N7MFT
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Any interest from people attending GWIX to take a run at this cache?
It's about 450 miles from lakeland, so should be planned as an overnight trip.
I'll be flying in from California, so this is likely my best chance to attack this one and I'm wondering if there's any interest in carpooling to this? Pick up some caches along the way, of course.
I might be interested in this little side trip. Email me at N7MFT@hotmail.com
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Hello everyone;
I would like to know who might be interested in taking a Geocaching related cruise. While on the water there would be Geocaching related activities, met and greets, classes, etc. I am looking at setting this up for the summer/fall of 2014. I have a couple of destinations in mind but I am not ready to disclose them just yet. Just trying to get a feel if this is even feasible. I would like to kick it off with an event that would be certified mega at a later date. It would of course be open to muggles as one of the classes could be Geocaching 101. As long as it is civil all input will be welcome.
N7MFT
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I should have read more before replying. Disregard my comments.
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With all of the days of the year challenges I would like a feature that would export a list of all days I have not found a cache to a file that is readable by a callendar site or software. Ie.... Yahoo, google, or the blackberry callendars.
Or a feature that could be activated by pm's that would allow the side to email/text them on those days they need a cache.
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I like the idea. While it is not about the numbers for most people others do want hide credit for the caches they help with. I don't think that they should necesasarily be able to edit the xcache but theyt should be able to do maintenance on them. I have a cache that a friend of mine helped me hideand I would line for hime to get the credit for his first. Well that is my 2 cents.
N7MFT
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Hey there
Been caching for several months now, and I am having some trouble with my Garmin etrex Legend. I have placed 4 caches and each time, my co ordinates are out by approx 15-20m (according to the ones who have found it). Yet, when I go back, my gps reads what I have listed it as.
Same as seeking. I am always "out" by that approx distance. My units set up is to hddd mm.mmm. Is this correct?
I realise that not all gps' register the same, but this is becoming a consistent problem.
Thanks in advance!!!
Another issue assuming that the datum is correct is how long you are waiting before marking the coordinates. If the GPS has an averaging option you should use it. If not you should allow the gps to sit at the coordinates for a few minutes before marking the coordinates to allow them to settle and be as accurate as possible.
That being said. I have also placed caches that people are saying the coordinates are off. I took a friend to them and asked him to verify my coordinates. His coordinates were within a 1-2 feet of what I had published. Different GPS receivers may have different accuracies. Other things that could have caused issues with accuracy are... Weather, Power lines, tree cover, and walls.
I hope this helps.
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This has been happening to me also, however most of the time mine do not reappear. It does not matter if I use the API or not. As far as the $35 for the use of this site. At this time I am sorry I renewed for $30. I am looking for work and it is hard enough to come up with the cash. This is not the time to be raising Fees. That is unless they are trying to get people to leave for one of the other sites?
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Nicole;
In the quoted message below you say that the Block Party is supposed to be a mega event. My questions are -- 1) Has the party been given Mega Status? 2) If not when will it be given said status? 3) If it has been given mega status why have I not received a mega even cache in my stats. Just wondering. This will be my first mega event so I am quite anxious to have the event be granted mega status.
N7MFT
I'm glad to hear you are interested in coming to Groundspeak's Block Party mega event!
If you can make it August 20 for our Block Party event, you will get a chance to meet the Lackeys and sign the logbook. We can not wait to meet you! Please post a Will Attend log here: http://coord.info/GC2FYVM
If your schedule does not permit August 20, however, we will have a few other dates for geocachers to visit HQ, check out the Photobooth, and make some trades.
Please email contact@geocaching.com and let us know which date and time works best for you, and if possible, please select a backup time as well. Slots will fill fast, and we want to do our very best to accommodate you!
Dates available before the Block Party:
Aug. 15: 11 am-11:30 a.m., 2-2:30 pm,
Aug. 16: 11 am-11:30 a.m., 2-2:30 pm,
Aug. 17: 11 am-11:30 a.m., 2-2:30 pm,
Aug. 18: 10 am-10: 30 am,11 am-11:30 a.m., 2-2:30 pm, 3-3:30 pm
Our office will not be open to visitors on Friday, August 19th because we will be very busy with last minute preparations for the event.
Thanks so much, and happy geocaching!
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I have a chirp cache GC2NK45 and it has only been found by three players but I added a twist to the cache
I for one refuse to search for these caches until Garmin does the right thing and allows programming of chirps with the Colorado series, or at least a stand alone option.
