rockhoppernc
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ok i have my new gps set up but i need a little help on the Scale setting, i have 3 scales:Bar,Zoom,Ratio what do each of them do and whats best for geocaching?
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so do i need to let the battery run out 100% before recharge?
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Brian here,,,well with the usb pluged into the wall i got a full charge....then after turning it on it did jump down,,,i get that.... so as for run time a did get some good time out of that charge,,,,i spent the day doing a few cach hides..works good....on the way pack to my car i did get a low battery so thats cool i just need to bring a few extry batt's when i go out,,no big deal... i did take a look at the battery: has on it:fits CR-V3 and under that 3V 1400mAh
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today is the first day of a new hobby,1/04/10
rockhoppernc replied to rockhoppernc's topic in General geocaching topics
Tonight I spent the last few hours making a few geocaches...Im heading out in the morning to Hide My Treasure. -
I have 2 usb cords and a small black charger that the batt will slide into. the usb has a wall plug as well.. I have used both and only get a half charge...on the small black charger there is a green light,will that light go off when it is done charging?
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today is the first day of a new hobby,1/04/10
rockhoppernc replied to rockhoppernc's topic in General geocaching topics
I will most more info as I go -
today is the first day of a new hobby,1/04/10
rockhoppernc replied to rockhoppernc's topic in General geocaching topics
Well to day was a good day,,,I took off out the door looking for 4 caches. found the first 3 in no time and the pn-40 had me with in 3 feet of each and at the last there were to many people so im going as soon as it gets light... I spent a full day playing with the pn-40 at home till i felt good with using it,,now all i have to do is start playing with topo 8,,,can't wait. well the pn-40 is my first nice gps but i love this thing...and spend the $30 for the Hi-Resolution Color Aerial Imagery, -
ok,,will the usb cord give it a full charge
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Well I found 2 good videos fo the pn-20 but gives you good info to get going ...I found it good info... and
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I have a pn-40 along with a CR-V3 battery.I also have a charging dock as well as a usb cord. i put it on the plug in charging dock when i went to sleep and still don't have a full battery.Whats the best way to charge the CR-V3 battery to get a full charge?
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Well here is a little video of my dogs,,,,we spend a good bit of time playing in the woods,,
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yet another pn-40 question
rockhoppernc replied to rockhoppernc's topic in GPS technology and devices
no thats not it,,,i get that part... ok so if you hit the find key-then you see a list(show): all recent finds geocaches poi's and so on,,, with that geocaches tap will it look for the caches on my gps only or from gps info like points of interest brings up names on the map -
Hello all, Well im brian weller and today im going out to look for my first 5 caches.Just got my new DeLorme pn-40. spent the day looking the pn-40 over and put 5 place close to home to go look along with a few notes. im going to set everything up on my laptop in the next few days but just put in a little info to get me started, well i might be only 9 degrees out side when i get up but thats ok,,,im willing to play in the cold. So i live in Asheville nc,28806 and this is one of the best places to live in the usa..Im a army brat and Asheville might have been my 25th move in 31 years... I will post pic's and stories as i go and cant wait to see where this takes me,,
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ok here is another one,, with the pn-40- finding poi's there is a tab for geocaches,,,is this any good......and will it bring up any info about the caches? it has been searching for about 20 min,,,,will it bring up all caches of the maps i have on card or just in like say 100 miles? is this a good question or what
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payment sent thank you and happy new year
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would i be hsappy with the DeLorme Earthmate PN-30
rockhoppernc replied to rockhoppernc's topic in GPS technology and devices
well i got a used pn-40 with lots of other stuff for $220 shipped,,,on here in the GPS Garage Sale from sanramonhunter go take a look. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=238410 -
payment will be sent after 12;00 tonight thank you and have a happy new year
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is this sold pending payment for me?
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brian here,,,,so im out of town for 5 more days but if you will hold it for me till i got home i will pay...or if you like i will buy it now on ebay if you can wait till i get home to pay,what ever works for you...
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pm sent,,,,lets work this out...