The electronic compass can give some features that are better than just using your deck compass. With mine I can point the GPS at a destination, press a button, give an approximate distance to the destination and end up with a way point for the destination. It is quite slick. On Thursday, December 5, 2002, at 01:58 PM, Michael Daly wrote: > > There are models of GPS units that have a built-in electronic > compass. They eat batteries faster apparently. Personally, > I'd rather trust my deck-mounted compass. > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Dec 06 2002 - 05:45:43 PST
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