TTravis
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2004
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- 120
I am shopping for a GPS Sounder. I am trying to learn as much as I can before I make a purchace. I have some basic questions.<br /><br />I am looking at Garmin, Hummingbird, Lorance, and Eagle. What is the relationship between Lorance and Eagle? Are they the same company?<br /><br />I've been taking a hard look at the Garmin 178 with internal antenna. I have a smaller Garmin GPS III and it's antenna seems to do a pretty good job. Is the internal antenna on the 178 and similar models suficcient or should I only consider external antenna? Can the Garmin with the internal antenna be hooked up to an external antenna? I would love to hear from someone who has experince using one of these units.<br /><br />Are there other units besides Garmin that offer the internal antennas.<br /><br />If you had around $700 to spend, would you buy a Garmin, Hummingbird Matrix, or something else?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Tom Travis