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GageGecko

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  1. Thank you, Flux56! I was recently on holiday in New York and, right in the middle of a day of Geocaching, my eTrex Vista HCx suddenly became unable to get a lock. I thought the problem was the skyscrapers, but even with a clear view of the sky and a good long wait, it still refused to pick up any signal from the satellites. All it said was "Locating Satellites" or "Acquiring Satellites". I was rather panicky that I'd bricked it. So we came back to the hotel (thankfully, free internet) and did some searching. After finding your post, I checked the firmware versions and, sure enough, I had the dreaded "version 0". Now, I'd tried the WebUpdater on my previous Vista Cx and bricked that in the process but I figured I had nothing to lose this time. A few minutes later the HCx was fully updated and, joy of joys! it started locking onto satellites again. My heartfelt thanks to you, Flux56. You're a life-saver. For future reference, the web updater does not always work. Running the chipset software installer package will work every time.
  2. I'm sure you have this problem resolved already, but for others that may come across this post looking for answers, you just needed to reload the chipset software to get your unit to aquire satellites. I have had to fix two of these units already. It happens. Remember, the GPS is a basically a specialized computer and the software can be corrupted.
  3. Here is a link to the site with one of the guys that was involved in the incident. Geocache Bomb Scare
  4. Thanks for the reply, much appreciated. Oh, and yes. Go Hokies!
  5. Ok, I have been around geocaching for a little while but took a little time off and apparently missed a few things. I did a search and came up dry so if someone could clue me in I'd give ya' a quarter. I have seen people use letter codes when logging a cache. Unfortunately, I have no idea what these mean. Can someone help me out? An example of what I am talking about would be... TNLN TFTC Many thanks in advance!
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