Which Logger?

On 09 Sep 2003 15:45:58 GMT, (Mzsoar) wrote:

anyone had any experience with the EW looger. It's about half the price of the
others.
__Mike

I have an EW model D which I'm very happy with. As I already had a
Garmin GPSII+ I also bought the Garmin-logger external power cable
so I can run both instruments off the glider's 12v battery. I've had
no problems with the EW D and, used with external power in the glider,
I get a year's use from its internal 9cv PP3 battery - alkaline, of
course.

The model D is very simple to use, though you do need a PC to download
traces or set its internal parameters, declaration, etc.

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martin@ : Martin Gregorie
gregorie : Harlow, UK
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co : Zappa fan & glider pilot
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As others have said, you will need a gps to send data
to the EW logger. I would suggest a Garmin. It seems
if you show up at a fun-fly or a contest, there may
be others there with EW/Garmin combinations, and getting
turnpoints and doing downloads might be easier if others
are in the same 'group.'

I have a Volkslogger. Compare the cost of it with
the EW/separate gps. (Cost in U.S. Dollars)

1. Volkslogger: $800
2. Goddard power supply and cable: $130 +/- (I forgot
actual cost)
3. Compaq 1520 (from e-bay about three years ago and
I paid way too much. Your mileage may vary. )
4. The 'free-ware', PocketNav, (or whatever it is
called) from Cambridge for the Compaq
5. Software sold by Paul Remde, created by Henri Birecki,
that transfers the Volklogger igc file to the Compaq.
With this $20 piece of software, I don't need a notebook
computer to download the Volkslogger at the field.
However, I won't be able to upload any data to the
Compaq or Volkslogger at the field, unless I borrow
someone's computer. Hopefully, I'll have all the data
I will need (cross my fingers) when I get to the field.

Total cost: $950, not including pda. So yes, you
can get an EW and a gps for less than $950. The good
thing about one model of the EW is that it has the
internal battery. The Volkslogger has no internal
power source and power must be provided via the cable
that also sends and recieves data.

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

At 12:06 10 September 2003, Jose M. Alvarez wrote:
Recently I decided for a Volkslogger. Easy installation,
screwed it in place
of the camera, small, GPS included. IGC files perfect.
Several friends have
EW and have trouble with downloads, plus you need another
GPS to connect.
If I were you I'd go for a Volkslogger. Besides, the
EW is not that cheap!

Jose M.Alvarez

'Eric Greenwell' escribió en el mensaje
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says...
Most other loggers include a GPS the EW does not
and has to be used with
a
specified GPS for ICG approved flights.

This aspect makes it more work for you and your official
observer, if
you go for badges or records. It is also limited to
the Diamond badge
and lower.
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a . to reply
directly

Eric Greenwell
Richland, WA (USA)