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FisherMatt

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  1. Thank you all for your responses. I will go learn about the USGS benchmarks, and then check my accuracy against one. I just figured that I had an issue, because my friend's unit was so accurate to the location. Then the next day , I took my son to look for another cache, but we could not find it. We were in a grass field, adjacent to a parking lot and 50-60 feet from any kind of cover that may hide a cache. The cover was thick, and I was not sure we were looking in the right place, so we gave up rather quickly. Will try again and get back with you pros! Thanks again, Matt
  2. OK - First post here. Found my first cache with the Cub Scout Den last weekend. We had a great time. However, I would not have found it with my GPS. Thankfully, one of the other guys had a unit that was more accurate. I have a Magellan Meridian Platinum. It has always worked great relative to the waypoints it recorded, i.e., locating a place I have marked with the unit. I have always been suspect of its accuracy to published coordinates. For example, when I am traveling on a road that is mapped into the unit with the Map Send software, my track it always slightly off the road. My GPS was marking the location of the cache this weekend to be about 30 feet from where it was. I know how to calibrate the unit, and I had done so just before this trek. Any suggestions? Should I send the unit in for repair? Thanks, Matt
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