The 12 and 12XL are great units, but are about to be made obsolete by the introduction of the GPS 76 (and GPSMAP 76 for those who want a mapping unit). The GPS76 looks a bit like the 12, but it weighs less (7.5 oz.), it has a bigger screen, its screen can display lat/lon lines (a very useful feature), it has an updateable database (including marine navigation aids), it has built-in tide tables (with cool graphical displays) for over 3,000 tide stations, it floats, it has built-in differential corrections using WAAS data (WAAS satellites retransmit differential correction data to the GPS receiver, reducing the RMS error to about 3 meters--no additional receiver is needed), and many other useful improvements (too many to list). The street price should be around $200. (The street price for the GPSMAP 76, which accepts downloadable maps, is about $310.) These are supposed to be available this month. Download the manuals (in PDF format) from the Garmin website for more information on the capabilities of these new receivers. There are also some new e-Trex models out with improved navigation capabilities, but they are not as well suited to marine use, have much smaller screens, no external antenna jack (nice to have for use in heavy forest), and have buttons that are harder to operate with gloves (or when in a case). Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net> On Mon, 09 Apr 2001 13:33:05 -0400 Don Herring <dherring_at_yoda.fdt.net> wrote: > ... > As a basis for discussion, I'm kinda leaning towards the Garmin 12 or > 12XL. I would like to know if the extra cost of the 12XL is worth the money. > > Of course, any comment on other units are welcome. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 09 2001 - 11:15:23 PDT
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