[GeoStL] Re: Beta for Etrex vista
- From: Rudy Johnston <rudyjhnstn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 08:03:14 -0800 (PST)
-
As I sit in my den, downloading waypoints into my
Sportrac MAp, I am recieving 4 strong signals from
sats. Amazing, though while this unit appears more
responsive, my garmin 12 (old) amd Magellan 315 get
the same results, just a little slower.
Rudy
--- Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a vista and have not had any problems with
> it. I just got rid of a Legend that I had for almost
> a year. The screen died on it so I took it back to
> Walmart and they gave me a full refund. Gotta love
> Walmart. Since they don't carry the high end
> Garmins, I bought the Vista at Bass Pro Shops. I
> have been all over with it and get pretty good
> reception. I have a friend who has a Magellan and
> seems to get better reception. He claims he can get
> reception indoors too.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric & Dayna East
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 10:02 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Beta for Etrex vista
>
>
> Who out there is using a Vista, and what do you
> think of them? I have one and I like it for the most
> part however, it doesn't seem to have the greatest
> reception. Even slight tree cover seems to throw the
> accuracy off. Is it just mine, or do you all have
> this problem? Thanks & God bless!
> Eric
>
> GC-RGS wrote:
>
> Changes made from version 2.50 to 3.01 Beta:
> a.. Increased active track to 10,000 points.
> b.. Added option on map setup page to specify
> the number of track points to plot. The most recent
> points will be plotted up to the specified number,
> not exceeding the size of the track log.
> c.. Increased the number of saved track points
> to 750 per saved track.
> d.. Increased the number of waypoints per
> route to 125.
>
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