rtjs Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi, I have an iPaq 4150 with tom-tom for use in the car. However, I was led to understand that I could also use it for geocaching and yet can see no way of inputting the waypoint data (in degrees). Is there something I'm missing (obviously yes!) such as another piece of software? I realise from previous threads that pdas aren't reckoned to be much good in hard terrain so, what 'real' unit would people advise me to buy? I hear good things about the legend but not of Garmin. Thanks Richard Quote Link to comment
+cottonmouth Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I have tom-tom on a different unit but things should be similiar. In the map view select the second menu from left (should be "extras" or "tools"). You should find an entry "go to coordinates". Select it and enter your data. You can select it as destination when your are back to the map view. Captions may differ a bit as my version is german but I hope that helps you to get on the right track. Quote Link to comment
+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I realise from previous threads that pdas aren't reckoned to be much good in hard terrain so, what 'real' unit would people advise me to buy? I hear good things about the legend but not of Garmin. Doesn't Garmin make the Legend? I have the Garmin eTrex Legend C, and I love it! It is set up for geocaching. I also picked up the Garmin Map Source Metro Guide, around $80.00. A must, and so easy, and fun to use with the PC. I use the GSAK Geocaching swiss army knife to tie everything together. Quote Link to comment
rtjs Posted January 1, 2005 Author Share Posted January 1, 2005 Thanks to both of you! Yep I can now enter co-ordinates. How I missed that I don't know. I'm still thinking of the Legend however, but probably the b7w version. I wish it was usb/bluetooth enabled . BW Richard Quote Link to comment
rtjs Posted January 1, 2005 Author Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hi, I've just hit a problem. I can't upload some co-ordinates! e.g Longitude 001 37 58 -fine but lat 053 20 97 it won't let me enter the '9'. Lower nos from 1 to 5 are OK though. I ve done a soft reset, loaded the new bios and re-installed tom-tom nav 3.07 but still no joy. Any ideas? Thanks Richard Quote Link to comment
+cottonmouth Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 The last two digit are seconds for tom-tom hence they need to be less than 60. I assume that you tried to enter the decimals. That will take you to the wrong place. You have to multiply the decimals with 60 to get the proper entry (e.g. 25.800' => 25' 48"). Luckily you ran into that problem before the DNF. HTH Quote Link to comment
rtjs Posted January 2, 2005 Author Share Posted January 2, 2005 Thanks so much! I'm now trying to get to grips with software such as Swiss Army Knife and GPXSonar for easier inputting of data. They both seem somewhat complex... Happy New Year to you too, and, once again, many thanks, Richard Quote Link to comment
rtjs Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 Thanks so much. I admire your patience and knowledge. My maths is the same as yours. Tom-Tom will let me put in W 001 34'59 BUT NOT 64. This may not be important. However when dealing with the other co-ordinates N53 22' it won't let me put in the 7(.38). I then had a thought. Should not this read 07 so what I can put into my unit is: N 53 22' 07 (again the decimals won't work) Thanks for all your help. BW is short for "Best Wishes". BW (!) Richard On 3/1/05 5:25 pm, "noreply@geocaching.com" <noreply@geocaching.com> wrote: > --This message was sent through the Geocaching.com web site-- > > Hi Richard, > >>> Hi, sorry to trouble you again but I've attempted multiplying the last set >>> of numbers by 60 and of course it won;t work with N53. 22.123 as when >>> '123' is multiplied by 60 I get anumber greater than 60 ... or am I being >>> stupid? > Maybe I was too brief in my explanations. > >>> I'm trying to get to: N53.22.123 W 001.34.994 > Just for clarification: The period in a group of numbers is used as decimal > It should not be used or interpreted otherwise in this context. > You got N 53° 22.123' and W 001° 34.994'. The units are essential. Let's start > the transformation: > N 53° stays the same. 22.123' => 22' + 60 * 0.123" => 22' 7.38". > Now for the longitude: 34.994' => 34' 60 * 0.994" => 34' 59.64" > > When we put it together we have: > N 53° 22' 7.38" > W 001° 34' 59.64' > You may not be able to enter the decimals. > >>> Presumably if I bought a 'real' gps such as the Garmin Legend I wouldn't >>> have this problem?? > > You still have to pay attention to the formats and the used map datum. Once > you've mastered the conversion, it will no longer be a problem. In fact it may > be a good mental exercise. > > Now is my time to admit a lack of knowledge. As I'm not a native english > speaker I'm not familiar with acronym BW. Could you help with that. > > Thanks > Max > > > > User's Profile: > http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=39...01-4b4e9acb81d0 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > This email was sent without a return email address. You will need to respond > to this email through the Geocaching.com Web site. Visit > http://www.geocaching.com and log in to respond to the message from your "my > cache page". > > Forward abuse complaints to: contact@geocaching.com Quote Link to comment
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