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RE: [RC] [RC] Wrist GPS - Jim HollandI have an older Garmin GPSIII+. It has a much better antenna and receives much better than the ForTREX 10l out on the trail. However, you have to hold it in your hand. The wrist mounted units tend to give me a lot more "off the route" waypoints than the GPSII+. I think that is because as you ride, you move your arms around more and sometimes obscure the antenna. However, it I hang the ForeTREX on the rearview mirror of my truck and hook it up to my Laptop, it tracks pretty darn good....just as well as the GPSIII+. There is only so much you can do on the receiver end to improve reception. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, Ga 30513 (706) 258-2830 www.threecreeksarabians.com Callsign KI4BEN -----Original Message----- From: Truman Prevatt [mailto:tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 2:38 PM To: April Cc: Jim Holland; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Wrist GPS I just saw the Forerunner 305 has a heart rate monitor. Wonder if Roger could get to work for a horse? You'd have everything you need. BTW how good is the sensitivity of these wrist units. The antenna's have to be less than optimal. Truman April wrote: Hey, Jim, No worries, it's easy to mix them up with so many units to choose from. I thought maybe I had missed something about the Forerunner 101! I didn't realize the Foretrex 101 units had download capabilities. Might have to pick one of those up and play with it. If you're trying to decide between a ForeTREX 101 and a ForeTREX 201, you're right, I think the 101 would be a better choice because of the battery. These aren't exactly later versions of the Forerunner. Just a slightly different audience. The Forerunners are geared towards fitness buffs with fitness-oriented features and the Foretrexes are geared towards hikers and are more like the basic eTrex Yellows on a wrist. They're more like parallel units than upgrades. April Nashville, TN http://www.tracetribute.com http://endurancerider.blogspot.com On 12/10/06, *Jim Holland* <lanconn@xxxxxxx <mailto:lanconn@xxxxxxx>> wrote: You know, I must apologize, April. After posting that, I realized that the units I have are not the FORERUNNER..but the FORTREX 101 and 201. These were a later version of the Forerunner. -- "Life is about obstacles. Endeavors in life are not to be overlooked. Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens. Not by what life brings us, but the attitude we bring to life." Wade Boggs, on his induction to the baseball hall of fame. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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