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I would set the camera time to UTC. I would set gps tracking to auto archive. Also save each at the end of each day. I would not set track point interval to 2 or 3 seconds. Try auto, most often. You will probably be stopped for a little time before each photo, which is enough time for the gps to record a point.

I would use 2 part epoxy. Sand the parts.

Regarding my post #5,another way of saying this is that some GPSrs need more current than the tablet can provide. With my Samsung tablet, I can connect my Magellan 110 and GC only with a powered USB hub between. My Garmin etrex 20 does not need the powered USB hub. So, the OP has a GC, and I recommend to try your GPSr directly to the OTC cable and if it does not work, add the USB hub. These hubs are powered by 5V DC so you can use them in your home or car with a car USB charger.

Many tablets cannot provide the current needed for a GPSr so you have to use a powered USB hub between the OTG cable and the GPSr cable.

gpsblake, See if your firmware is similar to the one on my Etrex 20. If it is, you are good to go. Turning off your GPSr at the end of your trip creates a segment. Turning it on when you get home, go to the Track Manager, then Current Track and choose: Save Portion (not Save Track.) Choose the first segment which will be your bike ride A to B. One advantage of this is if you forget to save the track at the end of your trip, and just turn off your GPSr. Another advantage of this method is a multi-day trip. Turn your GPSr off at end of day, then on next day and you can save each day as a separate segment and/or the save the whole trip of multiple segments. And see the totals each day.

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I know someone who went to a several days long event with many people. He said that FRS was a big crowded mess, but he equiped his family with MURS radios. They were the only ones on MURS. Other advantages include the ability to connect to an antenna on top of car for greater range while driving and 2 watts power vs 0.5 watt on FRS. The VHF signal can work better than UHF in many outdoor locations.. Only 5 frequencies, but that seems to be all you needed. Radios range fron new small ones to used Motorola business band ones programmed for the MURS channels.

Set up a PQ. Then use Vantagepoint software to access the PQ and load it into your 110.

Use VantagePoint from Magellan. It will retrieve your PQs and load them into your 110.

No, do not do this. Find a way to reduce the voltage as recommended. Or make another battery pack using NiMH cells if you want rechargeable.

+1 It is a very nice app.

I would be concerned with creating accurate tracklogs with your gpsr. Learn the best settings for recording tracks, then run the file through GPS Visualizer online. It will add or adjust the elevations for each track point.

I do not think that some understand how the track logging works. The etrex 20 is has better features than most because it lets you save segments separately when created in your active track after you turn your gpsr on again. This is when you forget to save your track before traveling to a new location. So, you can save your first track without the imaginary straight line segment. And if you start a new hike at your second location without clearing your active track, you can save it without the straight line segment. So it lets you "correct" your track logging errors in your gpsr without a computer . Traveling to a new location without clearing your active track is an operator errror on any gpsr. After you get location fix, save your past tracks and clear. There is no problem with false speed in your tracks.

With your Etrex 20, after using it to record a (Hike)track, you can save it then, or turn the GPSr off. If you turn it on later at another location, you have the choice of including this straight line segment between the end of your hike and your current location, or not including it. Just Save the first Portion and you will have the first hike's track without the straight line segment. Say at the second location you started another hike. When you are done, save just the second portion and it will save a track with only the second hike, and without the straight line segment. Remember to use "Save Portion" not "Save Track." If you "Save Track" after the second hike, you will get a track log that includes the first hike, straight segment and the second hike. Also, after turning on at the second location, your "dashboard" screen does not include the running time or the distance of the "straight line" segment, it only includes actually traveled track points. And in version 3.40 the straight line segment of the "Current Track" does not even show on the map screen. So, there is no problem with track logging. The "straight line" is imaginary and you do not need to include it unless you want to. It will be of benefit to learn how track logging works and what you want to log. I recommend saving each track portion as you finish your hike/bike/trip, and then "Archive" it. I am familiar with track logging on 3 generations of Magellans going back 13 years, and with the Delorme's and prefer Garmin. (Some GPSrs will not show the "straight line" segment on the map screen, but will include it in a saved track.) This Etrex20 has the best track logging features of the several Garmins I have had since my first one I got in 1997.

