zz:http://joe.mehaffey.com/gpshiking.htm
revised 19 June 2002
What features are important for a particular use are a very personal thing.
And.. The features needed for hiking are a bit more extensive (and a bit d
ifferent) from those needed for automobile navigation use. Below are my "es
sential hiking feature list" of GPS receiver features.
(I omitted features that are present in ALL receivers.)
1) 12 channel parallel receiver system: Needed for best reception in diffic
ult terrain and tree
