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I have a Garmin Emap that is in great condition that I will let go for $50

Last Saturday Cabelas had them on sale for $199.99, but it was for one day only 3/20. I know that deal is over, I just wanted to show what they sold them for, and they may do it again.

Not dollars. Beware user is new and no caches found or hidden muscavado Member Since: Monday, February 22, 2010

Also check out: http://coord.info/GC21BAX and http://coord.info/GC24YRG and http://coord.info/GC2583R

Athens is not all that far from Columbus and there is group that is active there Check out: http://coord.info/GC225WC

Near what town or county are you moving to? There is a group of cachers near St. Clairsville led by "Mad Cow" Also there is a group in and around Zanesville. There is a group around Marietta and/or northwest West Virginia.

Take a pencil eraser and rub it on the small battery contacts in the GPS, sometimes a little bit of corrosion can cause bad contact with battery

[quote What's unclear from these comparison charts, is how many geocaches the different models will hold. I know the 300 holds 2K geocaches, and the 550 holds 5K, but how many does the 450 hold? Perhaps someone else here knows. Waypoints/favorites/locations: The 300 holds- 1000 The 450 holds- 2000 the 550 holds- 2000

Maybe I don't understand your question, but to upload the waypoints to GPS, simply click on the "GPS" along the top of the GSAK window and select the "send waypoints" and from there you can setup your GPS and upload the waypoints.

Maybe I don't understand your question, but to upload the waypoints to GPS, simply click on the "GPS" along the top of the GSAK window and select the "send waypoints" and from there you can setup your GPS and upload the waypoints. Did I misunderstand the question?

Did you check out any of the surplus stores around Fort Knox? I would guess there would be many and at a cheap price.

Mick I think you misunderstood me, I would love for more to happen in this area, I travel several hundred miles for those "bashes", be nice to have one in my backyard. BUT for that to happen there would be alot of work to be done and that would take several people who knew what needs done and then get it done. I am not one of those people, I don't have the time or the knowledge to do something like this.

Mick I like the idea but it looks like you are just wanting to promote your own business, to make something like thios happen you will need some people locally who make all the arangements and get everything lined up. It is not a 1 or 2 day thing, it takes several months to get things setup. You need some pretty good sized building to house the different activities, and places for cachers to camp. The park won't be too friendly to the big parties in the campgrounds, and I think salt fork will not allow alcohol in the camp grounds. Are you willing to take the lead and set an event up? maybe on smaller scale first and let it grow.

Not the pocket query, but if you have GSAK you can list them by direction and print out a list to follow.

OK lets agree to disagree. I can find info where it states it does make a difference and you can find info it says it doesn't. You are right I am wrong along with the tons of users who have experienced total loss of signal in a heavy rainstorm. Dave Patton, Canadian Coordinator of the Degree Confluence Project had posted the best answer as of this morning… The GPS signals will not be affected by clouds, rain, fog, snow, etc., because of the combination of their passing through water vapour, and the signal wavelength meaning they "pass through" rain etc. On the other hand, water will block/attenuate GPS signals. For example, you can’t receive GPS signals underwater, although having a GPS receiver antenna very close to the water surface may allow some reception. Most cloth that would be covering a GPS receiver’s antenna will pass GPS signals(e.g. backpack, jacket, etc.), but cloth with a metallic component will block/attenuate the signals. Cloth that covers a GPS receiver’s antenna and gets wet (e.g. from rain) can also block/attenuate the GPS signals. In fact, you don’t even need the cloth – water on the case that covers the GPS receiver antenna can block/attenuate the GPS signals. That water could be drops, and/or a film of water. I’ve seen that happen myself, when using my etrex Venture in the rain – the signals were weak/blocked, but a quick drying-off of the GPS case over the antenna brought the reception back, which then degraded again as water accumulated on the case. Similarly, GPS signal reception is degraded in wet forest canopy conditions compared to when the forest canopy is dry. Not affected by rain, but is affected by water???? I always thought rain was water, what a fool I was??? Rain is not water. :>)

