The old Yello etrex H only allowed one to input
a waypoint projection with a distance of
xxx.x km (ie only 100m precision)
and full degrees.

Can anyone tell me whether the etrex 20
(or 30) allow for more precision in either?

On 1/31/2012, Mathias Korber posted:
> The old Yello etrex H only allowed one to input
> a waypoint projection with a distance of
> xxx.x km (ie only 100m precision)
> and full degrees.

> Can anyone tell me whether the etrex 20
> (or 30) allow for more precision in either?

It's been my experience that Garmin makes it easy to download manuals,
so if no one provides a quick answer, you might try getting a manual
from them (and then hope that the answer is in the manual!).

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On 01/31/2012 10:23 AM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On 1/31/2012, Mathias Korber posted:
>> The old Yello etrex H only allowed one to input
>> a waypoint projection with a distance of
>> xxx.x km (ie only 100m precision)
>> and full degrees.
>
>> Can anyone tell me whether the etrex 20
>> (or 30) allow for more precision in either?
>
> It's been my experience that Garmin makes it easy to download manuals,
> so if no one provides a quick answer, you might try getting a manual
> from them (and then hope that the answer is in the manual!).

I always download manuals when I'm curious about a product -- almost
everyone has downloadable pdfs. I also download the manuals for
everything I buy that might need one -- it's way easier to search a .pdf
file than the same thing on paper.

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On 1/31/2012, The Real Bev posted:
> On 01/31/2012 10:23 AM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

>> On 1/31/2012, Mathias Korber posted:
>>> The old Yello etrex H only allowed one to input
>>> a waypoint projection with a distance of
>>> xxx.x km (ie only 100m precision)
>>> and full degrees.
>>
>>> Can anyone tell me whether the etrex 20
>>> (or 30) allow for more precision in either?
>>
>> It's been my experience that Garmin makes it easy to download manuals,
>> so if no one provides a quick answer, you might try getting a manual
>> from them (and then hope that the answer is in the manual!).

> I always download manuals when I'm curious about a product -- almost everyone
> has downloadable pdfs. I also download the manuals for everything I buy that
> might need one -- it's way easier to search a .pdf file than the same thing
> on paper.

Likewise.

Sometimes the manual convinces me not to buy a product, and other times
it wins me over...

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On 1/2/12 2:23, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

>> Can anyone tell me whether the etrex 20
>> (or 30) allow for more precision in either?
>
> It's been my experience that Garmin makes it easy to download manuals,
> so if no one provides a quick answer, you might try getting a manual
> from them (and then hope that the answer is in the manual!).
>

Thanks, but the manual is quiet on this issue.
It only even mentions projection as part of 'sight 'n go'.
Does it even have a regular projection feature (where one enters the
direction in addition to the distance from any given waypoint)?

Op 1-2-2012 1:13, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On 1/31/2012, The Real Bev posted:
>> On 01/31/2012 10:23 AM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>
>>> On 1/31/2012, Mathias Korber posted:
>>>> The old Yello etrex H only allowed one to input
>>>> a waypoint projection with a distance of
>>>> xxx.x km (ie only 100m precision)
>>>> and full degrees.
>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me whether the etrex 20
>>>> (or 30) allow for more precision in either?
>>>
>>> It's been my experience that Garmin makes it easy to download manuals,
>>> so if no one provides a quick answer, you might try getting a manual
>>> from them (and then hope that the answer is in the manual!).
>
>> I always download manuals when I'm curious about a product -- almost
>> everyone has downloadable pdfs. I also download the manuals for
>> everything I buy that might need one -- it's way easier to search a
>> .pdf file than the same thing on paper.
>
> Likewise.
>
> Sometimes the manual convinces me not to buy a product, and other times
> it wins me over...
>

That's a good tip!
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