Andymand turned me on to this....nice...

Garmin 60 Series

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For hundreds of thousands of GPS users, geocaching* is a fun outdoor activity. Garmin’s 60 Series provides intuitive pages to aid geocachers in the pursuit of their "quarry." After a cache is found, these units will automatically apply a date stamp, log it in the Outdoor Calendar, and point the user to the next closest cache.

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Originally posted by kennethpruett:
After a cache is found, these units will automatically apply a date stamp, log it in the Outdoor Calendar, and point the user to the next closest cache.

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There had been considerable buzz about this on the Groundspeak forums, back before the crash. A picture and some sketchy info on these new units had been accidentally posted to a Garmin web site, then quickly removed. A few folks captured it in between.

It's nice to know the details now, and the geocaching-related features sure look interesting. I will be ordering one of these, probably the very moment it becomes available!

Scott

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Scott Johnson (ScottJ)

Those look sweet as @#$@#. I especially like the antenna. Looks very familiar.

Now if they add a second antenna and make a CSR model I'd be hooked. (R for Rino, donchaknow)

[This message was edited by Cymbaline on November 19, 2003 at 02:26 PM.]

Garmin information page, show several cool features.

1. 56 MB of internal memory for storing map detail
   
2. Special geocaching navigation mode
   
3. 30 hours of battery life under typical-use conditions (uses two "AA" batteries)
   
4. Fast map transfer, with support for both USB and serial port interfaces
   

But I like the GPS II/III/V configuration, where I can have it on my dash then pick it up and put it in my pocket. Also the removable antenna can be useful. I wish they would make a GPS VI with the GPSMAP 60 features but a case like my GPS V.

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Now if they add a second antenna

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From the Mobile Mag Page I saw this:

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• Antenna: Quad-helix with external antenna capabilities

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The Garmin Spec Page doesn't mention it.
One can only hope.

Well the Garmin News Release says

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Antenna: Quad-helix with external antenna capabilities

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- 1000 wpts and 1000 comments!
- USB!

I'm (literally!) rolling my quarters.

Let's just hope that the Garmin programmers don't pick up the Magellan programmers' nasty habit of breaking features with each firmware update*...

-AndymanD

* Ref: version 4.x -> 5.x for the SporTrak Pro.

My (backup GPSr) Geko 201 has a clunky (and, for me, annoying) spin-control for entering digits/letters in the field.

May I assume that the full-size (i.e., larger than a pair of Twix bars) Garmin GPSrs use a hunt-and-click (or some other non-spin control) method for selecting and entering letters and the up/down pad for entering digits?

If the 60 uses a spin-control, I think that would be my only negative with it. YMMV, of course.

A magellan yahoo group subscriber reminded me that I should beware the greener-grass syndrome. True, that. However, Garmin's grass currently appears to have fewer dog turds.

-AndymanD

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Now if they add a second antenna

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From the http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/104/C2247/ I saw this:

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• Antenna: Quad-helix with _external antenna capabilities_

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The http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap60cs/ doesn't mention it.
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I've been on vacation with no 'puter access, so sorry for the delay in response.

What I ment by "second antenna" is to add an FRS antenna, a la the Rino 110/120.