Morseman

Well, similar anyway. Anyone interested in visiting Trig. Points, usually marked with concrete pillars, in the UK? Often easier to spot than a plastic box. --... ...-- Morseman

Anyone else interested in visiting Trig Points (usually marked with a concrete pillar) and recording them on Chris n Marias website? I've visited 3 in my local area, and they are easier to spot than some caches. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Tim & June: Suggest that as Richard & Beth are away at the moment you email us. Happy caching & Happy New Year. Tim & June (Winchester) And it's back in the lists. Thanks for de-archiving it for me. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by onestep off:Well as of late yesterday when I go to the state map and I am logged in it shows the cache sites but does not change the symbols for the ones I have found? Any ideas as to why? Are the upgrades anything to do with the white boxes with a blue 'tick' having suddenly dissapeared from the maps please? Is there any way of getting them back again? Oh, I should clarify that I'm in the UK, so I'm looking at the old style map. In case that has any bearing on it? Thanks. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:The question is: What do/would you hate to see on cache pages? The current censorship of other, valid, geocaching pages references on these forums. Sorry, but you asked! I wonder if this will appear? --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Bounty Hunter1:Hi All Sorry for the tittle but i couldn,t resist. I've been a regular visitor to the geocache .com for a while now, but i havn't actually had a GPSR. Have a look at a few other uses for your GPSr (GPS receiver) whilst you have it. Geaodashing MinuteWar A searche engine will get you there. Unfortunately, these forums are censored, so you will have to email me direct to get more details of other forums. Sorry, but freedom of speech doesn't get this far on Geocaching. :-( --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Tim & June: You say that you "can't get it de-archived". How have you gone about this ? Suggest that as Richard & Beth are away at the moment you email us. Happy caching & Happy New Year. Tim & June (Winchester) The Number of the cache is GC7CEB, and I tried to re-register it by up dating it and emailing various people. However, as I've not paid any money I guess I'm an also ran on this system? --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Tim & June:Hi Morseman, Problem is, when a cache is archived, it's just not listed anywhere on the site so nobody can go find your cache anyway. You say that you "can't get it de-archived". How have you gone about this ? The best, and easiest method of getting your cache unarchived is to email one of the UK admin's (Richard & Beth or June & I) but you must give us the GCXXXX number or the URL of the cache page so that we can find it. Suggest that as Richard & Beth are away at the moment you email us. Happy caching & Happy New Year. Tim & June (Winchester) --... ...-- Morseman

Bozer Box is back! Well, it's been back for a couple of months now, but I can't get it de-archived. It's in a new spot, that is probably more secure, and the clues have been updated to suit the new location. So, please ignore the "Archived" notice and visit the cache if you are in the Bolsover Area. If enough people log it, then maybe the message will get through that it's back again. --... ...-- Morseman

It seems to be almost impossible to get a cache de-archived if you replace it with a new one, in a new spot which is probably more secure, after the original has been archived. Can anyone out there tell me how to de-archive a cache please? Bozer Box is back in action, in a new hiding place, with updated clues (It's a multi cache consisting of several virtual caches leading to the final box of 'goodies') and it's not getting on the map because I can't get it de-archived... Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. --... ...-- Morseman

I have reinstated a cache which went missing. It's in a new place and I altered the clues to reflect the new location and incorporated a new step to avoid people trying to walk through houses to get to the hiding place. However, I don't seem to be able to get it to re-appear on the lists of active caches. Anyone any idea what I need to do to re-instate my cache? Short of resubmitting it under a new name, which I would rather not have to do, that is. If you want to see the new details, search for Bozer Box in the archived section. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Huga: I notice they tasted some of the heroin but didn't leave anything. Bad people. Being a pedant I always wonder why we need all the expensive laboratories, when, according to films/TV, all you need to do is taste the stuff? And, how do they know what it tastes like? Or, is that one of the 100 things you wouldn't know if it were not for the films/TV? --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by logscaler:Bullet's and other explosive devices. Near to where I work is a cache into which someone has placed a Cigarette lighter. And, the cache is in a wood... I did think of removing it, but decided it wasn't up to me to police what someone else puts into a cache that doesn't belong to me. I still worry about what might happen in a dry summer should something happen to that lighter though. I also came across a soap bar in a cache that had become waterlogged. I'm not really looking for 'quality' swap items, in fact I seem to major on collecting Yo-yos, but some items, like those mentioned, seem a bit daft given the location and the weather in the UK. --... ...-- Morseman

I've just noticed that a cache that I replaced in a new location and a new box, which had to be archived due to loss, is still not listed. How do you re-install a cache that's been archived please? This will come up again soon, as I will be re-installing the "Merry Christmas" cache from last year as well. Thanks for the help. --... ...-- Morseman

