+Geo-Actuary Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Hi, I'm new to this and just posted my first hide. The system assigned it a waypoint. On the page describing the hide, it says "Use waypoint: GC9921." How and when would I use this name for the waypoint. It seems that if I have the coordinates that I wouldn't need a name. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment
+Centaur Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Some (old) GPS receivers can only name a point with (up to ) a 6 character name. Thats why the waypoints are 6 characters. If you download the waypoint files here to load into your GPSr it will by default use the 6 character waypoint name as what it actually displays as on the screen. Newer GPSr will take much longer names, but for now thats the standard. -Centaur Quote Link to comment
+mph6563 Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Centaur:Some (old) GPS receivers can only name a point with (up to ) a 6 character name. . . . Newer GPSr will take much longer names, but for now thats the standard. It's not just older receivers. My 4 month old yellow eTrex with the latest firmware only allows 6-letter names. Quote Link to comment
+Cachier Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Geo-Actuary:Hi, I'm new to this and just posted my first hide. The system assigned it a waypoint. On the page describing the hide, it says "Use waypoint: GC9921." How and when would I use this name for the waypoint. It seems that if I have the coordinates that I wouldn't need a name. Thanks for your help! The waypoint (GC9921) is assigned by geocaching.com as a reference to identify your cache at a specific set of coordinates in the system. You can search the system for a cache page using the waypoint name. You can use it or not use it for your own purposes. Waypoints names can be any arbitrary name that suits your purpose. I sometimes use the 'GC' number to refer to my cache rather than expressing it by the coordinates. I also use it in my GPS to identify the stored coordinates for various caches that I plan to hunt. "When you find it, its always in the last place you look." Quote Link to comment
+Cachier Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Geo-Actuary:Hi, I'm new to this and just posted my first hide. The system assigned it a waypoint. On the page describing the hide, it says "Use waypoint: GC9921." How and when would I use this name for the waypoint. It seems that if I have the coordinates that I wouldn't need a name. Thanks for your help! The waypoint (GC9921) is assigned by geocaching.com as a reference to identify your cache at a specific set of coordinates in the system. You can search the system for a cache page using the waypoint name. You can use it or not use it for your own purposes. Waypoints names can be any arbitrary name that suits your purpose. I sometimes use the 'GC' number to refer to my cache rather than expressing it by the coordinates. I also use it in my GPS to identify the stored coordinates for various caches that I plan to hunt. "When you find it, its always in the last place you look." Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Part of Markwell's FAQ Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
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