A common misconception. Clouds are essentially "transparent" to the frequency used by the GPS system. It was specifically chosen for that reason. A cloudy day will not cause a 50 - 100 foot error. I am still waiting for the proof of your ststement, everything I find show it does make a difference, sometimes a BIG difference. Below is an exert of what I found when I tried to get more information about your "misconception" To determine an object's location, the GPS system must receive a radio signal from at least three satellites. Since each satellite emits a unique signal, the receiver can then match the signal to the satellite and its orbital position. Distance from the receiver is then calculated (for each satellite), and from that data, the receiver accurately calculates its geographic position. But just how accurate is GPS? What affects GPS accuracy GPS accuracy is affected by a number of factors, including satellite positions, noise in the radio signal, atmospheric conditions, and natural barriers to the signal. Noise can create an error between 1 to 10 meters and results from static or interference from something near the receiver or something on the same frequency. Clouds and other atmospheric phenomena, and objects such a mountains or buildings between the satellite and the receiver can also produce error, sometimes up to 30 meters. The most accurate determination of position occurs when the satellite and receiver have a clear view of each other and no other objects interfere. Obviously, mountains and clouds can not be controlled or moved, nor can interference and blockage from buildings always be prevented. These factors then, will affect GPS accuracy. To overcome or get around these factors, other technology, AGPS, DGPS, and WAAS, has been developed to aid in determining an accurate location. AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) is a system that assists conventional GPS when reception of the radio signal from the satellite is poor or non-existent (line of sight is blocked). To aid in GPS accuracy, the AGPS gains information via a wireless network, such as the GPS receivers on cell towers, to relay the satellite information to the receiver. With this assistance, the GPS doesn't have to calculate the satellite's orbit, which shortens initialization time, and increases battery life. Differential GPS To further increase accuracy, DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) technology was developed. Like the AGPS, the DGPS uses a fixed GPS location (such as a cell tower) to send information to the GPS receiver. DGPS, however, looks at both the satellite and the fixed location adjusts for any difference between the two, and then sends that information to the receiver. DGPS is particularly helpful when atmospheric conditions interfere with reception. The most recent innovation in GPS technology is the WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) developed by the FAA and DOD to augment GPS for air navigation. Utilizing a network of ground-based stations (WRS or Wide-area Reference Stations) which are protected from the public, WAAS transmits corrections to geosynchronous communications satellites, which then transmit the corrections to the user. WAAS was designed to allow aircraft to rely on GPS for all phases of flights, including precision, or "instrument only" landings. Specifications for WAAS require accuracy of 7 meters or better both vertically and laterally, 95% of the time. In practice, WAAS achieved a lateral accuracy of 1 meter and of 1.5 meters vertically when over the contiguous United States. Read more on how WAAS works at WAAS Explained. Many GPS manufacturers market their products as the more accurate, or having greater sensitivity than their competitors, but the bottom line is that GPS accuracy depends on the GPS technology in use.

Do you have reference to that information? I know from experience that I have taken several trips and traveled at 700 to 800 miles an hour and never left the spot I was standing. When the storms are really close ..... The only way I knew I made those trips was the "fastest speed" and "average speed" showed those numbers. Humm, but the storms or clouds didn't affect it at all? I wouldn't have known that if you hadn't shared your vast knowledge, I have been fooled all this time by that "misconception"

Humm, quite a claim from someone who has found "0" caches, or do you just don't log them? :>) Some caches are "easy" and some are just down right difficult. It is not a pinpoint coordinates, more like a 20 foot to as much as a 100 foot circle. On a clouldy day the coordinates may be off 50 to 100 feet, clouds slow down the siginal just a nano second but enough it is different from a sunny day.

sold

Sent PM and posted public reply and nothing? Decide not to sell it?

how much are you asking for it

When it comes to most electronics devices, older does not mean better, usally it means it was more expensive (new) with less features then the current models. Also buying used means no warrenty. I have bought several GPS's over the years that sold for several hundreds new but when I sold them only got pennies on the dollar. Used electronics devices are lucky to sell for 25% to 50% of new cost and this is for "like new" in box.

HUH?? I have owned many different GPS units and all of them had the ability to put the coordinates into them and then guide you to that location. This is what we do when we load the coordinates from geocaches into them then find their location. I can even do that in mt garmin car unit as well.

I was interested but it says $89, not $39

I use a Garmin Nuvi 760 to get me as close as possible (road) to geocache and several people have said they use one to get all the way to the cache. I use GSAK to load the caches. I don't use it off the road because it is not waterproof and I am afraid of dropping it.