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    New Garmin Oregon 600 Series

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    Yes it works, but be aware the gps is limited in amount of maps (maptiles) and map Gb's.

    Before it was about 4000 maptiles and/or 4Gb, on the moment I'm not sure.

     

    The 4GB is separate from the maptiles. The 4GB limit is for Microsoft's FAT32 filesystem. You can have multiple maps that total more than 4GB, but then you'll often run into the maptile limitation as well.

    GPS w/ 2way Radio?

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    Completely agree. The radios are great when you need them. Just not the gps/radio combination. Totally cheaper buying them separately.

     

    Cheaper separately, but then they don't track your hunting buddy on the map, which the Rino does. You can also send short text messages between them. And the voice communications still works with other FRS/GMRS radios.

    Garmin eTrex 30 -- Track navigation question

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    I'm planning to upgrade from my Garmin Legend HCx to the eTrex 30. One thing I like about the Legend is that it beeps when you approach a track waypoint.

     

    How does track navigation work on an eTrex 30?

    Will it beep if you get close to a track waypoint?

     

    On the Legend it works as follows:

    - Select track

    - Select "Tracback"

    - Select the point

     

    Now it will follow the track and the dashboard will show you how far from next track waypoint. It will beep when you get close to one.

     

    Could anyone who owns an eTrex 30 walk me through track navigation on that unit?

     

    Thanks!

     

    I don't believe it will beep, but it will show you upcoming points ( waypoints, peaks, valleys ) along the track as you travel.

    Programming a Chirp

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    I have programmed my Chirp without any problems the only thing I wondered about is that it did not ask me for a PIN which would be the last 5 digits of my device (Garmin GPS62st) Why does it not ask for my PIN? Any help much appreciated.

     

    I think it only asks for the pin when programming a chirp that wasn't programmed by the current device.

    Does Garmin eTrex 30 work with GNU/Linux OS?

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    Hello everyone.

     

    I'm planning to buy Garmin eTrex 30 GPS receiver.

     

    I've read that in mass storage mode this device should be recognized as (writable) removable device also in GNU/Linux operating system. Is this true?

     

    Thanks in advance,

     

    Hipsi

     

    It is true.

     

    However, some of the extra Garmin software only runs on Windows or OSX. It isn't required for normal operation of the unit, but is required for the BirdsEye mapping product.

    Trying to decide on a GPS

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    Have you considered your preferred control scheme?

     

    GPSMap62's buttons and D-Pad are great for map control and flipping between pages.

    Oregonx50's screen is better for typing.

     

    There's a few features on each that the other doesn't support, but the majority of features are available on both.

    Garmin 62S w/ APRS

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    I want to build up a splitter cable. On one side with the Garmin USB Plug and on the other side a cigarette-lighter-plug and a 2.5"-Plug. Will this be possible? What do you think?

     

    That's what I've been using in the car since I upgraded to the Montana. I added a medium-sized capacitor to level out the alternator noise.

    Garmin 62S w/ APRS

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    It MUST be in serial mode to stream NMEA... Use Franson's GPSGate on the computer to see what is up.

     

    there's a few different modes:

     

    • Garmin Spanner - use a normal USB cable and Garmin USB Drivers, and set Franson to 'Garmin USB', but this won't help us troubleshoot the problem.
    • Garmin Serial - use the cable you're working with now, attached to an RS232 port on the desktop, and set Franson to 'Garmin COM'
    • NMEA - use the cable you're working with now, attached to an RS232 port on the desktop, and hyperterminal, or Franson set to 'COM'

    Garmin 62S w/ APRS

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    Yes, that IS in reference to yellow being the ground. However, when I measure any voltage using the black wire as ground, I only get voltage in two places. I get a steady -6VDC on the yellow wire, and supply voltage on the red. I wish I could hunt down the schematic for this cable, since I don't have the color codes for it... either that, or they've become rather lost.

     

    Here's the pinout:

    Red - DC supply positive power (some large range of inputs accepted here, works on 12volt cars and 24volt trucks)

    Black - DC supply ground

    Green - serial ground

    Yellow - serial TX (RX here to listed to GPS)

    White - serial RX (TX here to send to GPS)

     

    Green and Black (the two grounds) should be fairly close together in voltage on this cable.

     

    Seeing -6VDC means that the cable has detected the unit, and that the cable is active. -6VDC in RS232-speak is a MARK bit, and since you're not seeing any SPACE bits, the bus appears to be working but nobody's talking. Does the GPSMAP have a GPS-fix? Alternatively, can you send it NMEA data from a PC?

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