Welcome Linnie. Yes, when you are in the field at the site you want to place a cache, with your Explorist, have it show the list of geocaches, hit menu and then "add a new cache." It averages the location where you are placing your cache, and when done, you save it. When you are back at your computer, with Vantage Point running, plug in your Explorist and it will notice that you created a new cache and ask you if you would like to report it. It will take you to "Geocaching's "Report a New Cache" page in a pop up window and upload some basics such as the coordinates and you will fill in the remaining boxes. Vantage Point will also ask you if you want to upload Field Notes for the caches you searched for and marked as found or not in your Explorist. Also in Vantage Point, you can click on the Geocaching icon, and it will show you a list of your recently run Pocket Queries. Click on the ones you want and it will download those. Then click on the sync icon: PC to GPS. The Exchange Icons will let you load other files such as GPX files of waypoints or tracks from other sources. There is more to try: it will not hurt to click on any of the icons.

There is more to look for. Some GPSrs only let you project from your current position like the Explorist 110. Others like the Explorist 500 let you project from your current position or any waypoint, or any geocache. The Magellans let you set the direction in one hundredths of a degree. Some others like the Garmin Etrex 20 only allow whole degrees. And there are differences in the precision you can set distance and in what type (feet, yards, meters, miles, nautical miles.)

There are several solutions to this. This tracking feature is not a bug. Each time you turn your GPSr off and on, there is a new segment created. Some of us use this feature strategically in our tracking. So, you turned your GPSr off after a hike. You can save the track log at that time. Or,if you didn't, when you get home and turn it on again: In the Track Manager, choose Current Track, then under the Save Track choice, choose: Save Portion. It should be called "Save Segment" because it lists your segments and you just choose the first segment of your hike to save, and not the second segment straight line to your house. On a multi-day hike, if you just turn the GPSr off at the end of the day, if will record each day as a segment. If you forget to turn it on immediately in the morning, you will have a straight line segment that can help you back track if you need to. So, as some have mentioned, never turn off tracking, because you do not need to. Learn the settings on the frequency of track point recording. There are also software solutions to modifying your track log file such as Basecamp or G7ToWin. The Etrex 20 is my current choice for recording tracks because it is small, light, with powerful features and the battery life is great. I record about 300 miles a year of hiking and biking. Using V. 2.80

That is correct. I keep it with me in case I need to do a quick pq and download it to the Montana using my Galaxy S3 and now 4. Although I recently bought a netbook at Office Depot for about $250 that I take with me just to handle GSAK and loading caches. Nice and small and light. Is there a way to tell the GPS to not use the USB 5v power from the phone? I use OTG for camera pic transfers. The gallery opens with the camera as an album when I plug in the camera and I don't think the camera takes phone power. You have to add a powered USB between the gpsr and the tablet. This is what I did with my Galaxy tab.

As mentioned, set up a Pocket Query. Then get the Vantage Point program from Magellan. It will find your PQ and load the caches.

I add a text file with my name and cell phone number to internal memory and sd cards for my phones, gpsrs, tablets. The file is named: ownerinfo.txt. I also put a "Brother" label on back and in battery area.

Yes, and for traveling coins, I have had better luck when mine are in Autralia, New Zealand, UK, and northern Europe, compared to the USA. Its true...

Your gpsr track log will always keep time in UTC. What time you set in your camera is what matters. You can set it to UTC which may be best if you are travelling through time zones.

As mentioned, c:geo has a good projection feature, allowing you to choose current location or input coords. This app works well once you load your PQs. You want to get the app: GCC-Geocache Calculator which has many tools including waypoint projection. Other good gps apps include GPS Essentials and My Tracks.

What is the setting for recording tracks? I use my 20 for hiking and biking and the tracks look good. I set the recording to Auto, More Often (not Most Often. ) v2.80 I do not recommend using time intervals for recording setting.

I never let Google earth create a route automatically. Instead, use the create a Path feature. Usually just a few clicks of the mouse along the paths/trails/streets, save the file. And. Then use it for your caching along a route PQ .