+maporter Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) Hi All, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice regards my new etrex for use within the UK, I guess I'm looking for confirmation of which settings others are using within the UK - I had real trouble locating my first cache this afternoon, 200 - 300 mtrs out... Current settings: Position Format: hddd mm.mmm Map Datum: ord srvy GB Units: Statute North Ref: Mag Variance: 0004 W Angle: Degrees I've heard that using the WGS 84 datum within the UK isn't very accurate, is this true - How do my settings sound? Many thanks Mark Edited January 4, 2006 by maporter Quote Link to comment
+geognerd Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Fix your datum. Even caches listed in the UK are in the WGS84 datum. You'll see this at the bottom of a cache's webpage. Therefore, your eTrex should be set for WGS84 when you go geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+maporter Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Hi Geognerd, Cheers for the information, now I know the reason why I had problems - Excellent stuff, once again many thanks for the information. Kind regards Mark Quote Link to comment
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