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    New Car Windscreen - No Sat Reception

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    :P

    So, who's holding the grudge?

    We shall have less of the handbags at dawn on my thread ladies - otherwise I shall lock it and thank everyone for their assistance - but it seemd to be going slightly off course and I don't mind the odd bit of sidetrack banter as it eventually goes back to the original topic.

    Anyhow slighly off the original topic -now everyone knows my other name on E-bay and is sooo bored has probably checked out what tripe I buy the next question is-

    What wierd gear has others gone looking for on t'bay and actually found?

    New Car Windscreen - No Sat Reception

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    The real moral is thast you need ot choose whether you want a car that can recieve a GPs siggnal

    Well actually the original windscreen was fine but got a stone chip, it was initially repaired but never took (the cracks that were supposed to fade actually refracted the sun back in my face) So I had a good moan and the company did the replacement - the last thing on my mind was "Will my gps unit have trouble recieving satelites?" You just don't do you? :D

    New Car Windscreen - No Sat Reception

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    No it shouldn't be a heated windscreen - but it does have a rain sensor - and I can't think that could contribute as the sensor is up near the mirror.

    And the windscreen does curve but so did the old one.

    But I wonder if the replacement was a heated one?

    Hmm I will have a closer look at the glass when my wife gets back from shopping.

    I did eventually get a lock but the acuracy was a bit haywire and the sats could not keep a lock on my speed either.

    New Car Windscreen - No Sat Reception

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    :yikes: I have just had my windscreen replaced (Renault Grand Scenic) but when I set up my GPSMap 60cs the unit is having trouble locking on to or even finding satelites.

    I know the unit is ok cos as soon as I open the window and point it to the skies it locks on fine, so what is happening?

    Is there a fine film stoping the unit recieving or is it the weather bieng too hazey for inside my car.

    At first I though the satelites of the world had shut down!!

    Help Me Pick A New Gps!

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    I have been using the 60cs for about 7 months now and I am in total agreement with Naefearjustbeer - as I paid an extra £150 for the navigation kit and it gets me as close as pos by car although it can take you thru the odd bridleway/farmyard single track road to get to where you want to be.

    Plus if you go search thru the forum I think there was a topic on contour lines you could incorporate on your map screen - which I did and it is a godsend when searching for caches in places like Old Man Of Coniston where a few are placed bang on the contours so that makes leg work easier too.

    I can't fault it in fact for all the bits it has it is probably the best hand held unit in the gps world (to nick a phrase) :grin:

    Some Dry Stone Wall Caches Are Okay.

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    What I was getting at was that there has been lots of visitors to this particular cache altho novel in the way it is not a tub, it is has never been frowned upon. It is actually snuggled right inside the base of the wall all you do is move a stone - Myself personaly had no idea this was part of the rules but it does seem that a lot out there let you know about the other caches in/on walls as soon as they get to them but this one may have possibly 'slipped the net' possibly due to the description as you say.

    My grumble is why so many have done this and never once said "Hmm this is not right stuck in a wall- best get onto the Moderators right away!" they Have probably thought "ooh a rusty kettle -how novel" and put it back.

    Nuf said.

    Some Dry Stone Wall Caches Are Okay.

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    Well if we are all having a dig at wall caches I went to this one Ted Spencer Memorial Kettle

    and found it where the hint said it was and that was a dry stone wall plus the said cache was coverd in a bin bag (two taboos in one) and has this been archived/reported yet???

    erm.. no I dont think so.

    But when Yorkiepudding placed her first ever cache she gets it archived when 'grassed' (I hate the term) but this is blatently one cacher chucking theire teddy out when others seem to be not too bothered.

    So can someone tell me if the law got laid down before the above cache was placed or it it that the finders are not particularly bothered about where this cache was placed and never informed our wonderfull moderators (you two do a wonderfull job by the way).

    I for one had absolutely no idea this rule was in place until I noticed a few caches being re-hid in my area.

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