Does any one have any experience using Magellan GPS? I recently purchased the 500XL Explorist and having problems trying to convert the software into GPS format. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Kirby Stevens MARINE RECREATION MAPS Published and Distributed by, Coastal Waters Recreation Victoria, B.C. CANADA WWW.COASTALWATERSREC.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/ ***************************************************************************
I have had two Magellan GPS units. One probably doesn't count because it was the first "handheld" GPS produced back in the 1980s (for US$3,000 or so). I think it will be a museum piece. The second one I bought three years ago for work to locate microwave locations. The speedometer was great for using it in one truck with a broken mechanical version and the map was ok for land-based. I did not like it for paddling and bought a Garmin basic GPS last year and have had no regrets. The user interface is somewhat more complex than a Garmin, in my opinion. A friend bought a newer Magellan with a color screen that was darn near impossible to read. I have an aviation Garmin that ties in with my glider's on-board computer system (just a few years ago we managed fine with a variometer... now we all have on-board computers) and it's always readable and easy to operate. Until Magellan convinces me that they've clued-up I'm sticking with Garmin. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA On 3/20/07, K Stevens <K_Stevens_at_telus.net> wrote: > > Does any one have any experience using Magellan GPS? I recently > purchased the 500XL Explorist and having problems trying to convert the > software into GPS format. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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