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<blockquote data-quote="craig1" data-source="post: 986354" data-attributes="member: 16211"><p>If you want a handheld GPS get one with the SIRF III (not SIRF II) chipset and get one with an external helical antenna instead of a patch antenna. The 60CSx has both, but has poor maps (Based on 1:100k data). The SIRF III chipset is significantly more sensitive which is necessary with all the tree cover we have in the NW. It is also very fast to acquire a sattelite lock.</p><p></p><p>I personally prefer to use a laptop, especially if they have a touchscreen and a RAM mount. E.g. tablets, convertibles, or UMPCs all work well. If you get one of these, you can hook up a USB or Bluetooth GPS. Again, look for the SIRF III chipset when buying a GPS to hook up to a computer.</p><p></p><p>For software you have a few options. National Geographic Topo, Delorme Topo, Ozi Explorer, and Overland Navigator (full disclosure: it is my software). I covered the differences in map quality between the different mapping software packages in another post. Let me see if I can find it and copy/paste it into this thread too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="craig1, post: 986354, member: 16211"] If you want a handheld GPS get one with the SIRF III (not SIRF II) chipset and get one with an external helical antenna instead of a patch antenna. The 60CSx has both, but has poor maps (Based on 1:100k data). The SIRF III chipset is significantly more sensitive which is necessary with all the tree cover we have in the NW. It is also very fast to acquire a sattelite lock. I personally prefer to use a laptop, especially if they have a touchscreen and a RAM mount. E.g. tablets, convertibles, or UMPCs all work well. If you get one of these, you can hook up a USB or Bluetooth GPS. Again, look for the SIRF III chipset when buying a GPS to hook up to a computer. For software you have a few options. National Geographic Topo, Delorme Topo, Ozi Explorer, and Overland Navigator (full disclosure: it is my software). I covered the differences in map quality between the different mapping software packages in another post. Let me see if I can find it and copy/paste it into this thread too. [/QUOTE]
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