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    NL Who's Who series

    in Canada

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    HI there,  I'm from Ontario and planning a trip to NFLD.   I have been solving the NL Who's who series and realized they are on Bell Island.   Do I need to rent / hire a boat to get there?   Also I'm not getting replies from Gilligan and Maryjane who put out these seriess.  Although I've solved many,, some of them I'm sure they are correct but can't get them OK on the checker.  I've tries contacting tje CO but they have not replied.  I've tried contacting other cachers but still no reply.   

    Where to stay in PEI

    in Canada

    Posted

    Where would you recommend staying in PEI if we plan on cycling the Confederation Trail?   For instance, Summerside?  Charlottetown?  or ?   Would you also recommend cycling from SW to NE or vice versa.   Never geocached in PEI before. 

    Trouble with "Send To GPS" Garmin Nuvi 1250

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    anyone else experience?

     

    I've been using my nuvi 1250 since December upload .GPX files. The geocaches would display on the screen as a little treasure chest icon. Sometime last week, new caches stopped displaying. The site processes them as file written, but no icon displays on the screen.

     

    HI

    I'm at square 1. By what method have you used to upload a GPX file onto your nuvi 1250? I'm a rookie. Can I upload multiple geocaches into the NUVI? Did you use GSAK (namely File/export/GPX lOC file?) Or another method?

     

    Thanks

    New Garmin Oregon 600 Series

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    So if there is no Wherigo Player on them, can it be downloaded onto it?

    Sadly, no.

     

    Garmin and Groundspeak had a bit of a falling out a few years ago, and as far as I can tell the feud continues today. Probably for that reason, Garmin stopped supporting Wherigo caches (which are a Groundspeak invention) in their newer GPS units and there's no indication that will change any time soon.

     

    If you have a smart phone, there are Wherigo apps that you can use. I can't recommend one since I've never tried them.

     

    --Larry

     

    The Wherigo app on the iPhone works very well. I previously used my Oregon 450 and I had to save it all the time in order not to loose anything. With the iPhone, it works very well. The only issue is power. If it's a long Wherigo, I have found it to use much power.

    Oregon 600 problems

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Using a Oregon 600 - when I enter a new Geocache manually (and making sure the Geocache icon is selected), and then select "Where to" the new item is NOT listed in the Geocache list. It is found under "Waypoints".

     

    The problem, after selecting the WP with "Where to" and switching to the Geocaching screen, the displayed goto WP is NOT WHAT I SELECTED, it is acting as though I had not selected anything and is defaulting to the nearest cache (that was not manually entered).

     

    Any help?

     

    P.S. Other problems with my Oregon 600: Numerous software crashes/freezes, compass arrow often points 180d out, poor GUI design (requires too many button presses to do any one thing), and more...

     

    You cannot create a geocache waypoint. You can however enter next stage coordinates for a multi or puzzle cache (or any cache actually) When navigating to a cache, select the geocaching icon or press the geocaching dashboard to bring up the options page, then select coordinates from the lower left and enter the next stage. This will automatically start navigating to the coords you entered and it will show on your cache list as Next Stage. Continue as needed until you find the final and then log it.

     

    Another alternative that I find works well for me. I changed my dashboard on my map page to 'Nuvi'. The bottom of the screen shows distance to the waypoint selected and not a geocache. Hope this helps.

    Signing in

    in Wherigo

    Posted

    I have exactly the same problem as 'team shiney' and '1hdrider'

    please can anyone help me?

    Did you look at the link in my previous post? Replies #4 and #8 in that other topic should have what you need. In short, make sure IE isn't putting the Wherigo site in compatibility view. Or you could use Firefox or Chrome.

     

    Well changing Wherigo site in compatibility view in my IE (Internet Explorer) worked for me. Thanks

    New Garmin Oregon 600 Series

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    OREGON 650: I'm embarrassed to ask but how do I load newly purchased City Navigator 2014 maps into my new Oregon 650. The CD I purchased tells me to insert the CD and follow the instructions but I get error messaged. The software Bootstrapper.exe starts up, recognizes my GPS but then stops when I tries to load the maps. I can't how to load them onto Basecamp although I do have the product key. I need some pretty 'newby' type of instructions. Help.

    Other events

    in Geocoinfest 2013: Las Vegas, Nevada

    Posted

    Is anyone planning to do the ET Trail or a group before the fest? I would like to jump on board....

    I'm planning on doing the trail and the Alien Head caches too. It would be great to either share rides or join in a caravan. I'm planning on arriving in LasVegas on Oct. 11th. I will stay after the event to do the ET Trail. I also plan on making reservations in Alamo as a base for the ET Trail. No firm plans yet. coming from Ottawa, Ontario

    Oregon 450, waypoints, custom symbols & Basecamp

    in GPS technology and devices

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    Given that this dates back to 2007, has there been any developments that I've missed. I get the custom icons on my Oregon 550 but not in Basecamp. Has there been any progress in this area?

