I'm with ya brother and that's the one I'm gonna be putting the money on this weekend. Looks to be a winner.
Thanks for all the help! Robert West Just Micro Digital Services Inc. -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Eje Gustafsson Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:13 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? The initial requestor wouldn't be able to use a data logger. He needed to know the coordinates now but all he needed really to know is coordinates and height so a simple GPS that display just that would suffice. My suggestion would be the Beacon GPS Tracking unit as an example that can be had for about $85 at SAMs club. http://winplususa.com/beacon-gps.html Or can of course be ordered online from numerous sources. Cheapest brand new unit seems to be from Y2incusa ($64.99) http://www.y2incusa.com/beacongpstrackingsystem.aspx Shipping seems reasonable from them as well (not great, but not gauging you to death either). / Eje -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of os10ru...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:28 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? I love my Garmin Vista HCx. If all you want is data logging, there's some very tough and inexpensive data loggers out there which are very durable because they're much simpler, no LCD display and few buttons. Greg On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:53 PM, Robert West wrote: > I'm finally getting rid of my Delorme Earthmate GPS unit. It has > served me > well these past 10 years................. I will certainly miss > having to > boot up my laptop, plug the thing into the serial port of my OLD > laptop > because the newer ones do not have the serial port and to use that > USB to > serial adapter is more fun that I could handle.... Then hope and > pray that > the batteries in the Earthmate are still good for I always forget to > check > before I go out............ But with that said, I need a replacement. > > I've been looking at some small Garmin all weather units but they > seem to > stress geo-caching and hiking. If I had time for that, it may get my > attention, but I own a small business that I started because I > needed to be > more flexible with my time. Working 80 hours+ a week is about as > flexible > as it gets so no, I do not have time for that sort of crazy, high on > life > sort of living. > > I simply need a GPS that I won't break (or be too badly damaged) > when I drop > it off a 70 foot AP (it will happen, trust me), that will not be > ruined when > I forget it on the top of the same AP and go home and it just > happens to > rain overnight, can be recharged in the van and will give me the two > pieces > of information I really desire......... My location coordinates and > how > high I am. Someone else can mess with all those other functions, > I'd have > to give it to my 4 year old to figure that stuff out anyhow, I just > need to > know where and how high. > > Anyone have a good recommendation on a handheld GPS unit? (I guess > I could > have just said one line but it's not as fun) > > Thanks in advance. > > Robert West > Just Micro Digital Services Inc. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
