On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Charles Basenga Kiyanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with > the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend > Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be > "looking" directly up and flat to get best reception. Especially around > here with often good tree cover and canyons. I'm just wondering if other > hikers have found something to remedy that problem. I'm always using > hiking poles when on the trail, so I was thinking about something that > would look like an arm-band mounted pouch that I could strap to one of > my forearm, since they stay pretty level constantly during the hike. > Maybe a backpack mounted option? I'm fishing for ideas here. I've tried > every possible permutation of having the gps stick out of one of my > pockets on pants(trousers)/coat/etc to no avail. Just for reference, I'm > in the southwest USA and my main source of hiking gear is REI and Amazon. > > Thanks in advance, > > Charles > I've heard that setting the GPS on a large flat piece of metal can improve reception. That's obviously not practical for hiking. Without an external antenna (which the eTrex series doesn't support) and/or a high-sensitivity receiver (i.e., a new device), the best you can probably do is to put it up on a shoulder strap, facing the sky. Karl
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