Thanks Ken, I am printing this out to play with when I get home from
work tonight. I have an original Garmin eTrex so this is perfect. I did
discover the battery saver setting the uther day (speaking of duh!
moments) so I am sure that will help, and I will add the other settings
as well..
Jim Couch
Ken Norton wrote:
> To get additional battery life out of a handheld GPS, you might want to make
> the following adjustments. Note, that these are adjustments for a Garmin
> eTrex, so the specific settings may vary for yours.
>
> Setup Menu
> - System
> - - GPS
> [Battery Saver] (Battery Saver setting polls the receiver every 5 seconds,
> GPS Normal polls the receiver every 1 second)
>
> (Note, that when travelling in locations with poor sky visibility, use GPS
> Normal)
>
> Setup Menu
> - System
> - - WAAS
> [Disabled] (WAAS keeps the receiver polling nearly constantly. Turn on if
> flying or if you are tracking to nearly inches)
>
> Setup Menu
> - System
> - - Compass
> [Off] (Turn on if you are needing the GPS to function as a compass when
> stationery)
>
> With the above settings, your 8 hour of battery life will extend to around
> 25 hours. Another thing that I've found is it is important to actually use
> the GPS occasionally as it will update the satellite tables and not take so
> long to do a cold acquisition.
>
> AG
>
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