Lowrance Iway 500C, actually, their new one is the 600c I believe.
Wonko the Sane wrote:
> I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
>
> I have two requirements.
>
> 1. Anal-retentive as I am, I would like to get a true mph reading so I know
> how far off my speedometers are. This is hopefully
You make all your wives share the same car? How cruel.
BillR
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My motorcycle doesn't vibrate much -- it is an I-4, not a V-Twin.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Rich Thomas <
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> You need to be careful about a GPS on the motorcycle -- vibrations are
> not good for the unit,
--
LT Don
http://don.homelinux.net/~don/
apt-get upda
You need to be careful about a GPS on the motorcycle -- vibrations are
not good for the unit, bright sunlight, and the mount needs to be much
more sturdy than what the car mount is. I think Garmin has some
specifically for motorcycles. I think all the units pretty much use the
same map set.
great for me. I especially
like it when I've got directions and I'm starting to wonder "did I miss my
turn?" Dial in the map to the right zoom level and I can tell...
-Curt
--- On Thu, 9/4/08, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Subje
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From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
>
> I have two requirements.
I've used a Garmin StreetPilot for several years, big and clunky, G.P.S.
Function only. Mine model has a remote control w
>
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> I want to plug it into 12 volts DC on my motorcycle.
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > It seems than at Thu, 4 Sep
I want to plug it into 12 volts DC on my motorcycle.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It seems than at Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:18:47 -0500, Wonko wrote:
>
> > I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
> >
> > I have two requirements.
> >
> > 1. Anal-retentive as I
It seems than at Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:18:47 -0500, Wonko wrote:
> I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
>
> I have two requirements.
>
> 1. Anal-retentive as I am, I would like to get a true mph
> reading so I know how far off my speedometers are. This is
> hopefully cheap.
>
> 2. I want tu
> However, it would be nice to just get on the motorcycle and ride
> newly-discovered county roads without keeping track of where I am
Motorcycle friendly GPS units.
Not cheap.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=135
http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=1&Language=4
http://www.gp
Our etrex Legend does OK for navigating, has helped us find our way
around new territory, but has a nasty habit of posting occasional
un-realistic speeds and distances. Like the time I took it on our
evening walk arouond the neighborhood, and at one point it read 450MPH
for a couple of miles and ba
do good mapping and speed/course/etc, in fact about
any decent low cost GPS will do that. Turn by turn is a bit more spendy. I like
mine because its small and handy for hiking and whatnot.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:45:48 -0400
From: "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sub
Just giving you a ribbin' Nav boy!
At 08:20 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote:
>Actually, I want it more for places like Des Moines and Minneapolis.
>
>However, it would be nice to just get on the motorcycle and ride
>newly-discovered county roads without keeping track of where I am -- then
>look down and kn
My G-750 covers US.
Wilton
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> Actually, I want it more for places like Des Moines and
You probably
> ride all that way looking forward to those curves. 'Bet you go out west of
> town often just to "do" those curves.
>
> Wilton
>
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s.
Wilton
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> Hey, you can see my weekend motorcycle route.
>
> Highway 4 south, 29
Actually, I want it more for places like Des Moines and Minneapolis.
However, it would be nice to just get on the motorcycle and ride
newly-discovered county roads without keeping track of where I am -- then
look down and know exactly where I am. I don't like popping out on a major
road then havin
Where I routinely flew (100/150 miles east of Cape Cod, at or below 100
feet) I couldn't get a whole lot of radar fixes on land. We zigged and
zagged too much for dead reckoning. I could DR fine if necessary ("home" was
always west of us and there would be an airport somewhere) but my fixes --
we w
Gettin lost in the cornfields again? All you have to do is keep
driving in one direction, and you will come out on a paved road
within a few miles! ;>)
At 07:18 PM 9/4/2008, you wrote:
>I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
>
>I have two requirements.
>
>1. Anal-retentive as I am, I woul
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> But the Coast Guard ran the Loran stations, so I knew they were reliable.
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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> > B-52 never had Lo
'Thought that may be the case; that's what I'm seeing.
Wilton
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> Co
e you
access to the advanced features of the TOmTom.
BillR
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I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix
But the Coast Guard ran the Loran stations, so I knew they were reliable.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> B-52 never had Loran (depends on outside source); had very good RADAR.
> They're using GPS now, too. Yeah, I know - outside source.
>
> Wilton
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>
>
> > I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
> >
> > I have two requirements.
> >
> > 1. Anal-retentive as I am, I would like to get a true mph r
er 04, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] GPS question
> We had a "map" thing in the HH-3F (late 1970s) -- you put a paper map on
the
> display and Loran C would punch a hole (using a pin) every so often to
mark
> your route and position.
>
> Hard to believe that Loran C
nd Cr-P16 (North-South), for example, with nothing
> between. Or 170/180 (E-W) and M/L (N-S) nothing between.
>
> Wilton
>
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> I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
>
> I have two requirements.
>
> 1. Anal-retentive as I am, I would like to get a true mph reading s
We had a "map" thing in the HH-3F (late 1970s) -- you put a paper map on the
display and Loran C would punch a hole (using a pin) every so often to mark
your route and position.
Hard to believe that Loran C was the baddest kid on the block in those days
-- the plane I flew in (nav position) still
map, shows MPH, much more.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:18 PM
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> I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
>
> I h
I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
I have two requirements.
1. Anal-retentive as I am, I would like to get a true mph reading so I know
how far off my speedometers are. This is hopefully cheap.
2. I want turn-by-turn directions -- or at least a good map -- to drive
around in new surroun
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