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    Used 'route' For First Time

    in GPS technology and devices

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    Outputting KML? Sounds like Google Earth. Try using these instructions: http://www.alancurry.com/gpsbabel/route3.php

     

    After reading that, instead of issuing the ARC filter command:

     

    gpsbabel -i google -f googleroute.txt -o arc -F googleroute.arc

     

    Try using:

     

    gpsbabel -r -i google -f googleroute.txt -o gpx -F googleroute.gpx

     

    Note the -r in the command string. I haven't tried it but it should be able to build the gpx with route points. Then you need to fiddle with it to get better route point names. Or you could just shoot it to Mapsource and work with it there:

     

    gpsbabel -r -i google -f googleroute.txt -o mapsource -F googleroute.mps

     

    Anyway, if it works, then the route will be preserved so it doesn't have to be recreated.

     

    Alan

    Trip Coming Up, Want To Cache A Route-gsak

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I run windows 98 so I can't use GE. I tried running the option for Google maps (option 3) but all I got back was scrambled characters. That was before running it through Babel. Does Babel convert this mumbo jumbo to coordinates, or did I do something wrong?

    The "mumbo jumbo" is more than likely correct. I get un-readable "stuff" also. I've added additional information on the page. Here it is:

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    Alternate procedure to (w)get googleroute.txt:

     

    If you get a empty googleroute.arc file then it is possible that your version of wget is not working properly and is acting like the &output=js is not being passed onto Google Maps. Try this:

     

    After you've clicked the link to show the URL, add &output=js to the end of the URL then press enter. You should now have a webpage with a couple of boxes on it. View the source of the webpage then save the output as googleroute.txt. Continue on to create the ARC filter file.

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    So give it a try and let me know.

     

    Alan

    Garmin Beanbag Mount

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by alancurry

    The potential vibration is what concerns me.  By the time you assemble the Ram Mount with the suction cup, you're out about 5" from the windshield.  Even though the GPS V is light, looks as though you could get some real wobble.

    Vibration is the reason I chose the RAM Mount. I drive a Jeep and the Ram Mount is the only one I found that could handle the vibrations and bounces.

    Hey, one more question since I already have a basic Ram Mount. Regarding the suction cup you are using: Ram makes 2 types. One is a 4" standard suction cup. The other is a 3 1/2" with a locking/relase lever for the suction. Which type are you using.

    I'm using the 4" suction cup. The 3 1/2" wasn't available then. Pictures: Here and Here I don't use the RAM cradle anymore since I broke it. I mated a Magellan swivel cradle/mount onto it instead.

     

    Alan

    So Where Are The Explorists 500 And 600??

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Although I prefer RAM mounts for their superior strength and durability, the Magellan mounts have the advantage of letting you secure the data cord in such a way that when you slap the GPSr in, a secure data/power connection is made.

     

    I got tired of having to screw and unscrew the connection to my Meridian every time I needed to attach or detach.  If Escout says the hassle factor is worse with the explorist, I'm pretty sure the price of a swivel mount will be worth it.

     

    The mount can also be used in vehicles.  Again, I've used the RAM in the past, but while it has a space for the cord to be accommodated, you have to make and unmake the connection itself manually each time.  For driving to a number of caches and taking the GPSr with you out of the car, the Magellan solution has a big advantage.  I'll probably try mounting the swivel to the dashboard with velcro to see how that works for me.

    I got tired of attaching/re-attaching the cable with my RAM mount also. That is why I modded my RAM mount and attached the cable to it. Since I drive Jeep, I'm hoping I will be able to do the same thing with the eXplorist.

     

    Alan

     

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    Gps Becomes A Cell Phone

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

      One time, when my wife and I were out caching, we spotted a couple who we suspected of being cachers as well.  What seemed to me to be a “dead givaway” was when the female part of the other couple held an object that was very obviously a GPS up and started talking into it as if it was a cell phone.  I suppose this ruse might be useful for fooling muggles who are sufficiently ignorant as to not be able to tell the difference; but to me, and my wife, it was very clearly obvious that the “cell phone” was a GPS.

    So true..... I like catching cachers doing this.... click here for a amusing log entry.

     

    Alan

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