Thread: handheld gps loosing signal

i have a garmin etrex handheld gps iv been using for a few years now, im finding that it looses signal alot of the time especally in thick bush, gullies and creeks etc making a pain in the arse to backtrack and find what iv marked.

im wondering would upgrading to a better quality gps solve this problem?
i was looking at speding some money on a decent newer garmin with maps etc, do they have stronger gps signals? are they more reliable?

any help is appreciated.

cheers

Yes. Me and my mate were hunting he had a old etrex me a 60s and at camp compared tra ks his had heaps of mising maeks on the track line we had walked. Mine was a solid a line no breaks at all. Much better signal

The etrex are useless in the bush, I have a 62s & it's pretty good in the bush but there will be occasions when it wont pick up enough satelites to get a position

is it a Etrex H
the H model has a better receiver in it

Had my Rino in the Urerewas last week - only time it lost contact was when I put into my pack as well - and then only sometimes did it lose contact

I have the same problem silentscope. The only time I need it - the bloody thing has no signal. The compass and map always work though!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by silentscope

do they have stronger gps signals? are they more reliable

They have better aerials so therefor are far more reliable

Originally Posted by faregame

is it a Etrex H
the H model has a better receiver in it

Had my Rino in the Urerewas last week - only time it lost contact was when I put into my pack as well - and then only sometimes did it lose contact

i think it was one of the first models to come out

so would a garmin 62 be the way to go? i read there are different models, dose it matter which one to get?

Buy @R93 's one for $350. They are good little units for what you want

Go for a model with an "s " in the model number as this indicates a more sensative antenna and therefore better reception.
62s is a good one.

Originally Posted by Toby

Buy @R93 's one for $350. They are good little units for what you want

ok ill send him a message

I would grab it fast at that price

As above the first etrex was a bit shit the etrex H was is a lot better for signal.

Agree. My dad has the e-trex and I've got the H version. Mine keeps a signal where his dropped out constantly. He's since bought a new one, e-trex 20 (I think) and it's heaps better.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Go for a model with an "s " in the model number as this indicates a more sensative antenna and therefore better reception.
62s is a good one.

I think you'll find the S is for satellite image overlay and that the antenna is the same as the 62

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