#Garmin gpsmap 60csx with gpsbabel serial

The aerial is detachable, it can be removed and remote-mounted, or another remote GPS antenna can be connected. Accessories (interface cable, mounts, etc) are still readily available. These units are still plentiful in the used market. Introduced in the mid-1990s with a IPX7 standard waterproof housing that can be used either in upright portrait mode or in landscape mode. Stick an external antenna on the top and then keep it in an inner pocket (for warmth and hence extended battery life) listening for the beep when you got to where your snowhole last was.

#Garmin gpsmap 60csx with gpsbabel serial

The lack of altitude saving is its most serious limitation, but the altitude is in the serial stream, so if you use something else to log the data, then it is a perfectly good GPS, and very handy if you need to fit an external aerial.ĭon't pay much for one, but don't dismiss it as uselessly ancient.This is still a good mountaineering GPS Unit, because you can use it with your mittens on, and it is very robust. This is a good quality device and still useful, especially for tracking in a vehicle.įor battery-powered use you would be better off with something that has lower power consumption.

Large and quite heavy by modern standards.

Doesn't do Lambert projections (France pre 2000ish maps).

Doesn't save altitudes in waypoint or tracklogs so you need to write them down for waypoints, and saved tracklogs are flat.

High power consumption compared to modern units.

Waypoints only have 6 chars - this is very tiresome/cryptic.

UI is usable wearing ski gloves/mittens.Can be set to make audible beeps when a waypoint is approached.Loads of datums, a useful range of co-ordinate systems and a 'user datum' option mean you can reference it to maps in most places in the world.Configurable tracklog (1s to 1hr period or auto).NMEA output, averaging, all the basic functionality you need.Mine has been to 20 countries, soaked, banged, dropped, overheated. Robust, reliable and waterproof (has pressure-change membrane to stop screen cracking at high temperature and altitude).Internal: (20 routes, 512 waypoints, 1024 tracklog points. First generation of modern 12-channel receivers, which gives good performance except in difficult situations like wet jungle, deep canyon roads and next to cliffs. Just had a look at the Technical Specifications and compared the GPS16 RJ45 pinout with the unsual Cisco/Sun/etc RJ45 serial pinout - they are completely different ( Frank 08:37, (GMT))ĭesigned to be used with an external computer, attached to the outside of a vehicleġ996-vintage device, still available.Comes with a useless RJ45 plug (that I replaced with a 7 pin XLR).Should be firmware upgradeable for gallileo.On a clear sky, in an open area, precision can be down to 2m !.Receiver is pretty good, gives the precision in meters and DOP numbers.