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Problem solved. You have to buy the external antenna. Then when you get back to base, share your points with your buddies by just uploading them onto your computer. Wile escorting a convoy through Baghdad my humvee was hit by an IED that blew everything inside to bits. Everything except my Garmin that is. Choose your own icons to mark checkpoints, the latest IEDs you encounter, small arms fire, etc. This is a great little GPS that is easy to use and highly accurate.
I finally wired in cigarette plug in my humvee and bought the car adapter for my Garmin. More storage space would be nice for tracking routes. You can only store a few routes before its full and you need to delete something. Every piece of electronics (radios, Army GPS, etc) was blown up and quit working. If you're out on a foot patrol it works just fine though. If you just use it for hunting, hiking, or fishing, you're going to be just fine.This thing is very durable. Other than a small nick in the screen from a piece of shrapnel, it works just fine.
(I know, not an issue for 99.9% of people).If you use it all the time at night like we did either carry a lot of batteries or use a flashlight to look at the screen.
A few of us had and used them all over Iraq while escorting convoys and running patrols.
It is much easier to use than the crap the Army gives you.
I couldn't get through one convoy without changing batteries.
I am definitely sold on Garmin, and this GPS.
Even the external antenna survived, and that was outside the humvee.
I upgraded to the 60CS after my M4 cracked the screen on my Etrex while out marking UXO (unexploded ordnance).
Its nice to have something that works when your life depends on it.One down side is that you cannot get a signal through the ballistic glass on a Humvee.
Granted, we were using it on convoy runs over 100 miles long.
Updates now available for Mac users also online. No SD card slot. Good product. I like this one, better battery life than some of the newer ones.
Money Well Spent. This unit is very durable too with a sporty look. This GPS is great. A color screen is a must and we have need no problems viewing the screening in direct sunlight. The best part you can take it everywhere (hiking, biking,walking, running, even on trips).
A very accurate GPS and works everywhere, also a great tool for Geo Cashing
But it has turned me the wrong way on the road more times than not, one time it told me to turn left when the route it was displaying turned right.Also its plug locations are just plain stupid. Otherwise the software is quirky and the maps quite expensive. Nice enough for the trail when you're on foot and not depending on it to tell you how to get somewhere. You may want to pop for a bracket if you do use it in the car--but then if you want a road worthy navigtor, look elsewhere.
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