waypoints in the GPS

[Guest Guppy]

When a waypoint is given, say "GC911", how does that work? Where do I put that information? What do I get from it?

Guppy the newbie

[Guest cache_ninja]

i think it says "what's this" next to the waypoint listing on the url for each cache, click on it-it explains....

 

c/n

[Guest makaio]

Jeremy implemented a cache naming convention of "GCnnn" where nnn is a hexidecimal value for a particular cache. This is simply a name one can use to enter in their respective GPS unit. Being that many older units only accepted up to 5 character names, the syntax GC (geocache) and 3 hex characters (allowing up to 65,000 or so entries) was the chosen method. You can name your entries anything you like.

[Guest Guppy]

"GC911", how does that work? Where do I put that information? What do I get from it?

 

From reading the waypoints given for different caches, I think I thought that if you put the name "GCwhatever" it might input the coords automatically. Guess not huh? It certainly would take less time.