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Posted by polecanoe on August 30, 2009, 9:49 am


I am shopping for a new handheld device for use in forested areas, hiking,
bicycling etc. I have two top candidates:

Delorme PN-40
Garmin eTrex Vista HCx

The garmin unit advertises it's effectiveness in heavy cover, high
sensitivity...
Would the sensitivity of the Delorme be comparable to this unit? The
delorme seems to have advantages otherwise.

I want a the best connection available in forested areas. Precision isnt
critical. so I dont know whether WAAS is necessary.



Posted by Pegleg on August 30, 2009, 11:40 am


polecanoe wrote:
> I am shopping for a new handheld device for use in forested areas,
> hiking, bicycling etc. I have two top candidates:
>
> Delorme PN-40
> Garmin eTrex Vista HCx


Rethink your choices!

Garmin 60CSx!

Posted by polecanoe on August 30, 2009, 12:53 pm



> polecanoe wrote:
>> I am shopping for a new handheld device for use in forested areas,
>> hiking, bicycling etc. I have two top candidates:
>> Delorme PN-40
>> Garmin eTrex Vista HCx
> Rethink your choices!
> Garmin 60CSx!

Nice unit, but why is it better than the PN-40? It doesn't match up on
processor speed or memory and I doubt that the bundled mapping software is
any better or cheaper to update. Is there any data published on sensitivity
or do you have side by side experience?


Posted by jaf on August 30, 2009, 12:00 pm



>I am shopping for a new handheld device for use in forested areas, hiking,
> bicycling etc. I have two top candidates:
>
> Delorme PN-40
> Garmin eTrex Vista HCx
>
> The garmin unit advertises it's effectiveness in heavy cover, high
> sensitivity...
> Would the sensitivity of the Delorme be comparable to this unit? The
> delorme seems to have advantages otherwise.
>
> I want a the best connection available in forested areas. Precision isnt
> critical. so I dont know whether WAAS is necessary.
>

I would recommend any GPS to be used in heavy cover accept a high gain external
antenna.

John




Posted by polecanoe on August 30, 2009, 12:55 pm



>>I am shopping for a new handheld device for use in forested areas, hiking,
>>bicycling etc. I have two top candidates:
>> Delorme PN-40
>> Garmin eTrex Vista HCx
>> The garmin unit advertises it's effectiveness in heavy cover, high
>> sensitivity...
>> Would the sensitivity of the Delorme be comparable to this unit? The
>> delorme seems to have advantages otherwise.
>> I want a the best connection available in forested areas. Precision isnt
>> critical. so I dont know whether WAAS is necessary.
> I would recommend any GPS to be used in heavy cover accept a high gain
> external antenna.
> John
Thanks, that's a useful recommendation. Since I want it for recreational
use, do you know of any small portable units that will take a high gain
antenna? It doesnt appear that either of my choices will. I may have to do
the best I can with a built in antenna.


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