Avtex Sat Nav

Srunciman replied on 06/04/2019 20:53

Srunciman

Posted on 06/04/2019 20:53

Hello fellow caravanners and Motorhome / campervaners

Help .. Can anyone help me by telling me how to input Site co-ordinates into my avtex sat nav in the correct format..

I am travelling to France this year, and rather than using post codes I would like to use the co-ordinates given in the ACSI book.. ie.. N52 05 31 E 06 02 05 this is in degrees minutes and seconds.. I know which section to go to in the sat nav.. and it does give me a choice of various formats to use and lets me select the one I want .. in theory!

My problem is that the above format is not one of the options!! Maybe I am doing something wrong? I have tried in vain to find the answer in the manual etc.. and on line.. but have had no joy.

if anyone can point me in the right direction ( no pun intended!!) I would be really grateful..

many thanks .. Sandra an extremely frustrated motorhomer.

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Mick Hennelly replied on 24/04/2019 20:38

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Mick Hennelly

Caravanner

Posted on 24/04/2019 20:38

Hi All. We're looking to buy a new sat nav sometime soon. Can anyone recommend a sat nav that keeps you out of trouble please? We currently have a Garmin LT760 but it has let us down several times despite the motorhome dimensions being stored. The C&M Club recommend the Avtex Tourer One - anyone used this & has any feedback please? Thanks in advance.

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HT11 replied on 08/05/2019 21:25

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HT11

Caravanner

Posted on 08/05/2019 21:25

I d also appreciate anyfeedback on the clubs avtex tourer satnav please . We have a caravan. Thanks

hitchglitch replied on 15/05/2019 21:16

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hitchglitch

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Posted on 15/05/2019 21:16

There has been previous correspondence on this and most people believe that the basic mapping software (which is third party) does not have the information that will give the implied benefits of entering motorhome size etc. I don’t recall anybody claiming that the Avtex was in any way exceptional but I may be wrong.

When I looked at the Avtex it was clear that this is basically the Garmin with additional POIs (Points of Interest) i.e site locations. In that respect you may be far better buying the Garmin and loading Archies as my earlier post suggested, bearing in mind that Archies has substantial feedback from users. Archies updates his loader files several times a year based on this feedback.

Just my opinion. Everybody has to decide for themselves whether they think the additional cost over and above a standard Garmin is justified.