New, Updated, and Interesting Items
on Joe and Jack's Website
for April, 2004
29 April 2004
Garmin GPSmap76/76S(Compass/Baro) Full Featured WAAS Receiver (updated).
Editing NMEA in the Garmin Series 76 receivers: Unlike other models, unless you press MENU when the NMEA Interface is highlighted, select "Setup NMEA Output", and mark the "GPS Status (GSA, GSV)" box, the satellites don't appear on SA Watch, or any other program. Other users may also need to mark the "Waypoints/Route (WPL, RTE)" box.
Under: Feature Items.
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 276C software version 2.60.
Lowrance has posted Software version 1.3.0 update for the LMS-480M.
25 April 2004
Destinator 3 Personal Navigation System - by Crile Carvey.
Under: GPS hardware and PDA mapping software.
23 April 2004
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 176 software version 3.93 Beta.
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 176C software version 3.93 Beta.
Garmin has posted Foretrex software version 2.10.
Garmin has posted Forerunner software version 3.30.
21 April 2004
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 296 software version 2.50.
19 April 2004
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 296 software version 2.40.
Garmin GPS-60C ColorMap Car Navigator, Hiking, Marine GPS does it all. (tide table information added to the review)
Under: Feature Items.
Rayming BLUETOOTH GPS receiver Reviewed by Crile Carvey.
Under: Hardware and Software Reviews.
16 April 2004
Garmin has posted MapSource software version 6.0.6 Beta (list of changes).
Lowrance has posted Software version 1.4.0 update for the AirMap 500 and iFINDER Pro.
15 April 2004
Garmin has announced a $30 rebate when you upgrade from Fishing Hot Spots v4 to Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots v5.
14 April 2004
Garmin has announced the Garmin Marine Network: GPS, Weather, Sonar, Radar, and More (press release).
Garmin and XM WX Bring Weather Data to Marine Chartplotters.
13 April 2004
Garmin has posted information on MapSource TOPO Canada.
12 April 2004
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 60C software version 3.20.
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 60CS software version 3.20.
08 April 2004
Garmin GPS-60C ColorMap Car Navigator, Hiking, Marine GPS does it all. (updated to test receiver accuracy in different ways)
Under: Feature Items.
Garmin has posted StreetPilot 2610/2650 software version 3.40.
Garmin has posted StreetPilot 2620 software version 3.40.
Garmin has posted FlightBook software version 2.2.
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 176 software version 3.92 Beta.
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 176C software version 3.92 Beta.
Garmin has posted StreetPilot 2610/2650 GPS: Owner's Manual Rev. B, GPSMAP 276C: Owner's Manual Rev. A and GPSMAP 296: Pilot's Guide Rev. A.
07 April 2004
Garmin has posted iQue 3600 - World-Wide Basemap version 3.01and iQue 3600 - Americas Standard Basemap version 3.01.
Garmin has posted eTrex Venture/Mariner software version 2.70.
Garmin has announced the Foretrex 101 (press release).
02 April 2004
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 176 software version 3.91 Beta.
Garmin has posted GPSMAP 176C software version 3.91 Beta.

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