Question: "OK, understood. HOW FAR do I have to move? What if I can't?

Would you guys tell me something: you talk about powering-dawm the unit, and then bringing it back up to get a fresh bearing and to save batteries.

My question/comment is, is there not a 'reload' function to get a new bearing w/o power up/power down? and second, given that manufactureres' battery life claims to seem to be longer than what you guys are reporting, are you using as much or more power cycling than leaving it be?

I don't own one. i've been looking, but the consumer end technology seems to be in such state of flux that I am now glad I have held off.

Any comment about the integrated units with 2 way radio communication and/or NOAA monitoring capability?