[Xastir] Who's current on Garmin handheld GPS models?

[n4lbl]

I've not been satisfied with the sensitivity of the touch screen on my Nuvi
40 cheapo.  I'd want to try the Oregon's touch screen before buying.  BTW
the screens (at lest on my Nuvi) can be calibrated.  IIRC when Garmin tech
support walked me thru it we started by powering on with a finger in the
upper-left corner.

My wife's Vista HCX may be up for replacement and I'm interested in what
you learn.

Alan,,,   n4lbl

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:

> A bit off topic I guess, 'cuz this isn't for APRS use.
>
> I'm getting ready to buy a mapping GPS.  I've dabbled in geo-caching,
> but hunting / hiking / SAR are the main uses.
>
> I prefer Garmin, and have (I think) narrowed it down to the GPSmap 64
> and Oregon series.  I want the best sensitivity under tree cover, and
> GPS + Glonass.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations?  I'm leaning towards the Gpsmap
> 64st.  The 1:100k built-in topo maps are not super-useful, but might
> be handy when I travel and don't have more detailed maps.  I figure
> I'll buy the Garmin Topo West maps (1:24k) and use those for my main
> maps around here.  Halfway-decent street maps would be a plus for
> traveling.
>
> Anything I need to know about using OpenStreetMaps with any of their
> newer models, should I later choose to load my own maps instead of
> paying Garmin for updates?  I saw one comment on the 'net about the
> 64st not being able to load unlocked maps, but I'm not enough of a
> Garmin nerd to know what that means.  Hopefully it doesn't prevent
> loading OSM maps or others.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
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> Curt, WE7U
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