Garmin 60csx and Palm Tungsten

[+wyomingwapiti]

I have the $8 version of cachemate installed on my Tungsten E2. I have GSAK installed on my home computer. I own a Garmin 60csx. I am a premium member of Geocaching.com. Is there a way I can transfer my Tungsten Geocache data (cachemate) to my Garmin 60 csx?

[+showme69]

I use the same setup. The only way I know is to use GSAK to transfer info to the GPS. I don't know of any way to directly transfer from the PDA to the GPS. Perhaps someone else knows something I don't.

[+imajeep]

You can't transfer directly from the GPSr to the Palm. You need to upload from one to a PC, then download to the other. The best way to manage data is to download GPX, either from GC.com directly, or from your GSAK database. The GPX file will have coordinates, description, logs, and so on. Then, download the GPX to your GPSr, which will load the coordinates from the GPX file. Finally, download the same GPX file to CacheMate. It will load everything from the GPX file.

 

 

If you don't use GSAK (I don't), you can use a pocket query to bulk-download caches. Or, if you are selective (I am), you can bookmark the caches you want to hunt, then PQ the bookmark list.

[+YeOleImposter]

I used to transfer from cachemate to my Etrex Legend using the serial port on the legend. I am sure the same could be done on the 60csx -- although I am not sure why would need to. Using GSAK I have all the caches in Washington (and lots in Oregon and Idaho) on my GPS as Points of Interest.

 

When I was limited to 1000 waypoints I needed to xfer while on the road. Now I have every cache I may ever run across already on my 60csx.

[+gnbrotz]

See this thread for a full explanation of why you can't connect a Tungsten E2 to a Garmin 60 or 76 series unit.

[+JPatton]

TheSupplynet.com has cables to go from many different PDAs to GPS units. I got a cable from them to hook up a Dell Axim (usb only) to the serial port on my Garmin. I know several companies have said you can't transfer waypoints from a usb PDA to a serial GPS, but their cable works on my 60CSx. The cables are not cheap, however.