On 16 Feb 2004 at 22:40, PeterO wrote: > Is there a fundamental difference between a GPS and a transceiver, > which makes the GPS more vulnerable to water? No. There's lots of gadgets that are waterproof - cameras, underwater housings, EPIRBS etc that can handle these conditions. I had a camera that could handle unlimited submersion to 5m; a Nikonos can do much better, My current underwater housing for my didgital camera handles 30m. The only limit on what Garmin can do is their perception of the market. As long as they think a marine GPS only has to work on the deck of a big boat, they'll continue to make then as they do. It's not just Garmin. Several marine VHF units have waterproof rechargeable batteries but non-waterproof backup battery holders (alkaline) There's no reason for this. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 16 2004 - 07:30:26 PST
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