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Heard today that the high accuracy biscuit is being discontinued. Seems it did not meet the less than a meter accuracy and is being discontinued.
Also, if this is true, then the 16 channel biscuit is just as accurate as the 50 channel (3 meter) but is just slower at locking on.
Biscuit is an old "aero" term.:)
Apparently they stopped making them a month or longer ago, as 2 weeks ago nobody had any left in stock. I bought one 3 weeks ago dealer said he only had 2 left after me. Got it for $149. on close out,HB list price earlier this year was $249. $149 is also list price of regular 50 channel puck. Of course I wonder if time will come of more updates & HB will tell me they don't work with Hi-accuracy puck cause its no longer a current item?????:( Oh well if it happens, it happens, too old to worry about it. If I wake up in morning it will always be a good day.):p
Everyday above ground is a good day Jax. I only fear the devil and the government. I have come to the conclusion that they are identical twins:eek::eek:.
Agree with you Tom, its hard to tell where one stops and the other starts. Also it sounds to me that HB owes some people a refund or credit.
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Originally Posted by jaxsprat
Cane Pole, where did you hear that it did not meet the sub meter accuracy?
All of our testing has confirmed the accuracy of the GRHA GPS Receiver.
The reasons for dropping it from the line-up are basically due to its low sales volume and the better than expected performance of the GR50 GPS Receiver. I guess not many think that they needed to spend the extra money on a sun meter accurate GPS Receiver when they got one with their unit that is accurate to within 2.5 meters.
Javsprat were did you get that puck from, I been looking for one and cannot find.
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Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg
On another forum. Why wasn't this discontinuance mention here?
Sorry Denny don't know who has any, I called my dealer 2 weeks ago to get another for friend he told me he was calling the 9 folks on waiting list to tell them sorry he could not get any more, we tried about 15 dealers with web site all same, no got:o sorry. Try ebay sales maybe some will show up there, or HB I never did call them come to think about it.
Sorry, but this is one of the main things that gripes my tail.
I know they have to make money, but to think that you could pay
almost 3 grand for a unit (1197) and there would be a better antennae
OPTIONAL is shameful. It should COME with the best.
There was what, $50 difference in the price of the ant. bought seperately?
At least they could have offered a choice to pay $50 more from the get-go
instead of having to buy the higher accuracy piece and then have the other
one for a paperweight :mad:
I was beating around the bush about this topic. I had my smiley face on this morning.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by J White
Someone explain this to me. There are 24 satellites that make up the GPS network. On your best day, and only at certain times, the max number of satellitees you can lock on to is 12. So why did they come out with a 50 channel puck? What am I overlooking?
Garmin: What is GPS?
I believe several receivers pick up the same satellite and arbitrate the results between receivers. Algorithms. SWAGGING here, but I bet I am close.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBNFSHN
You’re in the ballpark there CP. The additional channels allow the GPS Receiver to lock onto multiple satellites faster all the while looking for all of the other satellites as well. Keep in mind that there are future plans for additional and newer satellites, so going forwards these 50-channel GPS Receivers should be able to make use of them (unlike what happened when the WAAS satellites were launched and many had non-WAAS GPS Receivers).
OK, I figured there was an explanation. Thanks
Probably the work of the company bean counters as HB surely makes a bigger profit on the regular 50 channel unit, and who knows they just might up the price of this reg 50 channel unit by same $50.oo in spring of 2010 citing higher costs as economy picks up if it does, betcha its all laid out on drawing board.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by J White
Instead of listen to crappie folk & our needs and selling lots of units cause we would all want/need them real accurate units they just think like a bass fishin person playing horseshoes. :rolleyes:
If anyone is interested, this place says it still has the GRHA GPS Receiver.
HUMMINBIRD AS GRHA HIGH ACCURACY GPS RECEIVER
http://www.pleasureboatmarineelectro.../hummin87.html
I was gonna get one of the high accuracy biscuits, but, since it is being discontinued, so goes the support.
I believe we have to support products for like 5 or 7 years after we make them. So you would be good for quite a few years still. By than I'm sure there would be an even more accurate GPS Receiver available as new engines for these come out every year. But suit yourself.
Do you guys actually need a 1 meter accurate GPS Receiver instead of a 2.5 meter GPS receiver or is this just something that you think you want?
I believe it would help with my map making. Don't know. When I generate a raster map file and calibrate it, I am always off by 10-20 or so feet. But my maps are lot more accurate than the built in NVB. I can load my sidescan maps on my Garmin chartplotter (276). I like this stuff. Hobby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg
Also, accuracy helps when fishing open shallow water. I mostly vertical jig over structure. Don't move much and when I do, I am moving slooooow.