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What is Garmin thinking? While it is nice to be able to detect the chirps they are still trying to make people buy new units in order to program the chirps. I guess they don really want to sell them. I would have purchased one right away and several more in the near future if they ad done this right. Another missed opportunity. I for one will not buy another Garmin until they make this right.
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I know that the CO is now a discontinued model, but here is hoping that they show some love for all the units out there, and add this in a CO firmware update as well.
Looks like us CO owners may be in luck.
Dear Jeremy,
Thank you for contacting Garmin International.
I am happy to help you with this. Yes. The chirp is compatible with all devices with unit-to-unit wireless transfer capabilities. The Colorado 300 and 400 series has this feature.
If you have any additional comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email.
If replying to this message, Please include all correspondence.
With Best Regards,
Tyler K
Software Support Specialist
Software Team
Garmin International
This is interesting. I just contacted Garmin yesterday and was told there were no plans to add the chirp to the CO. I will have to check mine after I get it back from repair.
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SSO JOAT summarizes a lot of the basics on the cache page for his new Travel Bug Resort.
That cache page is written very well! Maybe that is the format more people should use when setting up a TB Hotel.
Ok here is my stupid question. What is a travel bug Hotel?
Basically a TB hotel is a cache large enough to hold a large number of travel bugs. They are usually placed in areas that are well traveled. i.e... Rest stops, hotels, etc... This way cachers can pick up and drop off TB's while traveling and get them closer to their destination.
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If the cache needs maintenance then I am OK with cachers not signing the log. However, if the cache has plenty of room, or there is room to stick a piece of paper in the log then my caches must be signed. I only have one cache and it is in a parking lot next to a store. How hard it is to take the log in and ask to borrow a pen?, for for that matter purchase one. I always sign the logs of the caches I find. I have replaced logs that were damp, or full and then signed them. The exception is an unusual cache with a log that at that time I did not carry with me. (Not sure if I will in the future either.) This being said cache owners need to do maintenance on their caches, and cachers need to report using the needs maintenance log. Since I only have the 1 cache it is pretty easy for me to keep up on the maintenance but I can see how a person with many caches could have trouble keeping up with the maintenance if people are not using the needs maintenance log.
I recently have had my first log on my cache with a could not sign the log because I did not have a pen. I am thinking of asking the cacher to go back and sign the log and edit the online log to reflect that she signed it. She is local, so it should not be an issue but I will not hesitate to delete the online log if the physical is not signed in a reasonable amount of time.
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Hello;
I use GSAK for my caching needs and I would like to ask for a feature. I would like an archived caches file that members could download either once a month or once every two months. The list would be an ongoing list of the previous 2 - 3 months archived caches. The value in this is that Clyde and the other developers could add code into their programs that would delete the archived caches from the database of caches that have not been found. It would also remove the need for the emailing of archived cache notifications. Looking forward to hearing what you think.
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Here is an Idea, Buy a cheap laptop and get an air card. That way you cannot get Fired for going around school policy. Also Just because the students don't know the specifics does not mean they do not know what you are doing is wrong. If you cannot get the district to fix the blocking so it only blocks the portion of the site that is meant to be blocked then this should be your solution.
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Then, I think you'd be surprised. I use it and know many people that use it all the time. One of the most common uses is when someone won't check on their caches after many DNFs. There are some people that are terrible at maintaiing their caches. I'd ignore all the cache hidden by these people if I could because they waste people's time.I have a theory (and I could be totally wrong), that TPTB know how few people really use the ignore list, so the ignore all caches by a user feature is a very low priority, if we're even ever going to see it.Interesting thing here. I have seen many caches with multiple DNF's. If there are two DNF;s I will not spend very much time looking for it, and I will log as needs maintenance. I have also seen comments on a find that state the cache needs maintenance but no needs maintenance log has been logged. Part of this issue is cachers that do not know how to, or do not care to use the needs maintenance log. Sure it is an extra log but it will save time for other cachers and it will let you know if you were unable to find a cache because it was not there.
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I found one on the second floor of a multi story parking structure. I had to go to the top of the structure and find the approximate position and then check every floor on the way down. I did find it though.
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A colleague of mine decided to try geocaching for the first time. After failing, he came and talked with me. He said, "all there was at the coordinates was this light pole in the middle of the parking lot!"A friend of mine did that as well. We had a good laugh in the office Monday morning when he told me the story.
