I can mark location of downed animal and then get to it if I am unable to follow a straight line. Im guessing that it is gonna come down to a personal preference for the last three.
Thanks again for all the advice. There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. Yep, my bad. The unit saves to the card but it cannot display them, they have to be viewed on a pc. The difference is button vs. Both have the electronic compass and barometric altimeter, same as the eTrex If you use those features a lot, then go with one of those three units.
It's quite a hassle to carry two GPS's with you when one has the compass feature you want, but the other can transfer data. By the way, the Oregon, 62s, and the eTrex 30 can all read data from the SD card, which means you can store all of your waypoints, tracks, routes, and maps off of the device.
This is handy for a number of scenarios. Additionally, all three of those units can wirelessly transmit data to another GPS unit, so if you find yourself in a similar situation years down the road, you can at least 1. I think you're right to upgrade. The new eTrex seem a little better. Get a refurbished They are just as good as new.
Thanks for all the help everyone. Decided to go with Oregon You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
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Recommended Posts. Posted March 26, Link to comment. There is no way to get waypoints from the card into the unit. Posted March 26, edited. Edited March 26, by mineral2. These units only use the sd card for storing maps. I have one as a backup. And saved tracks. They have not made those for many years Maybe too much for my needs listed above?
About same price as eTrex Maybe too much for my needs? Waterproof - I worked under water and in the rain. Of course it was only a few inches deep and only for a few minutes.
I don't want to test expensive imported electronics upto the point where it breaks. I am not rich. It uses standard AA batteries. Which also means you can buy recharable batteries and use them also.
Fairly fast - UCB bus does a descent job of transfering, but it crashes on trasnfering large files, such as large map files. Color screen - the colors and resolution is accepable. Not great, but it gets the job done. Great part!!! It can create routes on street maps Navigator. Memory - It has no built in memory, but a microsd fits into the battery compartment.
I tested it with a 2 GIG. Future firmware will most likely allow larger memory cards. Cusomtizable - The screen arrangement can be configured to best suit your needs. BAD Mouse - The mouse bottom has no cover, so when ever its placed in the case or pocket the mouse botton is pressed and the unit backlight activated. So don't carry the unit inside a case or pocket on long hikes.
Unlike a ipod there lacks a firm switch that deactivates the controls. Best if Etrex is not used in mission critical tasks unless you can build a hard case or moouse cover. Night time use - to turn on the backlight, its most natural to press the light botton, but it requies a long wait to show the map screen, alternative is to press the mouse botton.
I have to turn down the resolution of tracks I download from Trimble or other sites before uploading it to Etrex. Why, Garmin claims a huge capacity for track points and waypoints, but some bug prevents it from showing more then several dozen. A big NO NO for those of use hiking on remote trails where markers are not visible.
I had to sepsarate my track points by severl hundred feed to a thousand feet to feet the track on the etrex. File menu - There is none. You have to take out memory card and place it in a USB memory reader to organize the files. The GPS unit does not act as a memory card reader. So don't expect to walk into a Internet Cafe, download a track from the Internet and upload the files into the Etrex.
You are pretty much stuck using your own laptop that has the garmin USB driver and Garmin Mapsource software installed. Alternative, you can carry a USB card reader.
Water - it doesnt float, so be very careful when on a river, lake or ocean. It also does not show tides. So for Marine use get a different GPS. Screen - A bit too small. The size of the unit limits the screen size.
But for those of us with normal or better then normal vision, the small screen could be put to better use if the resolution was increased to make the small icons more clear.
Only Garmin Maps can be downloaded to the Etrex. Considering Garmin Mapsource software are among the worst out there except for Magellen Software which is the worst, it limits the enjoyment and usefulness of the GPS. Due to a lack of international competition on software quality in this areas usually suffers greatly.
And no you cannt go to a Japanese site and buy a import. It doesn't exist. The software also is bare minimum when it comes to features. So far the hardware OEMs are doing their best to also sell the software and hence, making the maps proprietory. I am keeping my eye open for a strictly hardware manufacturer that just makes GPS, so I can use any software I want.
Its also good for the market because it brings in competition. Compass - Slow and inaccurate. Bring a magnetic compass on challenging navigations. It will take about four separate files to load the entire USA topo. Alternative, probably a reliable one, use a old USB 1. I fortunately have a 5 year OLD antique laptop I can use. Nothing can be done on the unit or on a public PC. Personally I like to spend my nights reviewing my tracks and organizing, but cannt be done without your own laptop.
For those of us who have discovered and used this port its a GOD bless. So when I am in deep canyons, tree foliage, urban jungle or really bad weather the external antenna receieves where the built in usually fails. Even on car GPSs I look for a antenna port. No waiting for warmup, no "poor reception" warning, and no 50 feet or worse resolution. I broke the cable on the external antenna, and I cannt replace it because all I know of it is that it was "made in Taiwan".
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