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I have a timex sdm system a few years old now (the one with the grey/black garmin receiver you strap to your arm). when I tried using it, although the unit flashed to say it was on, it never found any satellites. I have changed both wathc batteries and reciever unit batteries and still no joy! (it switches itself off after 15 mins) Is there a master reset or something on the reciever or has it finally thrown its hand in?
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Looks like it is an ex-sdm, it has ceased to be. It is bereft of life, gone to meet its maker ... etc etc
oh sugar honey iced tea!
Best get another one then - old style garmin forerunner perhaps?
301 perhaps, but I would consider the Garmin 50 with the footpod thingy if you aren't to fussed about getting your actual route mapped.
The lightbulb has just flicked on........I have a polar RS200 HRM which I beleive you can buy a foot pod thingy to make it an SDM as well. Cost about £80 or do I go for a seperate bit of kit like the Garmin? I like the size of the garmin display but perhaps it would be like using a sat nav i.e just listening out for the alarms.
I will have a GPS unit for the TIMEX for sale next week - £20+pnp (prob around £4) if you are interested...
It'll be the one before the 3D GPS unit - uses a single AA battery, does S+D, but not location or altitude...
???
Bill
It DOES work. The compatibility is across the board - as they upgraded the GPS the signal transmitted they sent out the same signal. Which is Nice! Owing to various things I still prefer the Timex as a watch unit over the Polar 200 for what I do - except the logging of info - where the 200 is streaks ahead.
Let me know by email or here... What you think.
djb
Bill,
Did you decide against the SDM or are you still interested?
Regards
djb