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Experience with Portable GPS Units? - erniecarpet@... - 04-20-2006 07:14 Gery, i believe ralph got my Delorme to work inside one of our coaches. ernie Ekberg, 83pt40 in louisiana [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Experience with Portable GPS Units? - gerhardwilliams - 04-20-2006 10:16 I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our coach. I am concerned as to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our straight up and down windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS receiver. I can not try it first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask the forum if you have any experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, Georgia Experience with Portable GPS Units? - Curt Sprenger - 04-20-2006 10:39 Gery, I used my Garmin etrex to check speedo accuracy. Had to put it on the drivers side window ledge and it did ok. It took some time, more than usual, for the unit to get the satellite signals. Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38, Anaheim Hills, Calif. gerhardwilliams wrote: > I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our > coach. I am concerned as > to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our > straight up and down > windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS > receiver. I can not try it > first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask > the forum if you have any > experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, > Georgia Experience with Portable GPS Units? - Jack Bentley - 04-20-2006 10:49 I have the Microsoft Streets and Highways program for my notebook. The GPS antenna attaches inside the windshield with a suction cup and receives multiple satellites. System works great in the FC. Jack '87 FC 35 "Traveller" (for Sale) Franklin, NC [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Experience with Portable GPS Units? - Richard Hayden - 04-20-2006 11:15 We have one that sets on the dash in front and as close to the windshield as possible and it is only marginally successful. It seems it fails to receive enough "birds" just when you need it most. On our last WL I had roof mounted a GPS that only had a serial port for the computer. That particular unit is no longer available and they don't have any plans to make the "replacement" USB ended. So we would stuck using the very old computer as it has a serial port. The new ones do not usually. Sooo, I'm still looking. For good coverage I think it is important to mount the unit on the roof or at least outside, that worked great for us before. Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lk Stevens, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: gerhardwilliams To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:16 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Experience with Portable GPS Units? I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our coach. I am concerned as to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our straight up and down windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS receiver. I can not try it first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask the forum if you have any experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, Georgia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum>" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Experience with Portable GPS Units? - Jack & Donna Smith - 04-20-2006 11:35 Not sure what you mean by "Portable GPS" unit, but I use my Garmin,III+, (with the regular antenna) that I mounted with velcro on the dash, in front of the steering wheel. I use it as a speedometer, and I have always gotten good signals. However, I use the 12V car cord, as it eats AA batteries quite fast!! We also use the "Co-Pilot" attached to the laptop for navagation. Just place the GPS unit in front of the A/C outlets.. Works fine!! Jack Smith SoCal --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gerhardwilliams" > > I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our coach. I am concerned as > to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our straight up and down > windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS receiver. I can not try it > first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask the forum if you have any > experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, Georgia > Experience with Portable GPS Units? - Blair - 04-20-2006 11:41 Jack, I use exactly the same equipment , however, I mounted the antenna's with sticky stuff on the inside corned of the windshield for wider coverage and never lost the signals. The corner gets more satellites... Blair in Oregon At 04:35 PM 4/20/2006, you wrote: >Not sure what you mean by "Portable GPS" unit, but I use my >Garmin,III+, (with the regular antenna) that I mounted with velcro on >the dash, in front of the steering wheel. I use it as a speedometer, >and I have always gotten good signals. However, I use the 12V car >cord, as it eats AA batteries quite fast!! >We also use the "Co-Pilot" attached to the laptop for navagation. >Just place the GPS unit in front of the A/C outlets.. Works fine!! >Jack Smith >SoCal . Experience with Portable GPS Units? - rrob@... - 04-20-2006 13:12 Gery I have a Magellan SporTrak Map. I turn it on and within a minute or two it has located all the satellites it needs and starts feeding me data on it's screen and on the wife's laptop. Rob 94 WBWL Original Message: ----------------- From: gerhardwilliams gery11@... Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:16:47 -0000 To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Experience with Portable GPS Units? I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our coach. I am concerned as to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our straight up and down windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS receiver. I can not try it first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask the forum if you have any experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, Georgia <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
<!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . Experience with Portable GPS Units? - snowbirdtogo - 04-20-2006 14:00 Gery, I have used my Garmin Street Pilot 2610 with an external antenna (27C) held by suction cups to base of windshield in front of dash for over a year with good results. With external antenna I can put unit near front edge of dash for easy viewing. Accuracy gets down to 10- 15', and it can be unplugged in a couple seconds and installed in dingy for exploring. Roy Anderson Springfield VA 1986 PT-40 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gerhardwilliams" > > I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our coach. I am concerned as > to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our straight up and down > windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS receiver. I can not try it > first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask the forum if you have any > experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, Georgia > Experience with Portable GPS Units? - ronmarabito2002 - 04-20-2006 14:15 The GPS units will work fine up on the dash. They can't get all the satellites, but they get enough to do the job. I've been using a Garmin Street Pilot III for several years now. R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40 Currently in Kerrville, TX --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "gerhardwilliams" > > I am contemplating purchase of a "portable" GPS unit for use in our coach. I am concerned as > to whether or not it will operate inside our steel "skin" and with our straight up and down > windows. The unit picks up the satellite from the rear of the GPS receiver. I can not try it > first, as sellers will not allow return if unsuccessful. Thus, I ask the forum if you have any > experience? Thanks, Gery Williams, Lady LeeAnn, 2000LXI, Savannah, Georgia > |