To be honest I hadn't walked with it yet since I injured my ankle last week (I really must stop reading my eTrex while walking and concentrate on the road...
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na
na@...
Aug 8, 2000 5:36 pm
Hi Andreas I put my eTrex over the dashboard and force a little conter the windshield. It works. The piece of rubber that cover the contacts helps to keep it...
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nz_etrex
gwatson@...
Aug 10, 2000 10:33 am
Hi Na, and welcome !! You can talk about your Summit here, as it too is an Etrex !! If you get your hands on a standard etrex please give us your opinions on...
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Andreas Mueller
andreas@...
Aug 10, 2000 2:01 pm
I would imagine the number one pro of the summit is the built in electronic compass. Saving you the hassle of having to schlep one around with your etrex. ... ...
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Alan Winston
awinston@...
Aug 10, 2000 2:24 pm
... Schlep one. - For safety, you should have compass that does not rely on batteries. - If you have any need for accuracy, you will want a regular compass. ...
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John Perry
perry@...
Aug 10, 2000 10:40 pm
This is a write-up I posted to several rocketry newsletters. I thought it might be of interest. I just downloaded the latest firmware version for the Garmin ...
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tvnav.com
GPS@...
Aug 10, 2000 10:54 pm
... Wow John, another great use for a GPS. Thanks. Darrel Goheen GPS@... http://www.tvnav.com/navhome.html Voice 785-625-3546/FAX 413-383-8800...
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Derek McLauchlan
drm@...
Aug 11, 2000 1:22 am
Too bad you couldn't mount a etrex on the rocket itself and transmit telemetry data to the ground station based on the readout on the etrex. ... From: "John...
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Alan Winston
awinston@...
Aug 11, 2000 3:44 pm
A suggestion I have sent Garmin. Comments? Alan Winston Seattle ... would ... right ... of ... angle ... available. ... but ... when ... is ... may ... screen....
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Bobby Richardson
bobbyr@...
Aug 12, 2000 12:39 pm
I've been following the progress of the sharehardware Pfranc ePlug project, and its starting to look interesting. This guy has tooled up to make his own...
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Alan Winston
awinston@...
Aug 12, 2000 2:35 pm
... project, ... It certainly is, down to day-to-day on where the samples are. ... and eMap, ... a ... cost of ... More important than cost, for some of us, is...
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Mark Poston
mark@...
Aug 14, 2000 8:10 am
I wonder whether anyone has attempted to connect their eTrex to an HP Jornada 545 or other PocketPC. If so, what is the best way of doing this? Also, what sort...
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Bobby Richardson
bobbyr@...
Aug 15, 2000 6:05 pm
The pfranc page is showing that the connector for the eMap/eTrex is ready. I ordered two and I'll report on them when received! It'll be nice connecting my...
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Matthieu Oppliger
mattopp@...
Aug 19, 2000 4:54 pm
Who has tried this software with an eTrex Summit ? I'm interested in buying one such device, but before I want to know the followings : -Which altitude is...
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bb1rofra@...
Aug 20, 2000 8:39 am
... Can be included in the poll the idea of having the eTrex being capable of averaging a waypoint?. Sometimes you want or need a better resolution, and this...
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Tobias Radeskog
trdskg@...
Aug 20, 2000 9:26 am
No, it is anonymous voting, and Garmin is not in any way affilated with this poll (I started it). By the way, the eTrex averages your current position if your ...
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Tobias Radeskog
trdskg@...
Aug 20, 2000 12:33 pm
I recently got a data cable & updated my eTrex from v 2.04 v2.09. I am
really impressed with the functions they have added. The most valuable
addition is...
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jouko.nurma@...
Aug 21, 2000 10:42 am
I uploaded some photos to Files\data connector folder showing my connector which was made from a piece of old PCB material. Jouko...
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sean@...
Aug 22, 2000 3:56 pm
Hi. I have noticed that the screen on my Etrex is off-centre. Eg. when in the main menu, the displayed 'MENU' does not lign up with the 'SUMMIT' above. The...
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Radeskog, Tobias
tobiasradeskog@...
Aug 22, 2000 4:46 pm
You can be calm, Sean. This is fully normal - almost all eTrexes have the screen offcenter. Tobias ... ...
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sean@...
Aug 22, 2000 5:04 pm
Hi. Thanks for the fast response. When you say 'nearly all', do you mean that nearly all are defective, or that some are designed this way and some not? ...
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Alan Winston
awinston@...
Aug 22, 2000 5:05 pm
... in ... This is normal. LCDs tend to be asymmetrical devices, typically with more stuff along one of the long edges. Garmin probably had a design choice ...
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L-O Bygdell - SM2WEW
looben@...
Aug 22, 2000 11:13 pm
Hi My Summit is also "off-centre" I visited a retail store today to check this out. All of the eTrex's there were "off-centre" so it's probably normal. It...
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Radeskog, Tobias
tobiasradeskog@...
Aug 23, 2000 4:07 pm
They are not defective - Garmin have designed them this way - don't ask me why but they have! Tobias ... ...
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sean@...
Aug 23, 2000 10:48 pm
Hi. I have been looking for a while, but haven't found any free software for the palm pilot that will download/upload waypoints etc. to and from the palm...
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Radeskog, Tobias
tobiasradeskog@...
Aug 25, 2000 5:45 pm
When I woke up in the morning and looked at my etrex I saw something wasn't as usual. I thought it was imagination at first and powered up my etrex, tried to...
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Hugh Blackwood
rhblackwood@...
Aug 25, 2000 5:51 pm
That is weird. I'd send it back. I'm sure that Garmin will help you. Hey, seen the advert for th iFINDER... depending on price, they might be competative. ... ...
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Matt Hahnfeld
aj304@...
Aug 26, 2000 8:58 pm
Okay, this is probably totally crazy, but has anyone tried using the etrex summit software upgrade on the etrex? Garmin's notice on their web site: "This...
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Mike McAuley
mikemca@...
Aug 27, 2000 12:45 am
just curious...why would you want to?? ... From: Matt Hahnfeld <aj304@...>...
