+T.R.a.M.P. Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I am just about paperless having got an IPAQ with in built GPS - but I am currently still using the trusty Etrex for actual navigation to the cache. Tomtom on the IPAQ works well and Cachemate gives me the cache information. It should be possible to do away with the Etrex but I can't get the CacheNav extension to work properly. It just gives a compass rose with a direction to the cache but the compass does not reflect the current direction of travel. Am I doing something wrong or is CacheNav just not up to the job? Many thanks, Trevor Quote Link to comment
+Just Roger Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I use cachenav all the time for navigation (though I always have the Etrex in my pocket as well) and find it very good. Dont know what the problem could be but try asking on the smittyware site. Quote Link to comment
+PopUpPirate Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Try turning off Static Navigation. Memory Map has a patch for this which may work, or google for other stuff. Quote Link to comment
+SimonC_Here Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I am just about paperless having got an IPAQ with in built GPS - but I am currently still using the trusty Etrex for actual navigation to the cache. Tomtom on the IPAQ works well and Cachemate gives me the cache information. It should be possible to do away with the Etrex but I can't get the CacheNav extension to work properly. It just gives a compass rose with a direction to the cache but the compass does not reflect the current direction of travel. Am I doing something wrong or is CacheNav just not up to the job? Many thanks, Trevor Your PDA/GPS probably doesn't have an in built compass unlike your Etrex, so it only know which direction you are facing if you are moving above a certain speed. Simon Quote Link to comment
+T.R.a.M.P. Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 Your PDA/GPS probably doesn't have an in built compass unlike your Etrex, so it only know which direction you are facing if you are moving above a certain speed. Simon Thanks for your suggestions guys. The smittyware forums suggest that the internal GPSr may not be providing the right information. Since it is supplied with TomTom I guess Simon may be right and it may not work if moving too slowly. Its not too bad using the IPAQ for the logs and the old Etrex for the search - the display is much clearer in bright daylight anyway Cheers, Trevor Quote Link to comment
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