What GPS?

[jonnythan]

The Legend Cx and Vista Cx are, IMO, the best handheld GPS units on the market. The Vista Cx adds a very useless altimeter (usually much more inaccurate than the GPS altimeter, interestingly) and electronic compass. Get a cheap 1GB MicroSD card and pick up Garmin City Navigator and Topo and you'll be a happy camper. Or diver. Yanno.

 

[shellim123]

Technically speaking GPS can be used underwater. And new technology is proving even more positive.

You are going to be the one that needs the bodyguard!!!

 

[PaulSmithTek]

You are going to be the one that needs the bodyguard!!!

I can feel it comming, are you my bodyguard? :thinkingo

 

[phunk]

And how come we don't have satellite radio? or do we? Everybody on the mainland has it. The radio plays, spells out the song title, etc. I have never seen it here.

If I had to guess, I'd say that satellites are friggin expensive and there aren't enough potential customers in Hawaii to justify launching one to broadcast there.

 

[IwakuniDiver]

I have the Garmin 60CSX and I had the eTrex Legend before that. I use them on my boat for navigation here in Japan and keeping track of wrecks and other dive sites.

I love them both and the Garmin Blue Chart software is awesome, just spendy.

Scott

 

[fabasard]

ahhh...you had me going. really?

I did hear that the navigation systems don't work well here in cars. ???

And how come we don't have satellite radio? or do we? Everybody on the mainland has it. The radio plays, spells out the song title, etc. I have never seen it here.

happy new year Jon in the OC. Ignoring you Charlie.:zahn:

Catherine, In regard to your "how come we don't have satellite radio?" I believe its a cost matter. The satellite radio companies can place geosyncronus orbital satellites over the mainland because they have MILLIONS of customer to buy their product. It is not cost effective to place a geosyncronus orbital satellite over a state without MILLIONS of people to buy their product. I could be wrong, but believe that is the answer.

 

[mrjimboalaska]

I have a Garmin Etrex Vista handheld and a Garmin on the Boat.
I do like those rhino's though, used a buddies years ago and I could tell where he was and also talk to him. I will someday get a pair of those rhino's when my boy starts to hunt with me..........

 

[archman]

I'm sure the U.S. legislators representing Hawaii are even now polishing the draft regarding the "Eastern Pacific Satellite Radio Subsidy". It's a violation of your basic rights not to be able to listen to Howard Stern.

 

[jonnythan]

Catherine, In regard to your "how come we don't have satellite radio?" I believe its a cost matter. The satellite radio companies can place geosyncronus orbital satellites over the mainland because they have MILLIONS of customer to buy their product. It is not cost effective to place a geosyncronus orbital satellite over a state without MILLIONS of people to buy their product. I could be wrong, but believe that is the answer.

To be a bit pedantic, it's worth noting that geosynchronous orbit does not necessarily place a satellite at a "fixed" position above the earth's surface. Such an orbit is a special case of a geosynchronous orbit and is called geostationary. XM has two geostationary satellites.

Geosynchronous only means that the orbital period of the satellite is the same as the earth. The Sirius satellites don't orbit on the same orbital plane as the earth and so they move in a big figure 8 relative to the earth's surface.

Check out this page to see the orbits of Sirius and XM satellites.

 

[Cacia]

interesting.

ya'll are so smart. I do want satellite radio, really badly.

"I don't understand it, but I wont it"

Rockjock building a housing for my EPIRB, as we speak. yay. Solo divers can always use buddies like him. I am euphoric about this. Global Positioning of Me, in distress.