Mounted search and rescue

["Marie Lester" <marie.lester@gmail.com>]

I received a Garmin 60CSx, and it also drifts when on track mode.  I
was surprised by this, as well.  An additional disappointment is that
most GPS units, including this one, are not compatible with Macs.
Ditto the comment about satellite reception.  Mine kept at least 8
satellites during a hike through thick Douglas firs and in the
basement once I came inside.

M

On 1/1/08, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN <ilichten1@verizon.net> wrote:
> If the cursor is drifting when stopped the accuracy of the unit is in
> question as well.  The basic principle of GPS should mean that if the unit
> is sitting on a table it shouldn't move unless the satellites are updated.
> However, if it keeps changing which satellites it is using the solution will
> change constantly.
>
> By the way, the "man-down" button on most Motorola radios is not protected
> on the speaker microphone and is next to the channel select knob.  The one
> on the portable itself has a small recess to protect it but it is very easy
> to trip the alarm just by bending over or banging a door handle with the
> speaker microphone top.
>
> Irv Lichtenstein
>
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