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Low-end GPS
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:44:04 -0500, "Wim" wrote:
Hi Chuck, Not knowing anything about GPS's, but I'm looking/shopping at the moment for one. I noticed several with a MOB(red button) on the keypad. Would not a series of MOB's give you a running score of waypoints? I assume they can be re-entered or moved with a proper description? Just a thought FWIW-- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html "MOB" is a special function - you would rarely want to use it to create "normal" waypoints. The MOB function creates a waypoint (called "MOB") at the current location _and_ sets that waypoint as the "target" of a "GoTo". This is fine if you really want to return to the marked location (as you would to pick up a person overboard), but not so great if you are already following a route or goto at the time, and just want to mark a location. I think most GPS receivers also have a "mark" or "quick waypoint" function (my Garmin 12XL does) which allows you to create a waypoint at the current location without upsetting any active navigation. My 12XL provides a default numeric name for such waypoints, but the name can be changed as you store the waypoint or at any later time. -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI new newsgroup users info : http://vancouver-webpages.com/nnq GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca |