Draku Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I tried doing a GeoCache last week, but my GPS (Audiovox GMRS, yea hah..) its locator coordinates are set up like this N 33-43-52 W 117-56-14 All the geocaches have 3 digits but mine only has 2, and it clicks over from 00 to 59 on the last digits so it drove me and my friend nuts trying to pin point anything, does this sound like a good time to upgrade or is there something I can do, It has a setting for Datums, its set to WGS84 and it also has ZANDERIJ Thanks in Advance -Steve Quote Link to comment
+dino_hunters Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) Your problem is the Lat-Long coordinate format. Your is set to Degrees Minutes & Seconds. You need to set it to Degrees & Decimal Minutes. it might be abreviated something like DD MM.mmm the location format can be changed in any gps. Just be sure to leave the datum in WGS 84 Edited January 29, 2004 by dino_hunters Quote Link to comment
Draku Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Hm, I have a UNIT setting, it has three options Metric, Statutue and Nautical Is that the setting? Quote Link to comment
Draku Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 ah... Location so use DDD - MM - MM ? It was set to DDD MM SS whats DDD.DDDDD and UTM ? Quote Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 ah... Location so use DDD - MM - MM ? It was set to DDD MM SS whats DDD.DDDDD and UTM ? ddd.dddddd is degree decimals utm is yet another coordinate system ddd-mm-mm sounds right Quote Link to comment
Draku Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 agh, ddd mm mm means i only get two digits.. dadgum cheap thing should I stick to UTM then ? Quote Link to comment
+ifconfig Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Do you know what UTM means and how to use it? If you do, you may be able to get away with using it since every cache listing has a UTM listing as well. My suggestion would be to spend $80-$100 and get the basic etrex. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 agh, ddd mm mm means i only get two digits.. dadgum cheap thing should I stick to UTM then ? UTM will work fine unless you're manually entering parking coords, or if you have to enter coords to the next stage of a multi on the trail. You'd need to switch back to DD MM.mmm then. Quote Link to comment
Draku Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 it has like a compas and route mapping but no 3 decimal places just xxx xx xx Only reason I really got it was because it also has 5-10 mile radius walkie talkie GMRS/FRS Quote Link to comment
+dino_hunters Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 The Garmin Rhino has GMRS/FRS too. The 110 model is only $160. It would be much better. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Ok, there's lots of folks here with more experience that are smarter than me, so correct me if I'm wrong: Won't a 2 decimal reading get you within about 60 feet? If so, that's probably close enough, since I usually stop looking at the GPSr when I'm around the 50 foot distance and just start looking with my eyes instead of my GPSr to find the cache. Isn't a 3rd decimal about 6 feet? Or am I way wrong and thinking of something else? Quote Link to comment
+Limax Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I think the best consumer models only get you within 10 meters (approx 33 ft), but I could be mistaken. I also have a very silly question. My father has an older garmin GPS that he used in his aircraft, which means it has airport information as opposed to highway/road information. It could still be used for caching, coudln't it? Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 agh, ddd mm mm means i only get two digits.. dadgum cheap thing should I stick to UTM then ? Use the deg. mm.mm and when you get close use the map screen and pointer if your unit shows an icon for the cache. If the map screen allows you to zoom in then zoom in as much as possible and still have the icon on the screen. Just head for the icon. Good luck John Quote Link to comment
+crzycrzy Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Also, try to see if you can find your manual here... Audiovox's website It will help you figure out how to switch to differing geographical measuring methods. (Did I say that right ?) Quote Link to comment
+cache-man-do Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 The Garmin Rhino has GMRS/FRS too. The 110 model is only $160. It would be much better I have this unit and love it. It even has Geocache tresure chests to use for icons for geocache coords. Then when you find the cache it has the Geocache found icon. Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I have a RINO 110 and a 120, wife uses 110 to know where I am at. It helped in that now when I go out there after them at night she does not worry as much.Constant contact. I have got most of our First responder interested as well,they are still the only waterproof unit. They get me to within Inches of the mark,if coordinates are correct.Some are intentionally a little off. In Benchmarking once the disc is recovered I get a new reading that brings me right back to within inches. A little investment will be well worth it. Quote Link to comment
+cache-man-do Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Is there enough difference in the rino 110 and the 120 for me to upgrade to the 120. I just got the 110 and am very pleased with it so far. Alos I see the 130 is coming out the 1st quarter 04. Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 It is already out. the 130 that is. You have maps in the 120,the only major difference I can find. Has most Cities but not the Country roads.....I thought that it would but to just upgrade to maps is not worth the diffrence but you never know till you buy it and use it for a while,I would though think about getting the 130 if I did not have these 2 already. It has maps,Weather Radio and quite a few other functions I can't remember right now. Quote Link to comment
+CordedTires Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I also have a very silly question. My father has an older garmin GPS that he used in his aircraft, which means it has airport information as opposed to highway/road information. It could still be used for caching, coudln't it? I don't think that's a silly question (because I had the same one!) We are just getting started, we have an old Lowrance Airmap 100 my husband bought for aviation use. It seems to work just fine. The map was very cluttered with aviation symbols until I figured out how to turn that stuff off. It has main highways in it, you can still buy more detailed (ground) maps if you want I think. -- Carolyn Quote Link to comment
+CordedTires Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I also have a very silly question. My father has an older garmin GPS that he used in his aircraft, which means it has airport information as opposed to highway/road information. It could still be used for caching, coudln't it? I don't think that's a silly question (because I had the same one!) We are just getting started, we have an old Lowrance Airmap 100 my husband bought for aviation use. It seems to work just fine. The map was very cluttered with aviation symbols until I figured out how to turn that stuff off. It has main highways in it, you can still buy more detailed (ground) maps if you want I think. -- Carolyn Quote Link to comment
+CordedTires Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I also have a very silly question. My father has an older garmin GPS that he used in his aircraft, which means it has airport information as opposed to highway/road information. It could still be used for caching, coudln't it? I don't think that's a silly question (because I had the same one!) We are just getting started, we have an old Lowrance Airmap 100 my husband bought for aviation use. It seems to work just fine. The map was very cluttered with aviation symbols until I figured out how to turn that stuff off. It has main highways in it, you can still buy more detailed (ground) maps if you want I think. -- Carolyn Quote Link to comment
+CordedTires Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I also have a very silly question. My father has an older garmin GPS that he used in his aircraft, which means it has airport information as opposed to highway/road information. It could still be used for caching, coudln't it? I don't think that's a silly question (because I had the same one!) We are just getting started, we have an old Lowrance Airmap 100 my husband bought for aviation use. It seems to work just fine. The map was very cluttered with aviation symbols until I figured out how to turn that stuff off. It has main highways in it, you can still buy more detailed (ground) maps if you want I think. -- Carolyn Quote Link to comment
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