Cornix
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Into that one unpublished cache I had intentionally placed one of my non-moving travel bugs about 4 months ago to try to snare people. The method used is well known.
If on the otherhand some information about either of my 2 other unpublished caches is displayed then I'll buy someone a beer.
Just post the GC-Id here and I'll give you the cache details. A TB in the cache is not needed.
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Challenge accepted... here's one: GC1GAMA, ...****** * *******, *****
Placed by: not madmin, honest
Placed Date: 12/11/1910
N 42° 30.000 W 071° 45.000
UTM: 19T E 274035 N 4708958
Size: Large Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
Short Description: someones yard most likely.
Long Description:
Was thinking of making a puzzle called a half and three quarters. Got it? Well it's not a yard, it's half way from a condo complex and some not-so-high tension lines.
I shall use this cache to demonstrate all the html and bbcode tags that a cache page or travel bug page can use. I'll also perhaps use this one to demonstrate all the tags that can be used in a log too.
Additional Hints: abar
Do you need the additional waypoints, too?
Edit: cache name removed
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This is more like it, and still does not add up to the numbers bandied about for 'whole UK wide' search, however that's done.
That's because these 14 "regions" were only introduced by Grundspeak last year. Since then you have to specify a region if you want to report a new cache. You can also edit your old listings and add a region if you like but it's not mandatory. So the "missing numbers" in UK are older caches without specified region.
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if i enter a cache name (like GC1CDX3) into the keyword search, there are no results. shouldnt the caches name be kind of the primary keyword for a cache?
GC1CDX3 is not the cache name but the cache id or "waypoint" in Groundspeak lingo.
You can search for it with the "by Waypoint" search on the Hide and Seek page. -
It sounds like a bug although it is probably hard for the system to determine whether you intend to find a UK or German postcode. Is that a valid German postcode...?
No, German postcodes have always 5 digits.
For UK you can use a prefix or suffix:
UK-GU46 6BT
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GU46 6BT, UK
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You will also lose WAAS capability when you do a full reset. And you can't get it back, as far as anyone knows at this point.
That's not the case for Europe. EGNOS (European WAAS) still works fine.
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Had the same thing last year. A complete memory reset did help (Setup > Clear Memory > all). The only problem: all your settings and screen configurations are reset to factory defaults.
Good luck
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... I have been told that the readings are placing them 50 feet or so from the cache. When hunting caches, I am frequently a number of feet off also.
Is your unit set to NAD27 datum? You should use WGS84.
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I wouldn't buy an old "Legend" anymore, as the reception under tree cover is very bad. It's successor, the Venture HC, has a better chipset, more memory, a color display and costs only a few bucks more.
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Looks like they changed the suffix for their active server pages. Try 'aspx' instead of 'asp':
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=8480
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SkyCaddie offers modified Magellan Explorist units for golfers (SG3 & SG4). They also sell SkyPlayer memberships where you can download golf course tracks and waypoints.
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I use Mozilla 1.7.7 and have not been getting the maps for about 2 weeks.
You may switch to Seamonkey, it's essentially Mozilla 2.0. I use it for over a year now and maps are working fine.
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Try Mozilla instead. (not firefox)
It's a browser branced out of Netscape when it became opensource, and it has browser, mail and news bundled as Netscape 7.2 and I think it even looks like netscape, but it's much newer.
Or even better: try SeaMonkey. It's the latest successor to Mozilla Application Suite and Netscape Communicator.
Cornix
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Delete your browser cookies and restart the browser. It worked for me.
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Looks like they are using the Date Picker control from essentialobjects which is configurable.
DatePicker can be customized to use different formats via its PickerFormat property. The following two DatePickers have their PickerFormat set to MM/dd/yyyy and dd/MM/yyyySo all we need is an extra field in our profile to specify the preferred date format and some coding to apply this setting to the DatePicker control.
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That may be a problem with the power supply. A regular USB port should provide up to 500 mA but many ports especially those on USB hubs don't meet the specifications. Use fresh batteries or connect an external power supply unit to the cable.
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If I have an url how can I find the cache the picture is associated with?
The file name of this picture has an outdated form (90059_200) which consists of the cache number (90059) and the picture number (200), so finding the associated cache is easy:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?id=90059
The newer file names are using Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) instead:
http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/e300e7...f5ca8762d7b.jpg
No chance with that.
Cornix
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There may be a problem with the USB power supply. The best solution is to connect an external power supply unit or at least use fresh batteries.
Cornix
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I put it into my background maps folder but it just doesnt show up on my Gps. is it supposed to be a .rar file?
No, rar is an archive format like zip, you have to extract the basemap file (BASEMAP.MGI) first. There's a free program called 7-zip that can handle rar archives.
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I guess a basemap is still there but it's now an European one because V2.57 of the firmware ist available for Europe only.
If you didn't save your original basemap you can download a North American one from the rhamphorhinkx site (na_lb112) and replace the European basemap with it (folder 'Background Maps' on your Explorist).
Cornix
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From the Garmin Vista HCx mini-review thread:
HCx start-up screen has Media Tek logo, so I assume it must have the MediaTek chipsetCornix
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You can read out the serial no. of your unit with MapSend. Or you can download the firmware from the rhamphorhinkx site (stpromap_534.rar).
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Disable the contour lines before exporting the maps in MapSend. Set the map orientation on your unit to "North up".
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Isn't it a really good idea to have cache listings in more than just one language?
The same procedure as every year: Feature Request: Multilingual Cache Pages, English plus native languages.
Cornix
You can search for it with the "by Waypoint" search on the 
Erfahrung mit dem Magellan eXplorist GC
in GPS und Technologien
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Schau mal ins Magellan Forum in der Grünen Hölle, da gibt es mehrere Threads zu dem Teil.