It appears that I have two TBs that I've actually not got. How did this happen? Well, someone who found them put the numbers out as part of their report of finding them. Now, I shall delete my logs and ensure that the TBs are back where they belong, but what if I wanted to put them somewhere where they are not? Please, people, don't put the TB number off the dog tags into your reports. It allows people, perhaps less friendly than me, to do things that are not really a good thing. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:I see a log on the cache I think you are talking about... how long did you give them, after logging the bug, to leave a log on your cache? I guess you are right, and this comes under the headin of shouting before being hurt. The TB log appeared a couple of hours, I would guess, before the log on the cache. I'll crawl back in my hole. :-) --... ...-- Morseman

This is not a pop at the person who did this, as I'd not realised that it was possible to do until today! The story is, I put together a cache, and put a TB in that I held. So far, so good. The first visitor to the cache took the TB (again, no problem with that, that's why I put the TB in there after all) However, the 1st visitor logged taking the TB (great, it's moved on - no problem here either) but hasn't yet logged finding the cache. Now, if this had been several finds after setting the cache, I guess I'd have over looked the fact, but being the 1st visit, and so soon after I'd set the cache and it had been accepted, it would have been nice to have seen a log of the cache being found. Especially as someone coming over tomorrow (a Sunday - and usually a good day for Geocaching) might not realise that they are not the 1st visitor. I supose my question is, should it be a requirement to log a find, even if it's a 'note', to collect a TB? I have to admit that, if I've gone back to a cache to get a TB, I log a 'note' to say I've been. In this case, this was the first find for the cache, and it would have been nice to know if they got there via all the clues, or just worked out where it was without doing the trail. --... ...-- Morseman --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Lassitude:I guess this is to get round 'GPS proof' Car Windscreens. Wouldn't one of the small, flat, antennas that have a magnetic 'foot' be less expensive? I have one which I adapted from a GPS PCB that I bought some time ago. I took the plug which came with the antenna off, and soldered a BNC socket (which is what my GPSIII+, and some other units use) on instead. Signals are much improved using this antenna on the roof of the car. I suppose people who use units with no facility for attaching an antenna connected with a length of cable have to use the re-transmitting system though. I have thought about mounting a small metal plate on a pole, and taking this with me to mount the external antena on when walking. A bit awkward, but might make a bit of a difference when under the trees. I think I've seen pictures of people with antennas on poles, in the USA, as well. Anyone know where these come from? --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Lassitude:I guess this is to get round 'GPS proof' Car Windscreens. Wouldn't one of the small, flat, antennas that have a magnetic 'foot' be less expensive? I have one which I adapted from a GPS PCB that I bought some time ago. I took the plug which came with the antenna off, and soldered a BNC socket (which is what my GPSIII+, and some other units use) on instead. Signals are much improved using this antenna on the roof of the car. I suppose people who use units with no facility for attaching an antenna connected with a length of cable have to use the re-transmitting system though. I have thought about mounting a small metal plate on a pole, and taking this with me to mount the external antena on when walking. A bit awkward, but might make a bit of a difference when under the trees. I think I've seen pictures of people with antennas on poles, in the USA, as well. Anyone know where these come from? --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by spagthorpe: I don't know if this is a stupid question or not, I've never seen anything on it. I was thinking of using a basic mount with a couple of strong magnets on it to mount a GPS V to a motorcycle. Is there anything in a GPS that would get screwed up? Nope! Radio waves (which are what GPS receivers use) are not affected. Even the compass on the GPS will be unaffected, as it takes its data from the received signals from the Sats. However, if you use a "normal" compass, it will be affected by the magnet. Don't let people, who don't understand radio wave theory, tell you that it will affect the 'magnetic' component of an E/H wave. It wont. :-) To test this, hold a magnet near the antenna of your VHF radio (VHF = MHz, GPS =GHz signals). There will be no difference in signal received. If, however, you put your magnet near the loudspeaker (which uses a large permanent magnet and coil to make the sound you hear) there will be an effect. The thing to realise is, you don't have a loudspeaker on your GPS receiver. Well, not one that alters the display of where you are. ;-) --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by ironjungle: Is there any way to find out who else is watching the cache? Find out what other usernames are watching the cache? Turning the request on its head, why do you want to know? How about starting a thread on here asking "who is interested in cache XYZ?" or, perhaps, posting a "for info" log on the cache inviting the watchers to contact you. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by JasonW: Elstead Maps ? They seem to have a map for almost everything - http://www.elstead.co.uk/ is a bit of a nightmare to navigate, but they are a specialist map seller, and I can't fault their Customer Service. Is this an 'in joke' or something? It seems OK to me. Tabs at the top of each page, and highlighted links to various products. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by Kimrobin: For all those who could find this cache before it was archived, I've found a pic of me at the cache point, so you can look and see if you were in the right place. HTH Yep, that's where I looked, and it definately wasn't there. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by dawnrazor: Ed. Downloading it now. Thanks for the info. --... ...-- Morseman

quote:Originally posted by dawnrazor: Ed. Downloading it now. Thanks for the info. --... ...-- Morseman