Jim, I've had the Vista HCx for several years now and am quite happy with it. It compact ( a plus when packing a lot of other gear) but quite functional. I use mine for Geocaching & general navigation. I have Garmin city navigator & Topo 2008 on it along with a free version of Arizona topo. Plenty of room on the SD card for all the maps you can load. This model also has the magnetic compass and barometric altimeter as well.
One nice thing I noticed when starting to work bird is that it has a datum for maidenhead. You can read your grid square right off the screen. My only beef with it is the screen is hard to see during the day without the backlight on, which needless to say cuts into battery life. I believe it's still in production and is a bargain if you get the bundle from Cabelas. (GPS, Case, SD card, & Topo). Hope this helps. 73 Clear Skies Rick Tejera Editor SACnews, Public Outreach Coordinator Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroas...@cox.net K7TEJ -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of KE4KOL Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 18:41 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] GPS for dx-expedition I am looking into purchasing a Garmin "eTrex Vista HCx" GPS to use for dxexpeditioning in working different grids. Has anyone got any reviews on this gps? Does anyone suggest a better one to use for dx-expeditioning? I appreciate all info and suggestions. Thanks in advance. Jim Ke4kol _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
