The Magellans have always been that way I guess. Mine is a 4 year old Magellan Trailblazer. It works great in the plane and is much more sensitive than the 2 Garmins I bought and returned before I got it. Also, it is not speed limited like some of the other cheap ones. Glen Ward -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Coupe-list <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 07, 2000 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] GPS vs. Loran
>At 02:22 PM 5/7/00 -0700, Ed Burkhead wrote:. >> My $99 Magellan GPS is fully self contained, does >>everything that the loran did and I can put it in my shirt pocket for >>hiking or >>a cup holder in my car. Always have loved those techno-toys. > >What disgusts the hell out of me is that the $99 Magellan GPS12 that I bought >as a good-to-have back up in case my 12-channel Lowrance Airmap 300 fails >has a receiver that is VASTLY SUPERIOR to the Lowrance. Not much difference >in flight, but on the ground the Magellan will get a solid fix under sky >obscuration >conditions that baffle the Lowrance. > >I can toss it on the center console of my Audi A4, where it can see about 10% >of the sky, or on the passenger seat, and the damn thing gets and holds running >fixes. Walk past a window in a building, and BINGO! > >And that's just 18 months newer technology. > >Greg > >_________________________________________________________________________ __ _____ >To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >___________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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