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Tips For A Safer Outdoors With A Personal Locator Beacon by E. A. Edwards |
| With the recent quick rescue of three mountain hikers and a dog being hailed as a result of their having a personal locator beacon (PLB) with them, it is sure that this will become the next must-have item in a hiker's pack. Their PLB (also known as a mountain locator unit) gave the three the edge th... |
| Published: Saturday 10 March, 2007 |
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Find and Catch Those Pesky Fish with a Garmin 240 Fish Finder by Niall Kennedy |
| Garmin 240 Fish Finder Depthfinder with Transducer - a review
The lakes that I normally fish are deep and quite rocky, and I have been delighted with the performance of the Garmin 240 Fish Finder, which gives a clear picture of what lies below. The image of the bottom shows great detail, and if i... |
| Published: Saturday 10 February, 2007 |
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GPS Buying Tips For Technophobes by Gary Ruplinger |
| Black glasses with masking tape holding them together and a pocket protector are no longer a required part of the uniform for GPS owners. GPS has gone mainstream. But if you’re still not up to date on what it is and how it works, and if you’d like some advice on what to buy, this article will bring ... |
| Published: Saturday 10 February, 2007 |
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How Fish Finders Work? by Andrei Loskoutov |
| In the simplest terms, an electrical impulse from a transmitter is converted into a sound wave by the transducer and sent into the water. When this wave strikes an object, it rebounds. This echo strikes the transducer, which converts it back into an electric signal, which is amplified by the receive... |
| Published: Tuesday 02 January, 2007 |
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What to Know When Buying a GPS by Chuck Fitzgerald |
| Why are GPS units showing up everywhere? You might find one in your rental car, on your wristwatch or even built into your wireless phone. Anti-theft systems use one, heavy construction equipment might use one and having one on your boat now seems to be a requirement. Anytime we want to know our exa... |
| Published: Tuesday 02 January, 2007 |
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Marine Electronics by Ken Jones |
| Autopilots The first self-steering gear was introduced in the 1920’s to control model yachts but it was not until 1948 that the principle was applied to full scale yachts. Standing at the helm for lengthy periods, monitoring instruments and keeping a good look out can be very tiring. An autopilot re... |
| Published: Monday 01 January, 2007 |
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