Re: MotionBased Website

Jeff, the one good thing about the 301 that it has a rechargeable battery
that recharges off the mini USB port. I have mine plugged into the PC until
I need it, the battery is good for 13 hours approx. I know the problem with
aquiring satellites, can take a couple of minutes before 3 or 4 come into
view, find the best thing is to stand still and wait. Have not had any
problem with trees and buildings as of yet, all my runs so far have been on
open streets/countryside. One good plus side is the monitoring software that
will log and store your training details

Regards

Vic
"Jeff" <jefp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:o4ednfw3Rth-TELenZ2dnUVZ8t2dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I had a garmin gps38 old technology now, but I found it virtually unusable
>due to having to wait for it to find a lock onto 3 satellites before I even
>set off (I had it on my bike at the time) and it seemed to fly through
>batteries barely lasting a week or so (4x aa)
> I've been considering getting one these heartmonitor gadgets that can
> double up for my bike and my jogging but first one I tried polar 720 had
> such a poor range from the sensor I had to take it back, that wasn't gps
> though.
>
> What's the garmin301 like for batteries and locking on/holding the
> satellite signal how do trees, buildings affect it?
>
> "Vic Langley" <vic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:43d499c0$0$2710$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I noticed a post in this newsgroup about using the MotionBased website for
>>tracking your runs. I have been using a Garmin 301 for about a month now
>>and have been very impressed. All the data collated has been very useful
>>to me. Please click on the link below to access data for one of my latest
>>runs. Any comments/tips greatly received. If you go to the Map Player you
>>will need to download "Adobe Vector Graphics"
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Vic
>>
>> http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/invitation/accept.mb?senderPk.pkValue=15482&unitSystemPkValue=2&episodePk.pkValue=417471&backgroundDatasourcePk.pkValue=23
>>
>>
>
>


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