Re: Delorme SA2006 vs MS Streets and Trips 2006

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:34:05 -0600, Mike Hendrix
<mikehendrix@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 20:03:16 -0800, altar wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:40:57 -0500, Neon John <no@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:57:28 -0800, altar wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:02:01 GMT, "Dave Ferguson"
>>>><dvferg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Would anyone care to comment on the pros and cons of these two navigation
>>>>>software packages?
>>>
>>>>BTW, if the SA comes with a little yellow GPS receiver, throw it away.
>>>>It's junk, and will drive you nuts trying to get a fix, unless you
>>>>live on a farm in Kansas. Ask me how I know.
>>>>Tom
>>>
>>>I have two of these and both work just fine. Not the most accurate
>>>receiver but adequate for driving the moving map. You must have
>>>either gotten a bad one or suffered cockpit error.
>>>
>>>John
>>>---
>>>John De Armond
>>>See my website for my current email address
>>>http://www.johngsbbq.com
>>>Cleveland, Occupied TN
>>
>>I live and drive in an area with lots of trees, mountains, etc. My
>>Magellan Sportrak will get a fix in 30 seconds or less. The Delorme
>>either would never get a fix, or it would take half an hour. I
>>returned it, got another, same thing. So I returned it, gave up, and
>>then discovered my Sportrak would also work with the laptop. Live and
>>learn. I will say, that once the Delorme got a fix, it wouldn't lose
>>it. Go figure.
>>
>>Tom
>---------------------------
>Tom, years ago when I had SA-8 or possibly it was before that the
>Delorme GPS would do that but the new one gets a fix in around
>30-seconds and stays locked like a bull dog in the front window of our
>Class A.
>
>mike

This one came with SA2006. Upon some research, I found that since it
is only a receiver, it does not remember where it was last, hence the
long delay. Because I live in a tough area for reception, it has a
fit. My Magellan, OTOH, does remember where it was, hence the short
acquire time. In any event, I couldn't put up with the extremely long,
or in many cases, none, acquire time. So back it went.

Tom
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