if you tell it to find a detour.
The current model is the 2001 and is supposed to be an improvement.
the antenna sits on your dash and you supply power to the computer. other than telling it where you want to go, thats all there is to it. It will tell you where you are even if you don't know and is great for finding places or addresses you need to find.
have had it for about 2 1/2 years now and am not sorry I bought it.
as for accuracy, it has been 100 % accurate on highways, freeways and limited access highways. I would give it a 95% accuracy for roadways and city streets. mostly because the city keeps changing roadways, oneway streets, or rebuilding areaas and closing off streets.
I think it was about $250 and for me it was worth every penny - cd |
mleibelt (66.187.35.137)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 15, 2001 - 11:49 am: | |
Aprs takes the GPS data and transmits it on a ham radio freq. that is all over the US. The position is feed into the internet and you can view the station by looking up the ham call sign.
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?K5HAB-8
This is the friend of mine in ALBQ NM that runs the APRS in his Prevost. Down side to the system is ya need a ham license and about 900 to 1000 bucks to set up the system, on the plus side friends can look you up and send you short e-mail type messages while you are rolling down the supper slab and using the same radio you can get into the 2M repeater system country wide...
Hope this help a bit...Feel free to ask about more info if wanted...
Mark |
Bill Butler (65.58.7.210)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 17, 2001 - 12:28 am: | |
Cory Danes: Thanks. I have been looking at CoPilot
but have been wondering if it will work on my
PC that I have in my home and take it along with me in my 4905. I have downloaded their demo but I find no place to ask Travroute any questions.
I see them for sale on Ebay. Thanks for any info. |
CoryDaneRTSII-NE_IL (198.29.191.148)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 17, 2001 - 7:13 am: | |
What are you wondering about? I can look at the book if you have something in particular. I will see what the PC requirements are and post them here. I know you would not be happy if your PC runs under 300mhz. If you have enough disk space, they suggest to copy the map info onto the hard drive-this makes it run faster. The Antenna plugs into your serial port, everyting else is just like running any other program that talks to you and responds to voice commands-LOL.
I use mine on a lap top, 300mhz with windows 98. runs great and if you get tired of listening to it chatter, you can tell it to goto sleep mode. the map is still active, it just quiets the talk until you wake him up. I think I have 128mb of memory in this machine.
There are other GPS companies that the guys use. I am surprised they have not offered there thoughts on the GPS that they have for you. I can only respond to mine, and as I said, I like mine, it fills all my travel needs but you may have different requirements so you really need to ask questions. I saw one running at a FMCA meet, perhaps you could go to one of their meets and see it there. - cd |
Joebus (Joebus) (204.225.69.200)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 - 11:03 am: | |
I have used Co-Pilot 2000 for the last year and have found it to be very accuate in the USA.(the Canadain mapping requires more work but is still very usefull)
I was selected to test the beta version of 2001. The upgrades are good, especially the time and distance to station |
Bill Butler (65.58.6.51)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 - 6:51 pm: | |
CD and Joebus: Thanks for your info and for you offer to check on items I was wondering about. I purchased a Magellan 330,mapping, hand held. I will look at the CoPilot, as suggested when we get to a rally.
I thought also, that there would be much more input on these items. Perhaps they are not very widely used yet. |
ronmont (24.253.45.3)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 - 7:12 pm: | |
We bought a Magellan 330 after our adventure returning to NM from NJ in our Eagle 20. Have been using it with the window mount and pc/Power cord. It also interfaces with a laptop and maps out the course. It is also upgradable and you can upload maps as well. Portable for hikes and for use in a boat. Kinda cool.
enjoy
Ron |
John G Root Jr (Johnroot) (140.186.114.253)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 10:42 am: | |
Nobody mentioned Delorme Earthmate and Street Atlas and Map & Go. I think they are the best, but you need a laptop to run them on. I ran an extension serial cable up through the roof vent to put the Earthmate satelite receiver on the roof. It all works great. Earthmate and software about $150. Of course that doesn't include the laptop which I have on a jotto desk (pivot swivel)
John |