[Loadstone] advice on gps receiver

[Chip Orange]

I'm very happy with the I-blue 737 or the version that's also a data
logger, the 747A.  it's both a bluetooth and a usb receiver, so it works
with almost anything.  It's got very long battery life, and recharges
from a usb cable; if you don't have a convenient usb source for
charging, you can buy them from electronics stores (special chargers
which have a usb connection as their output).  it has WAAS capability
(not all do, but it's becoming less and less helpful as we get more and
more satellites up), and it has a very fast cold start time; it has AGPS
capability for increasing the speed of the cold start time, but I don't
think it makes much of a difference to it.


I bought mine from Amazon, because they usually have good prices, and a
great return policy.

hth,

Chip






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Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission

Chip.Orange at psc.state.fl.us
(850) 413-6314

 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:loadstone-bounces at loadstone-gps.com] On Behalf Of Jim Gatteys
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:31 AM
> To: loadstone at loadstone-gps.com
> Subject: [Loadstone] advice on gps receiver
> 
> Hello all!
> 
> I may want to look for a gps receiver to purchase and was 
> wondering if  
> anybody could give me any advice as to what to look for when  
> purchasing and maybe some good places with inexpensive prices.
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
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