Pocket Query Quirk

[+mporokosa]

Maybe someone can help me. I run a pocket query (I've been doing them for over a year), and lately the PQ does not reflect the most up to date logs of the geocache. I'll get most recent releases, and so it is up to date in that way. But not all geocaches in my GPS show the recent logs by geocachers. For example, I go to the logs and the last log shows August 2012 and yet there have been logs in September and October, but they aren't showing in my GPS after a fresh PQ. Can anyone explain what is happening and how I can fix it?

 

Thank you.

[+SKAMS]

Hi mporokosa,

perhaps the problem is not in the PQ but in your GPS.

You can open the GPX-File of a PQ also in a browser to search it. (You might have to unzip it before if it is zipped).

Simply drag the gpx to i.e. an open internet explorer window.

 

The contents should be displayed, you might have to klick a + to open a hierarchy level.

First verify the timestamp in the first lines of the file. That one should be up to date.

 

Then search the GC-Code in the "page" (Strg+F).

The logs are typically after the listing "Groundspeak:logs".

 

Just a guess: There may be a log with special chars (like backslash & quotes) which causes a compatibility issue in your GPS.

 

If the newer logs are present in the PQ then it is an issue of your GPS and you could post your question (perhaps stating also the cache-id & the make and model of your gps) in the GPS Technology Forum or the GPS Manufacturers forum.

 

Hope it helps,

SKAMS

[+mporokosa]

Thanks SKAMS. I think you are right that the problem is with my GPS, which is a Garmin Oregon 450t. I'll do as you recommend and post on the technology forum and see if someone there has an idea on how to fix this.