Recent content by fishbum

Don't confuse GPS with Iridium... A Garmin "GPS Receiver" does just that - receives GPS signals... it can see up to 12 GPS satellites above the horizon at any given time in order to 'Trilaterate' your position. It only receives GPS, GPS is a broadcast signal from the satellites to the earth (not...

It's very normal for the inReach to 'lose signal'... First of all, the inreach does not stay in constant connection with the satellites, thats not how the technology is designed to work. The SBD data is a quick burst of data to the sat, and the sat responds with a quick burst of data. The...

Evolution is right - In case you didn't realize the biggest advantage for inReach and Iridium is it's two-way, you can send and receive!! inReach has the same online web portal management for tracking and sharing maps with others and messaging the user. The SPOT data expires rather quickly, but...

Take your inReach outside so it has a clear sky view, just power it on and let it sit there for 15-20 minutes so the GPS can download a complete, updated GPS Almanac... it's possible that if you don't use the unit regularly it can struggle downloading all the data it needs to acquire a fast fix...

There was a firmware release last year that made the GPS on the inReach the source for location information, not the paired phone. I have several units, I just tested this on a inactive device - paired, connected and the Earthmate App is telling me "Accuracy +/-42 feet" by my window... I'm...

"would it still feed reliable GPS signals to the ipad?" Yes

DeLorme TOPO 10

I would suggest testing out the messaging now, before you get off the grid... then if there are any problems (unlikely) you can still get help solving them... Note that the messaging experience is NOT like cell phones - it is NOT instantaneous. The inReach only checks for inbound messages every...

Don't discount (pun intended) DeLorme TOPO North America -For $99 it includes their vector detailed maps of the entire US, Canada, and Mexico, and for $29.95 you can get a Map Library subscription to download (and keep) color imagery and USGS quad maps for offline access in the field. I'm not...

The first thing I would do - yes, very basic - is to make sure your video driver is the most current version.......

I have TN Pro V8.51. My laptop isn't mounted, but I do place it in the seat next to me for routing on occasion in my vehicle when exploring new terrain. I'm not expedition explorer, but I do spend 5-6 weekends and maybe one long week a year searching out remote trout ponds and streams to get...

I have both, XMap is what is open most often.

I've never been impressed with TN at all, it uses the outdated USGS quads, which is missing many roads and many trails... and it cost too much. For $99 from DeLorme you can get TOPO which comes with their vector map data for all of North America as a base map, plus you can also use other map...

Go with Spot if you want 1-way and limited coverage!

DeLorme just released a world basemap, I think its just 1:150K or something but it provides contours, water, major roads etc. You can get tiles through their Mappack subscription.