Date:         Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:26:24 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: GPS recommendations?
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
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I know on the Garmin, you can tap the vehicle icon and it will tell you
lat/lon and alt of where you are and allow you to save it. As far as
navigating TO a lat/lon point, that is more on the geocache menu IIRC but I
don't have mine in front of me. You can definitely load POIs through the PC,
though.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle


On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

>  RE: Entering lat/lon on a GPS and /or having it displayed
> Mr. Squirrel makes a good point here.  Any GPS unit should be able to take
> direct input of lat/lon and also be able to display the lat/lon of the
> current position BUT that is not the case (in at least one unit I spent
> time
> with).  On others I've looked at (and the one I'm using now, a Garmin 7200)
> such features may be buried in an obscure menu or not obvious.  And small
> screens are a real pain if trying to use in the vehicle, at least for me.
> That's why I bit the bullet and went to the more expensive unit intended
> only for use in a vehicle.  And I'm quite happy after several trip, one
> very
> long one.
>