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From the specs I found, the rx1950 doesn't have a CF slot, only an SD slot. They are not the same thing. Make sure you really have a CF slot before you spend the money. CF GPS units use a lot of power, and the sensitivity isn't that great. They use the CF slot, so you can't use it for memory.

You have to load the drivers for the adapter in Windows, and then see what COM port it uses. You then have to tell the Palm hotsync manager which COM port to use.

Powering off suddenly and intermittently is usually the result of loose battery contacts. Try bending the contacts in the GPS gently so that they make more secure contact with the batteries. Sometimes some batteries are very slightly longer or shorter, and lose contact easily.

Are you sure the cable is good? Is the GPS set to Garmin interface, not NMEA? The GPS is on, right? You're getting a generic error code, and the problem could be a number of things.

Which port is the adapter connected to? You can find out through Device Manager. If you have a PDA, the sync software may be controlling the port, and you will have to disable that before you can use the GPS.

If they don't have the volts, the GPS won't power up.

Ummm.... when did Palm announce that? They have licensed the Garnet OS forever. Access (a separate company) is working on a Linux-based OS, but it's not out, and it's not Palm. I try to keep up on this stuff, and I haven't seen any such announcement. I'm pretty sure it would have been on Brighthand if it had occurred.

Nope. Not unless the PDA is a USB host, and I don't know of any that are. With a PDA, the only choices are serial cable or bluetooth, which also uses serial protocol. USB won't work. IF your iPaq has a real serial port, and IF you can find a serial GPS with serial cable, you can connect it via cable. Otherwise, you're SOL.

Volts are volts, regardless of the battery type they come from. If the GPS has enough volts to power up, it will work, no matter what type batteries are in the device. If you want to believe the battery type affects reception, go ahead, and if you want to believe in the tooth fairy, that's ok too. Both are equally likely to be true.

Volts are volts, regardless of the battery type they come from. If the GPS has enough volts to power up, it will work, no matter what type batteries are in the device. If you want to believe the battery type affects reception, go ahead, and if you want to believe in the tooth fairy, that's ok too. Both are equally likely to be true.

A standard eTrex Legend won't work USB, it's serial, and even if you get an adapter to connect via a USB port, it's still serial, and the GPS will never show up as a drive on your computer. If you have a different Legend, such as the C or Cx, that's another story. Which do you actually have?

Irfanview will convert any graphics file in any format to any other format. Freeware, easy to use, and very powerful. Google will find it for you. It also does audio files if you want that.

I don't know of any PDAs with microSD slots, just standard SD. You can use microSD cards in them, though, with an adapter.

A commercial company used to do this on the Texas Geocaching Assn website, with permission. They were recovering government balloon packages, and offered a decent reward, which declined over time, to provide incentive for quick recoveries. I haven't seen anything from them for awhile. Local groups aren't run by Jeremy, and are usually much more willing to allow stuff like this.

A geek is someone who can spell stereotype, and knows the difference between there, they're, and their, your and you're, its and it's, and loose and lose. Or maybe that's a nerd. Or both.

I have a T3, and I love it. It has the fastest processor of any Palm, and none of the NVFS issues. Bluetooth, SD slot, and it runs Mapopolis very well. I've been using Palms for several years, and haven't even considered upgrading to anything else. If it ever dies, I'm going to be very sad. I have an M105 which is really better for caching, because it's cheap, greyscale, and easy to read outside, but I don't often bother to sync it and use it. It's so easy to put the caches on an SD card in my laptop and just slide it into my Palm and go, with no need to hotsync or anything else. They go for about $100 or so on ebay, and I've been thinking about getting one as a backup, just in case.

Yes, with a USB/serial adapter, you can connect your Legend. No, the waypoints won't show up on the screen. You can use Mapsource, GSAK, EasyGPS, GPSBabel, USAPhotomaps, or several other software programs to transfer waypoints. If you use USAPhotomaps and download the waypoints from your GPS, they will show up on the maps or aerial photos. You will not see the Legend as a drive on your computer, though.

No, they don't lose accuracy over time. The accuracy is affected by tree cover, reflected signals, and satellite geometry. If you have poor satellite geometry, you can get poor accuracy. Try again a few hours later and see if you get better results with different satellites in view. Also, keep it away from your body and your hands away from the antenna, since those block the signals. Newer units give better results, because they can monitor more satellites, and thus use better geometry, and not just the 3 strongest signals.

Maybe some people think $tarbuck$ lids are valuable, but I'm not one of them. I've found all osrts of things in caches, including old dirty, holey socks. I just CITO that sort of stuff, like you.

Every GPS I'm aware of requires proprietary maps. You can load waypoints on almost any GPS with lots of free or cheap software, but maps are another story. You can get maps on PDAs, laptops, or some smartphones, and use the GPS to drive the software, but for this a bluetooth unit is far better. If you want a standalone handheld GPS with detailed maps, you'll have to pay the price.

Multiple tree trunks and other similar vegetation are sometimes referred to as sisters. Could be lots of things, but without seeing what is being referred to it's impossible to say. Go do the cache and you'll probably find out.

It works, but you need a little knowledge. Trying to jump into a high-tech hobby with no tech knowledge seldom produces good results. What you are doing with the adapter is making the USB port work like a serial port. You won't see the GPS as a drive, it's just something on a COM port. You need software to exchange data with the GPS - GSAK, EasyGPS, GPSBabel, Mapsource, etc. You have to tell the software which COM port the GPS is on, and you have to go to Device Manager to find that. There are probably a hundred threads on the forum dealing with this, and explaining how to do it. Using the search function should give you lots of reading and details on how to get the connection done.

Convert the pictures to .jpg. There are lots of programs around that will do that.

All I'm saying is that the Garmin 396 is all I know about for sure. It's expensive, but it may be worth it to some people. The company provides it, so I use it. I know nothing about the Bushnell. They make decent optics, don't know about electronics.

So exactly what is the problem? Does it hotsync? If not, what error message, if any, do you get? What are you using to try to transfer the caches to the Palm? You haven't provided much information, and it's simply not possible to give meaningful help without knowing a lot more.