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*You can capture an image of the Garmin's Screen with G7ToWin.
*The breadcrumb trail(Tracklog)is quite accurate, and the GPS V maintains a lock better.
*No barometric pressure settings to mess with, and can be a problem with changing weather.
*The GPS V has a screen resolution of 160x256.
*Just enter an address or waypoint and do a GOTO, and it will do the rest for you.
I have had several Garmins and Magellans, and find that I like the tracklogs from the GPS V better than any other GPS, except the GPS IIIplus.
Every time you let the eTrexes dangle around your neck, it tends to lose signal and break the breadcrumb tail.
A good backup unit would be a Magellan GPS 315.
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Ticks are starting to enter the Detroit Michigan area now.
Now I will have Ticks, West Nile Virus Skeeters, wicked Horse flys, and etc.
Questions:
Is there anyway of destroying Just the Tick populations?
Is there a natural predator that eats the ticks??
Is global warming to blame for all the crappy bugs up in the northern part of the United States?
I used to hike in the northeast US, but now I may have to move my hiking activities into canada now.
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Ticks are starting to enter the Detroit Michigan area now.
Now I will have Ticks, West Nile Virus Skeeters, wicked Horse flys, and etc.
Questions:
Is there anyway of destroying Just the Tick populations?
Is there a natural predator that eats the ticks??
Is global warming to blame for all the crappy bugs up in the northern part of the United States?
I used to hike in the northeast US, but now I may have to move my hiking activities into canada now.
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That old Firmware number, indicates that that GPS was in the Retail Market for quite awhile.
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I believe that the waypoint, Route, and tracklog data is stored in the built-in memory, so swapping cards is no problem.
Also if you have 2 or more 32meg cards, it would be a good idea for slightly overlapping regions, to make it easier to swap cards, and still have map detail at your present GPS position.
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here is the new update:
http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexVista/agree.html
Where the heck is the update for my poor GPS V????
The eTrex series have gotten alot of updates, but what is the problem with the GPS V?? Anybody got email from garmin about the GPS V???
My home page about GPS units and information[This message was edited by Geoffrey on April 20, 2002 at 02:15 PM.]
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It is hard to break the GPS V, since I have dropped it twice, and no damage to the antenna. The GPS V does have elevation in the waypoints and tracklogs. Im just waiting for the latest firmware update.
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With all the electronic gadgets out there, I still think that it is a good idea to print out all the cache pages that you need for a Geocaching day.
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First Step is to save it as a Jpeg file, then check the file size when saved. If it is to big then you can crop the image, or shrink it down using an image editor. Go to the Edit menu, then do a Select All, then grab a corner of the image with the mouse, then drag it inward, till the image is smaller.
Take Something.bmp
Save that as Something.jpg
Shrink that down then save that as Something2.jpg
My home page about GPS units and information[This message was edited by Geoffrey on April 13, 2002 at 04:15 AM.]
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The GPS V is a neat unit, but the electronics inside can use some improvement. My GPS V has been Reset a few times, but I am getting less and less out of it each time I use it in simulator mode. It is down to only 57 miles before it fails, and have to pop open the battery door.
This unit will need to be improved both in hardware and software.
I had gotten a letter from Garmin, stating that they will not be able to come out with the UPDATE, until mid-month. Hopefully they can get the software to work properly.
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The GPS V is a neat unit, but the electronics inside can use some improvement. My GPS V has been Reset a few times, but I am getting less and less out of it each time I use it in simulator mode. It is down to only 57 miles before it fails, and have to pop open the battery door.
This unit will need to be improved both in hardware and software.
I had gotten a letter from Garmin, stating that they will not be able to come out with the UPDATE, until mid-month. Hopefully they can get the software to work properly.
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There needs to be a reflector above every outdoor lightbulb in the USA, this would keep more light down here, than in space. Try finding a good spot with very little light pollution, when you are looking for meteor showers. It is hard to do in some areas.
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There needs to be a reflector above every outdoor lightbulb in the USA, this would keep more light down here, than in space. Try finding a good spot with very little light pollution, when you are looking for meteor showers. It is hard to do in some areas.
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This image is my background wallpaper now, too.
Problem with cities and all this light pollution, is that it is encroching on the big Telescopes in the west, and south.
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This image is my background wallpaper now, too.
Problem with cities and all this light pollution, is that it is encroching on the big Telescopes in the west, and south.
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I tried the City Navigator maps in Lakeland Florida, and it does not show subdivisions there either. Metroguide is the only complete one.
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Opening Screen On my Etrex:
Warning
All data is presented for reference only.
You assume total responsibility and risk
associated with using this device.
I have used GPS units for years, and they are pretty good at getting me around.
For better navigation you will need a higher end GPS unit for traveling. My GPS V is very good in SE Michigan, but not in Lakeland Florida. You will need at least the Garmin StreetPilot III, for navigating, if you were a traveling salesman.
As far as mapping goes, I find that the Garmin Mapping is much better than Street Atlas USA. I have had a few Versions of Street Atlas, including The Deluxe one, and find that the streets are poorly rendered in the Detroit Area. For years the Street Atlas products were missing I-696 up in Oakland County, which is Just North and west of Detroit. There are also many errors in Street Atlas, when you Zoom way in, Like on the Freeway Ramps and etc.
IN A perfect world:
*Each County in the US would have all the land data, that would be submitted to it's respective State.
*Each State would submit it's Land data to Washington DC(USGS).
*Then that data would be available to GPS manufactures, that would then have it on the internet as a subscription service, for you to download into your GPS.
OR:
You would have to log onto each County's Website and download it's mapdata to your computer, then assemble all the maps that can be loaded onto your Laptop that is connected to a GPS in the window of your car.
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We humans:
Even with our technology, we may never get back to the Moon (kinda sad).
I might have been able to rent a room at the Lunar Holiday Inn, before going to Mars to work at a colony there.
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Yards works good on my Vista, no problems. My vista is great, but my GPS V is waiting for the next firmware upgrade, because it is not doing well.
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Got my GPS V back, and it still is messed up, so im waiting for the upgrade. Just put out my latest cache using the Mag 315, since the vista was no good in the woods.
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Got my GPS V back, and it still is messed up, so im waiting for the upgrade. Just put out my latest cache using the Mag 315, since the vista was no good in the woods.
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It's alot easier than a root canal.
quote:
Originally posted by Da Rebel:It'll be painless
My home page about GPS units and information
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I just updated my Vista, and find the scientific Calculator interesting.
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*You can capture an image of the Garmin's Screen with G7ToWin.
*The breadcrumb trail(Tracklog)is quite accurate, and the GPS V maintains a lock better.
*No barometric pressure settings to mess with, and can be a problem with changing weather.
*The GPS V has a screen resolution of 160x256.
*Just enter an address or waypoint and do a GOTO, and it will do the rest for you.
I have had several Garmins and Magellans, and find that I like the tracklogs from the GPS V better than any other GPS, except the GPS IIIplus.
Every time you let the eTrexes dangle around your neck, it tends to lose signal and break the breadcrumb tail.
A good backup unit would be a Magellan GPS 315.