Jump to content

Softheads

+Premium Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    39

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Softheads

    Natural Disasters And Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Okotoks Alberta, Canada got hit 3 times in June 2005 with major floods here. I thought I lost 2 caches by the river. One is for sure gone, as is all the land it was sitting on. The other, GCN225, Benny Dog & I dug around and found just this week. Very covered with mud/silt, but the contents were dry. Amazing.

     

    I was able to clean it up and replace it in it's original spot tonight.

     

    I always put labels on my cache's with my phone number etc. Like a message in a bottle, I patently await a call from someone in Hudson's Bay (where the Sheep River ends up) saying they found my lost cache.

    These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things...

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    We've all seen our share of used range golf balls, cassette tapes (not playable), Various common coins with demoninations under .26 ETC in traditional caches.

     

    In an effort to raise the level of booty from junk to ??, I ask the question.

     

    I am interested in opinions from those in other areas as to what they would REASONABLY like to see in traditional caches.

    Gsak (geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Ok, dump of pent up GSAK questions:

     

    a) What PQ's would a Normal geocacher set up. (I know, my wife says there IS NO such thing as a "normal" geocacher)

    - I have two, 1 with the first 500 from home, and another with My Finds. & use "get data by email" to load them into GSAK. Do I need others?

     

    :blink: I have done trips where I generated/imported a PQ for the area into GSAK. My db is at over 6200 records. How many is too many in GSAK?

     

    c) If I delete (see previous post) waypoints that are further than 300kms away that I haven't found, I figure I could reduce the count to about 1200. Is there any reasons why I shouldn't do that?

    Gsak (geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Clyde,

     

    As an enhancement, could you modify the DELETE WAYPOINT dialogue box (right click on a waypoint>delete) to indicate in the number of waypoints that will be deleted depending on the radio button chosen at the top?

     

    Eg:

    This waypoint only: One waypoint will be deleted...

    All waypoints in filter: 534 waypoints will be deleted...

    All User ticked: 238 waypoints will be deleted...

     

    This would be a helpful quick check that you are deleting the number of waypoints you expect to delete. (therefore saving me the time to do a restore after I screwed up)

    Pq-how To Get All Of "my Finds"?

    in Website

    Posted

    Good point on the archived caches. I hadn't thought of those. We had major floodiing in the area in June which killed/archived a number of caches.

     

    As far as "possibly log an event cache more than once or something?"

     

    Yes, GC43F3 Brass Cap Cache (similar to benchmarks) will allow a log for each brass cap found.

     

    I think the mystery is solved. Thanks.

    Pq-how To Get All Of "my Finds"?

    in Website

    Posted

    I've only been able to get 180 PQ finds max, when my profile shows 198.

     

    Trying to get a PQ to give me ALL of My Finds. If I only select "I have found" and leave the rest wide open, I get the error "You need to choose a point of origin, state or country in your search."

     

    If I put in any point of origin, (say my home co-ords), the query max's out at 500 miles from home or given co-ord/place.

     

    I think the difference comes from Locationless caches that originate in other countries/more than 500 miles away.

     

    I cannot seem to get around this. Advice??

    Mapsource Auto-routing On Pc

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    To Clarify .... Are you using MapSource 6.5 which is the latest free download release or the 6.6.2 Beta version?  ImpalaBob

     

    6.5, not the beta. (Beta's scare me. I perfer letting someone else work the bugs out, rather than inflicting them on my system.)

     

    I looked on Garmin's Website, and they said many routable roads and trails. The only thing I can think is that the section that it draws a straight line is not routable,and the other sections are?

     

    I don't think so. We're talking the TransCanada Highway here. See screenshot. Brandon > Winnipeg OK. Winnipeg> Drydon-goes direct, and then Drydon > Thunder Bay OK, Thunder Bay to SS Marie- direct again.

    Mapsource_Screenshot.jpg

    Caches Along A Route Instrucitons

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    This kind of relates to ANOTHER issue that I have encountered and posted in thread http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...0entry1608163

    Mapsource 6.5 w/Canada Topo 2.0, on my PC. Options are set to Auto-Route by car.

    Trying to do a Route from Calgary to Toronto,

     

    Using Route Tool, clicking on cities along the #1 (TransCanada Hwy). Calgary> Regina > Brandon > Winnipeg all OK. Click the city, the Route follows the hwy. 

