Quote Originally Posted by armyman View Post
Spot On! The difference in distance of the puck and that of the internal GPS antenna isn't enough to spit at, let alone the cost of the puck! jmo

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Your missing the POINT (no pun intended) of the value in the "heading sensor" function of the Point 1 antenna. And I do believe it "helps" in accuracy the way I described setting it up instead of using the internal antenna of the units.... especially if your unit is an older generation unit that does not have as fast a refresh rate as the point 1 or gen3 units.

What y'all are saying, (that its close enough, and not going to make any difference if the gps source is directly over the transducer or if it is 10 feed away) would be like saying..... I'm going to shoot at this squirrel with this 12 gauge shotgun..... but I know that this shotgun has a pattern that spreads out wide..... so I will be fine aiming 6 feet beside the squirrel..... it won't make any difference.... or not enough to spit at!!. Sorry, not me.... I would still aim directly at the squirrel to maximize my chances. Just like if I have the choice, I want my gps antenna as close to the transducer as I can to not add any EXTRA inaccuracy to the already present inaccuracy when I mark a waypoint. Why compound it? All I can say is, It works awesome for me and going right to a saved waypoint is not a problem on the first try. But like I said before..... the point 1 is actually all about the "Heading sensor", not the gps antenna as much. I will NEVER own another system that does not utilize a Heading sensor.

Joe