Our first cache find was like that. All we had was a Garmin Nuvi 255w at the time. We went back twice, thinking the GPS was off. Looked in every shrub, and overturned every landscaping rock within a 50 foot radius. Then I went back home and Googled "geocache" "parking lot".
Bingo.
I didn't know those bases lifted until i saw someone write about this thing called "LPC" in the forums.
This is where going with a group can help.
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Too bad Garmin hasn't come up with a firmware version for the Colorado & Oregon Series' that will display the Icons.
Can someone tell me why it takes the 1.01 version to get the icons to be in the first log? The 1.0 version has them as they come up in GSAK.
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we have areas of our school that are nut-safe (and they really are; we have a very strict and effective protcol)
So I guess you keep the liberals out of these areas?
Honestly, I have 2 relatives that are severely allergic to peanuts. They take responsibility for themselves. I am so tired of having to assume responsibility for others. I will of course, list a pb container on the cache page it is is used but like others have said what about the person that just ate a pb sandwich and is now handling caches, travel bugs, coins, etc..... No one in this world wants to take responsibility for themselves anymore.
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I use, among others, a Kenwood Dual-band TH-D7 HT, TMD-700 Dual-band Mobile and a TS-2000x All-band Base; one VFO on each is always tuned to 146.52... when I operate monoband or HF, as I do on my Icom IC-746, I keep a seperate radio on .52. Not much traffic, but occasionally someone needs a call answered. When they do, they know where to tune, no matter where they are... .52!
While traveling to/from geocaching events (that's most of my travel) I am often called by other hams whenever they see my call sign tag and/or antennas, and by geocaching hams who see the geocaching logos on my truck.
The common theme is that all another ham has to see is another ham's 2-meter antenna going down the road to know that a call on .52 will likely raise them.
Why mess with that?
Call on .52, if no answer call on .55, if no answer call on .58? No thanks!
Keep one VFO scanning all the time? No thanks!
A LOT of work goes into national band plans, and all of it takes .52 into consideration as the 2-meter simplex CALLING frequency.
Once you establish contact, move off to any appropriate frequency you want.
If you want geocachers to agree to move to .55 or wherever for geo-chat, cool, but there's no reason to try to make it a calling frequency.
It's not that we're set in our ways and resistant to change so much as "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
This is the problem with standards... everyone wants their own!
73 de W4AGA
Very Well Said.
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I followed the link in the knowledge book and tried to move my coins/trackables to a collection and I am unable to do that. First there is no actions pulldown on that page. If we are supposed to go in to each trackable page, There is no move to collection action. I have tried this on trackables I have in my own possession and I have made them collectible and not collectible. Am I doing something wrong?
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There is a difference between a "Travel Bug" (TB) and a "Geocoin" though..
Nate;
I must agree with these people. I have never heard of a travel bug that was sent out to be "collected." Is there anything supposed to be listed on the page that says it has been listed as not collectible? I changed mine that have been released and then went to the TB page. I see nothing that states it is not collectible. I think there should be a big red "NOT COLLECTIBLE" listed on the trackable page.
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Wow!
Very long list!
Trackables Collection
Has the list of Trackables you are "holding" grown out of control? For those of you with a collection of geocoins or mileage-tracker bugs we have added a new virtual collection to your profile. More information can be found in the Trackables Collection knowledge book.
Now, just read the Trackables Collection knowledge book.
I don't know about this having/letting 'other' cachers 'collect' TBs.
I understand very well the need to make yourself a 'collection' list, and move in/out your own TBs from this list.
I log every TB I have in my possession at the time I 'Found' a cache, aka 'dip', mine AND others, until I find a cache appropriate to 'drop'.
Having a 'Collection' may help others with large self-owned TB collection, as this new feature seems to be intended for.
BUT, this feature should NOT be available for any TBs owned by others!
Why do you want your own TBs to be collected by others?!
TBs that are not yours MUST always be listed in the holder's 'Inventory' list all the time, as a 'necessary reminder' that they have it.
TB are meant to travel from cache to cache, once released into the 'wild', NOT Collected!
Just my thought.
Hampsters are live & kicking!
Look forward to all the improvements!
~ Dr.MORO
I completely agree
Side trip to GC21 Lake Lanier in Georgia
in GeoWoodstock XI
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BTW I assumed you meant GWXI and not GWIX