     

    Then Winnipeg > Kenora > Dryden, the Route goes Direct (as crow flies, NOT via the hwy).  Then, Dryden to Thunder Bay, it is OK again, then TBay to SS Marie goes back to Direct. 

     

    Why? Why does Mapsource not follow the highways (as desired)?

     

    Any ideas??

     

    BTW, a GREAT post, very easy to understand/do.

    Mapsource Auto-routing On Pc

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Because you are using Topo Canada. In order to get routing, you need a routable software. Metroguide will give routing on the PC but not on the GPS (except for V4), City Select will give routing on the PC and on the GPS.

     

    Topo Canada DOES do routing on both the GPS and PC. You just can't put in an address and find it. No problem waypoint to waypoint.

     

    I am REALLY stumped as to why the routing preference (auto-routing / direct) would switch in the middle of creating a single route. ;)

     

    I have closed Mapsource, rebooted, started a new Mapsource file, poked, prodded, still no success.

    Mapsource Auto-routing On Pc

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Mapsource w/Canada Topo, on my PC. Options are set to Auto-Route by car.

    Trying to do a Route from Calgary to Toronto,

     

    Using Route Tool, clicking on cities along the #1 (TransCanada Hwy). Calgary> Regina > Brandon > Winnipeg all OK. Click the city, the Route follows the hwy. :(

     

    Then Winnipeg > Kenora > Dryden, the Route goes Direct (as crow flies, NOT via the hwy). :anibad: Then, Dryden to Thunder Bay, it is OK again, then TB to SS Marie goes back to Direct. :anibad:

     

    Why? Why does Mapsource not follow the highways (as desired)?

     

    Next question: Caching across the Country - What is the best way to load up geocaches say within 20miles of the highway / route. PQ's? Searches? GSAK? Procedures?

    60cs - Change Caching Icons To Cache Type

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    This has probably been asked, and maybe should be pinned??

     

    Is there a step by step instruction sheet to change the default Geocaching icons (chest/open chest) on the 60cs to the cache type (traditional, multi etc) icons used with Geocaching.com?

     

    I assume that this is done through PQ's, > GSAK > 60cs, correct?

     

    I do remember seeing a post with a zip file of the icons, but I cannot seem to locate it now. I also remember reading that changing the icons will loose the geocaching functionality on the 60cs.

    Locationless (reverse) Geocaches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    How can I build a Pocket query (PQ) with just Locationless cache's?

     

    When I build a PQ, choose only locationless, the PQ won't submit until you choose a country or location. The list of what appears to be over 250 locationless cache's always ends up with a PQ that returns much less (like 15).

     

    It would seem to me that if you choose locationless in the cache type, that the Within or From Origin should not be required.

    Get Lat/long Co-ords From An Address?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    This may not be quite the right forum for this, but...

     

    How do I convert a Canadian street address to Lat/Longs? I have tried Mapquest, Maps.com, yahoo maps and all will do a fine job of finding the place, but none show lat & long for my GPS. What about US addresses?

     

    There has GOT to be a site somewhere that does this. Am I missing a click somewhere? Any ideas?

    Garmin Gpsmap 60cs

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    You might want to try a different USB socket on the computer as well. I had problems that were related to a bad USB 1.1 hub. It would connect & transfer small amounts of data/waypoints/tracks, but when the track file was at 62% full on the 60cs, the transfers would fail. Hooked the unit to a USB 2.0 port right on the computer and everything worked fine.

    60cs Large Track File Transfers Fail

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I've also tried OziExplorer v3.95.4g and get an error at reading record 1000 of 7203. Also failed on ExpertGPS.

     

    -------- Problem Solved ----- FYI -----

     

    Tried the USB cable directly into the computer's USB 2.0 port on the

    front, and it worked. The cable previously was in a Newport USB hub that may only be USB 1.1. The connection had not been a problem until this big track

    (see attached file). It looks to be a USB hub problem.

     

    I will replace the Newport hub with a new 2.0 hub, try it again, and let you know how that worked/if the hub is the problem. :rolleyes:

    60cs Large Track File Transfers Fail

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Does anyone else have problems transferring large TRACK files from the 60cs into Mapsource?

    I get a "Error communicating with your device...etc" when the tracks are large. The Track page on the GPS now shows 66% full. It won't transfer to the Mapsource software. It starts the transfer and gets to about 15-44% done and fails.

×
×
  • Create New...