     

    I've had my Oregon 450 for about a month now and used it very little. But, so far, I am very impressed with the USB transfer speeds, the screen, the 5,000 geocache limit, and the wireless transfer. I've used (own) the Oregon 200 (wife's), Dakota 10 (lost), Oregon 300 (stolen), Nuvi (sold), a couple of Legends (long story), and a Pioneer DVD navigation system that I hate on my motorhome. So, I am no stranger to GPSr's and how they work. What I have noticed on the 450 is that everytime I create a waypoint, a new waypoint GPX file is created with the current date. When I received my Oregon 450, I transfered my saved waypoints that I have acquired over the years and transfered them to the unit. The Oregon 450, or Basecamp, created a waypoints.gpx file with all of them in the /garmin/gpx directory on the unit itself. This was fine because there was only one waypoint.gpx file initially. Now, weeks later, I have over 20 waypoint gpx files, with different dates in the name, in the /garmin/gpx directory and it seems a bit cluttered. So, I opened them up and saw that the files are easy to manipulate. I cut and pasted the waypoint info from all of those files and placed them in the original waypoint.gpx file, deleted the rest, and the waypoints show up just fine on the unit.

     

    This means that if you want to de-clutter the /garmin/gpx directory, you can do one of two things:

    1)You can do what I did above, or

    2)You can use Basecamp to transfer all of the waypoints to your computer, then delete all of the waypoints

    on your GPSr and finally transfer them back to your GPSr.

     

    One of the recent software releases for the Oregon x50 units has allowed us to use custom symbols on our units. I forget how I did it, but I added about 20 symbols to my Oregon 450 and I am using one or two of them with my waypoints. My question is, how do you make Basecamp use these symbols? I noticed that when I transfer waypoints with custom symbols to Basecamp that it shows a dot in place of where the custom symbol should be.

     

    I need a life because this is bugging me!

    No staellites

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    There have been a number of 60 series units that have lost their GPS firmware, resulting in exactly the symptoms you describe. You can check: press MENU>MENU>Setup>System>MENU>Software Version. If the GPS SW Version is 0.00, the unit has lost the firmware. If that is what has happened, reinstalling it, via WebUpdater , will restore your unit to normal function.

    Thanks, I've got firmware version 3.6, so my guess it's not it.

    No staellites

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    If it has been a few weeks/months - the unit may need to reaquire the almanac data.

     

    Set it outside with a clear view of the sky for about 30 minutes. Power it off and back on - should be ok.

     

    Also - make certain you have upgrded to the latest firmware.

    Check! Not that easy I'm afraid but good thinking nevertheless

    No staellites

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    There have been a number of 60 series units that have lost their GPS firmware, resulting in exactly the symptoms you describe. You can check: press MENU>MENU>Setup>System>MENU>Software Version. If the GPS SW Version is 0.00, the unit has lost the firmware. If that is what has happened, reinstalling it, via WebUpdater , will restore your unit to normal function.

     

    Thanks. I tried the 30+ time (left my GPS on for the whole time), then turned it off and turned it on again. No luck. I am currently using software version 3.60, GPS SW Version 3.00. I'd hate to resort to loosing my waypoints but may have to do that..

    Thanks anyhow. If you get any othere brainwaves, do send them along.

    Cheers,

    GSAK to 60CsX - Bad coordinates (sometimes)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I occasionally get invalid coordinates transferred to my Garmin 60CsX when I transfer them from GSAK. I have analyzed the situation and find that it has nothing to do with changed coordinates from the cache owner not does it have to do with the type and age of the cache. It truly is random. In checking with my colleages in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, I find that my firmware version differs from a user who does not experience the problem. I wonder if the latest version of the the firmware version casuses the problem. Here are some specific details: my problatic garmin's software version is 3.6 and the GSP SW Version is 3.00. My colleague who does not have this problem has Software version 3.3 and his GPS SW Version is 2.9. Has anyone found a solution?

     

    The waypoints always transfer correctly. What is happening is your selecting a waypoint, then scroll over and hit map. Once in the map mode you inadvertently hit the enter button. You are now in the the waypoint edit mode. If you touch the rocker the waypoint will move. When you hit enter to exit you now save the moved waypoint back and it appears the waypoint transferred incorrectly. If you want to look at the map and display the cache use the PAGE button to get to the page. If you do the FIND>WAYPOINT>ENTER>MAP sequence you will always end up in the waypoint edit mode and will no doubt move your waypoint.

     

    Jim

     

    Hi Jim,

    Well, it's repeatable using this method. I'm going to make a conscious effort to see if this is my practice at times. I can see that the word 'move' comes up and if I happen to move the cursor, particularly if I'm walking, then it could happen. Looks promising though. Thanks Jim.

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