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crodad

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  1. According to Garmin, the Vista Cx only holds 500 waypoints. The Vista HCx will hold 1000 waypoints. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=167&pID=326 Basemap: yes Preloaded maps: no Ability to add maps: yes Built-in memory: no Accepts data cards: 64 MB microSD card (included) Waypoints/favorites/locations: 500 Routes: 50 Track log: 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks Thanks, I thought I was looking at the specs for the Vista Cx, but I was looking at the Vista HCx which has 1000.
  2. I am trying to load alot of waypoints on my Vista Cx. It is supposed to hold 1000 waypoints. But all I can get loaded are 499. Does anyone know why?
  3. I upgraded my 64MB card to a 1G card in my Vista Cx. When I try to download my map sets, I get an error message that says " The map set contains 880 too many items to fit the GPS". The map set has 2905 maps and is 735 MB's. I been reading the forums and did a search, but I did not see any reference to this problem.
  4. eTrex Vista $130 ship $5 Store price ~ $260 Pro: Compass & altimeter, good review Con: serial cable connect, referb, no SD cards http://www.megagps.com/index.asp?PageActio...&ProdID=756 I'm partial to the Garmins. I have a Legend and a Vista Cx. Love the electronic compass on the Vista. The legend is also a great unit. It has everything the vista has except for the compass and altimeter.
  5. The Etrex Vista Cx does both.
  6. Gatlinburg, TN. Great place to hike and in near by Pigeon Forge you got Shows and Dolly world for the kids.
  7. I lost my Etrex Legend in November. I looked all over the place for days and could not find it anywhere. I decided to stop Geocaching for the winter and maybe it would show up later. Well, Here comes March and still no GPS. I got a bonus from my company and decided to replace it with a Vista Cx. 2 weeks after the Vista arrived the Legend showed up between the front seats of my truck.
  8. Hang in there. I lost my Etrex Legend in November. I looked all over the place for days and could not find it anywhere. I decided to stop looking and maybe it would show up later. Well, Here comes March and still no GPS. I got a bonus from my company and decided to replace it with a Vista Cx. 2 weeks after the Vista arrived the Legend showed up between the front seats of my truck.
  9. When I sign the logs I would like to start putting a stamp in the shape of a crawfish. The problem is that I can not find one. Does anyone know where I can find this. I would like it to be a small stamp about 1 or 2 inches.
  10. I used a legend before I lost it. I loved it, the only thing I did't like was the 8MB of memory. It filled up to fast. I just ordered a vista. I didn't see any mention of the Vista in this dicussion. I was wondering if I made a good choice to upgrade to it.
  11. I think that micros should have it's own category in the types of finds in your profile.
  12. I have a Palm IIIe. When I upgraded to the new Palm software it would not hotsync. I then removed that and reinstalled the oridginal software that came with the unit and everything works fine.
  13. No, PQ are run by coordinates, or by state/province/country. Using a ZIP Code or waypoint ID is just a short-cut to setting the starting coordinates. What I do is, after I get my pocket query I give it a name when I save it. Usually the city of the zip code. I use cmconvert when it makes the file to down load to the Palm I give it a name. I also have that name in the catagory dropdown menu when cachemate sycs the file it ask you which catagory you want to put it in. I then put it in that category. Now if I go to that city all the caches are in one place.
  14. Couldn't you do a virtual cache? How could they stop cachers from doing that?
  15. I am accompanying my wife to Durham on a buisiness trip. I ordered the Travel Guide off the web. After it came in and I was reading through it. I saw an article on Geocaching. The City of Durham seems to be promoting the hobby of Geocaching. So props to Durham!!
  16. I was at a store and I saw a package deal for the Legend, the cables, and Topo for $200. Is that a good deal? I was thinking that with the maps provided on geocaching.com couldn't I just get the basic eTrex? It seems like out of anything a hardcopy map would be more helpful than a little GPSr screen. Am I wrong on that? I'm a very new guy, and maybe I'm not understanding some of this. ~Matthew After you do this for a while you will not want to carry any paper. So, yes the etex and a map would work. But the little map on a GPSR works better than you think. If you found an etrex legend with topo for $200 I would make the investment. Later on you will want to get a PDA and do paperless caching.
  17. If you can't enter the coordinates it would be useless. Also I do not think it would be wise to bring an $800+ gps treking in the woods. To much can happen out there.
  18. I bought one for $0.48 that's 48 cents plus $5 shipping on EBAY.
  19. I just bought my garmin etrex Legend last week on a whim. since I had another garmin Product I wanted to get a handheld that used the same software(mapsource US TOPO). A day or two later I found Geocache.com. the unit will tell me it is accurate to 15 ft. But I will find the cache right where the Legend tells me it is. The Legend seems to be very accurate. I love that little unit.
  20. I am 1 week old in this new hobby of mine. Reading some of the logs I see some abreviations I do not understand. Like TNLNSL. I'm guessing took nothing left nothing ??(SL)???. If there are others I should know list them also. Thanks from the newbe!
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