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...you simply transfer the info YOU create, either the route (from the PC to GPS) or the walked track (the opposite direction).
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you can use all GPS units without PC based mapping software.

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...Active 10 can read and write in the standard GPX file format which is "supported by most providers of digital mapping".

So, if it supports GPX files, it can be used with all Mapping software tha ...

Thanks Cecilrhode

From what I understand the map chips that come with Satmap can only be used in that device, though Satmap promise an "on-line" route planning system.

So have I got this righ ...

Hi gents. The Satmap seems exactly what I would like too. I'm surprised that a device like this hasn't been available for a while now, as I can really see the value in having an OS map on a GPS device ...

Mike

Thanks again for the helpful reply.

So let's see if I have this right.

To plan a route on the PC I need Memory Map and then I can download the waypoints onto most devices?

Most simp ...

You can take a look at the established products such as
An alternative is the SatMap active10 which does offer ten hours from a single set of 3 AA batteries - mapping is available at 50K and 25K, as ...

Thanks again for these responses.

Remembering I'm a novice at GPS! If I get say, a Garmin® etrex GPS Vista® Cx for example, can I plot the route using Memory Map on a PC and download the waypoints ...

Thanks Mike.

Do I infer that there is nothing that quite does what I want other than the power hungry PDA?

I'm very happy with Ordnance Survey 1:25000 (Explorer) maps and can navigate with this and a compass, so why do I need a GPS?

I guess because I like the idea of being sure where I am and to give a ...

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