GPS Guy

I use 2 gallon plastic paint pails with snap on lids. They do a good job of keeping out the water. I always use ziplock bags as a precaution. The pails are available at Home Depot.e

Try setting GPS unit to Garmin. Under the gps settings, set the device to garmin/garmin. Try port 1 (or whatever port your serial port is). set 9600,8,N,1. Click done. Check auto detect GPS and either auto start gps or click start gps. Give that a try.

Also click the navigation tab, click exchange, and in the GPS download box click the desired button to download tracks, waypoints, or routes. It is helpful to FIRST open a new file to download to.

Sabby, You need to have your garmin's interface setting on "garmin", and in TOPO on the GPS tab,click edit device, set the interface to "garmin/garmin". Set the com port to 1 or whatever port# your serial port is on. Settings should be 9600,8,N,1. Click done. Check the box to auto detect GPS. These work for my GPSIII+. Good luck. Marc

Use a meter on the 2 conductors of the connector. If you have no resistance, (a short) then retry attaching the cable to the connector. Be very careful to avoid any stray strands of wire going where they shouldn't.

Two 4" caps that close together may be a trap for a sewer connection to a nearby building. Try coming back after dark, pull a cap, and give the hole a good sniff!

I read a post recently where a guy didn't get good longevity out of his new rechargables until he cycled them several times. I need to check these things in my III+ and read the voltage meter.

I have just purchased NiMH batteries and notice that they are 1.2 volts each. Is this a standard voltage for NiMH? In comparison to my "regular" alkaline batteries at 1.5 volts, I wonder if my GPSr will shut down sooner. Comments?

Yeah! It would make a good cover story for urban stealth geocaching!

I too have had problems with the software. It had problems during the install, but works OK now. I have had trouble getting the program to calculate the road I want it to take. Sometimes I can urge it in the right direction by adding via points, but other times it refuses to go where I want it to. I have found that the problem is that some road segments are incorrectly set as one way, or no turn. I have to go in and edit the offending segment. This can be tedious as many roads have many short segments that need to be examined with the road editor. Once I have found and corrected the offending restriction, the route goes thru. I can then reduce the number of via points needed. Most of these errors have been on local roads. Anyone else have similar problems?

quote:Originally posted by Growley: Us 5 Camp, In regards to the case you bought, is it one of the blue ones listed on their website? How thick is the clear window? I have been thinking about one of those. Thanks, Dave. I have a blue neoprene case I puchased from thegpsstore.com. I used a micrometer on the window and it is 20/1000 thick.

quote:Originally posted by Growley: Us 5 Camp, In regards to the case you bought, is it one of the blue ones listed on their website? How thick is the clear window? I have been thinking about one of those. Thanks, Dave. I have a blue neoprene case I puchased from thegpsstore.com. I used a micrometer on the window and it is 20/1000 thick.

You are correct of course. What I should have said is my girlfriend 1.0 has no auto-routing.

I pre-ordered my 76S from them online and had no success in contacting them later. They finally acknowledged my third or fourth attempt to cancel the order. During all this their phone number vanished from the web page. I have to assume they are swamped with orders and can't keep up. No excuse for a bad attitude though. Good luck. Try the GPS Store. They took care of me.

Try Delorme Street Atlas Deluxe. It has voice prompts and it will respond to your voice commands and questions. No auto routing, but you can create a route before departing and it will guide you with spoken and text turn directions on screen. I demo'd it for my girlfriend and even she was impressed. I didn't even have to use her lap! You may need a boom mic to reduce background noise so the voice engine can understand you. I like it.

Interesting results. Nice job. I wonder how things would turn out if the experiment were repeated under heavy tree cover?

Has ANYONE received their 76S prior to 5/10/02 from advanced GPS?

Has ANYONE received their 76S prior to 5/10/02 from advanced GPS?

Bassmedic- If you want to test the accuracy and repeatability of your altimeter, I suggest you find a USGS benchmark on your topo map and try calibrating it at that spot. Mine stayed within 0-2' when I returned to the known elevation.

Bassmedic- If you want to test the accuracy and repeatability of your altimeter, I suggest you find a USGS benchmark on your topo map and try calibrating it at that spot. Mine stayed within 0-2' when I returned to the known elevation.

I ordered my 76S on Wed. from The GPS Store it arrived Friday with all the accessories. I cancelled my pre-order with Advanced GPS on Wed. They Kept extending their ship date, they failed to reply to my emails and phone call, and they removed their phone number from the web page. Now that the new toy, ..uh, tool is in my hot little hands, I have found the trip computer is the coolest thing at first glance. It gives both horizontal and vertical trip info. The barometric altimeter is dead on so far. I calibrated it at a USGS benchmark and have since changed the batteries twice and recalibrated at a couple of street intersections that had measured elevations on my topo map. I then returned to the known benchmark and the readout was within 0-2 feet! Excellent! (My III+ has always read 40' + high) The compass calibrated easily on a known flat surface. It seems a bit touchy about being held VERY level. I have tranfered my waypoints and it took 35 minutes to copy 17MB of Topo maps into it. Now I am ready to take it out with my III+ into the woods and see how they compare on sattelite reception.

I ordered my 76S on Wed. from The GPS Store it arrived Friday with all the accessories. I cancelled my pre-order with Advanced GPS on Wed. They Kept extending their ship date, they failed to reply to my emails and phone call, and they removed their phone number from the web page. Now that the new toy, ..uh, tool is in my hot little hands, I have found the trip computer is the coolest thing at first glance. It gives both horizontal and vertical trip info. The barometric altimeter is dead on so far. I calibrated it at a USGS benchmark and have since changed the batteries twice and recalibrated at a couple of street intersections that had measured elevations on my topo map. I then returned to the known benchmark and the readout was within 0-2 feet! Excellent! (My III+ has always read 40' + high) The compass calibrated easily on a known flat surface. It seems a bit touchy about being held VERY level. I have tranfered my waypoints and it took 35 minutes to copy 17MB of Topo maps into it. Now I am ready to take it out with my III+ into the woods and see how they compare on sattelite reception.