Thread: handheld gps loosing signal

Originally Posted by peril 787b

Agree. My dad has the e-trex and I've got the H version. Mine keeps a signal where his dropped out constantly. He's since bought a new one, e-trex 20 (I think) and it's heaps better.

The H had coverage for Russian satellites as well as USA. All models since are only designed to work off USA satellites according to the Garmin rep who used to come into work.

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Originally Posted by savagehunter

The H had coverage for Russian satellites as well as USA. All models since are only designed to work off USA satellites according to the Garmin rep who used to come into work.

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I would have yo say that rep was pulling your chain mate.,

I had one of those yellow eTrex's years ago on my boat. It really was a good piece of kit for marking fishing spots, and getting to and from them.

However, in the bush with overhead cover it was next to useless. Off-loaded it to someone with a boat, and bought a 62S, which is a quality piece of kit. Never heard a bad word spoken of the 62s.

Over time technology changes, and you need to upgrade your equipment to take advantage of this. Hard to believe anyone is still using the old yellow etrex, especially in the bush.

Originally Posted by Kaweka_Neil

I had one of those yellow eTrex's years ago on my boat. It really was a good piece of kit for marking fishing spots, and getting to and from them.

However, in the bush with overhead cover it was next to useless. Off-loaded it to someone with a boat, and bought a 62S, which is a quality piece of kit. Never heard a bad word spoken of the 62s.

Over time technology changes, and you need to upgrade your equipment to take advantage of this. Hard to believe anyone is still using the old yellow etrex, especially in the bush.

Was using mine a couple of weeks ago
Its an "H" and have never really had a prob with signal, the only time I have is heavy rain mature beach forest and only had to clime a couple hundy meters elevation out of a gorge to get it again.
I have upgraded to a 62s for the map but that's about it.
Its got so much crap on it its bloody confusing for a teck tard, all i want is a map and marks and bearing/range to mark!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Was using mine a couple of weeks ago
Its an "H" and have never really had a prob with signal, the only time I have is heavy rain mature beach forest and only had to clime a couple hundy meters elevation out of a gorge to get it again.
I have upgraded to a 62s for the map but that's about it.
Its got so much crap on it its bloody confusing for a teck tard, all i want is a map and marks and bearing/range to mark!

Tech tard lol

Originally Posted by Happy

Tech tard lol

And spelling tard apparently

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

And spelling tard apparently

Not illiterate, just can't work a keyboard due to tech tardation

New forum invention right there.
"Tardation"
I think that will get some good usage

Must be contagious because on getting furious trying to get my gopro suite to work properly to edit some video of exploding cans and bottles I was shooting today.

Been using the 62s for the last two years,, took me awhile to trust after using compass for many years but its never let me down even in very thick bush in deep gullies, really good when the fog sets in well away from any tracks , agree with the the others can be hard to sift through all the functions many of which are of no interest to me out in the bush

62s has a built in compass and altimeter so if it loses sat reception it will interpolate your position. Also comes as a 62st, with larger memory and 62sc with a camera built in. The 62s was $200USD on amazon last week but I'd just bought a suppressor so missed it. Also a lot of gps receivers are able to use Russian satellites but only the later ones have the software to allow it. The Glonass system only went live in 2012 so the Etrex wasn't releases then. The new Garmin 64s has glonass support