Saw a Discovery Channel Program last night Tom Brokaw in Yellowstone. In one sequence they were hunting for a newly discovered waterfall, along with an experienced hiker guy who had been there multiple times before. They were using a paper map, and took several wrong turns before finally finding the waterfall by hearing it. There was no GPSR in evidence. Wouldn't a simple marking on a...

I am in absolute agreement. The Vista has almost everything a cyclist would want except for percent climbing rate. I've e-mailed them a few times about adding this feature (no response). Bob "ronnie" wrote in message ... I have a vista, and i use my vista on bycicle trips. When i climb a mountain, i want to see the climbing rate in...

(Gregg Hales) wrote in : Hi, chasing information, advice and suggestions. (...be nice) While not free, I'd suggest looking at OziExplorer, which you can try out for free. There are lots of Aussies on the Ozi users mailing list, so they may have specific Oz-related info, and the list in general is very helpfull

I have a question and I'm not sure who to ask so hopefully you can point me in the right direction. I recently noticed that I can save my waypoints from the Garmin Mapsource software as a .txt file and then convert it to an .xls spread sheet. I was wondering is there a way to convert the information back to a recognizable format to be imported back into the Mapsource program. For instance...

Mapsource 5 won't download the same mapset* that I've previously downloaded with Mapsource 4.13 on my GPS V (2.20). Apparently something is taking up some extra memory. So, your mapset may no longer fit. Already reported to Garmin, both beta & production versions. * 19.3 MB North American City Select 4.01 (Athens, Canton, Centerville, Columbus, Mansfield, & Kent - all in Ohio)

Hallo, mein Palm ist über USB angeschlossen. TTQV bietet als Schnittstelle nur COM an. Welche Einstellung muß ich wählen um meine tracks vom Palm auf den PC zu bekommen? Gruß Thomas

Do you have a vehicle with Onstar? Vehicle stolen? Lost? Air bags deploy? Get stuck? Break down? Get hurt? Flat tire? Heart attack? YOU ARE PROBABLY SCREWED UNLESS IT OCCURS IN TOWN UNDER AN ANALOG CELL PHONE TOWER! After buying a new Hummer H2, I find out that Onstar can not even tell me where it is! I was told by the operator on a land line that they use analog cell phones for...

"Howard McCollister" writes: The GPS unit can be anywhere, as long as the antenna has a clear, unobstructed view of the sky. The unit wouldn't work under the hood, for example, unless you had an external antenna routed to the outside. It wouldn't work under the bonnet because the metal would block the signal. If you're trying to keep the antenna hidden, try mounting it...

Hi! I am planing to buy my first GPS receiver the next weeks. I will use it most times for trips with my mountain bike. After browsing through some catalogs of outdoor shops it think the Garmin eTrex Legend or the eTrex Vista could be good receivers for my purposes. Some question:

I have a Suunto E203 digital altimeter. My normal method of calibrating this is to find the pressure at sea-level for my location (there is an airport nearby that provide up-to-date datum), and enter it in as sea-level pressure. The GPSMap 76S seems to have a function that allows me to calibrate using "current pressure" ... is this pretty much the same thing? Or is it asking the pressure at my...

"ronnie" wrote in : I have a vista, and i use my vista on bycicle trips. When i climb a mountain, i want to see the climbing rate in percentage. Is it possible to see this on the vista, now i can only see m/m and that is not what i want. Don't know if it will help you, but there are some 'track analysis' utilities listed in: 3rd...

"Nigel" wrote in message ... "Andrew the GPS Nut" wrote in message ... snip Thanks a lot! Film is packed :-)

Yes you can connect the Etrex to an Ipaq CN cannot be installed on the Ipaq. Look at CoPilot or Navman for PocketPC based autorouting software (it isn't cheap) On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:22:10 +1000, "AW" wrote:

I downloaded expertgps I downloaded my tracks and would like for them to appear on my scanned map. The map was calibrated and I couldn't get the tracks to appear on the map. What do you have to do to get the tracks to appear on the map mary

Hi I have a Magellellan Meridean GPS, MapSend Europe and Fugawi UK (Area 3). All work OK as they are supposed to but I would like to put the detail of the Fugawi map as a background map using the MapSend software. How can this be done? Mel

Hi i'm thinking of buying Garmin e-map for mountaineering. Is there any waterproof version of this gps or is there a better model?

I have a Garmin II+ which has a detachable antenna. I tie a stick to the side of my frame pack, and attach the antenna at about head level with rubber bands. The GPS goes into a belt pouch so I can look at it when I want. I use a short (about 4 foot) piece of RG-58 cable between the GPS and antenna -- its attenuation of the the signal is negligible. Roy Lewallen

J. J. Lodder wrote: PS Second thought: presuably the primary source for the map is aerial photography by national cartographic agencies. These agencies could in principle impose restrictions to prevent abuse of their data. This seems to be a common misconception. Aerial photographs can provide

Has anyone installed a Traffic Pro into a BMW E46 ?

wrote: Dale DePriest wrote: This unit is not waterproof: this is the biggest sell for the Garmin unit.