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RE: [etrex] e trex H track log size ??

> Does anyone know the size of the track log memory ? I am
> planning a 4 day hike and wonder if Record Interval "Auto"
> and Resolution "Low" are appropriate settings.

The track log is 10 thousand points.

You can also copy track logs to the "saved" logs but it drasticaly strips
down the data points and removes the time information when you do that. I
don't do that, so I can't tell you how many points it holds in each.

My suggestion is to try a couple hour hike with your test settings and see
how big of a log it creates.
Take a look at how it handles turns and altitude changes (if that is
important to you).

If you will have a computer (even a hotel computer) available, check out
easy GPS at www.easygps.com/ .
You can install it once on a USB memory device and use it on any computer
that has a serial port for your gps.
Unfortunately, I think that all of the USB to serial devices need a driver
that cannot be installed on a locked computer like at a hotel of library.







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Does anyone know the size of the track log memory ? I am planning a 4 day hike and wonder if Record Interval "Auto" and Resolution "Low" are appropriate...
Dennis Jewitt
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Jan 4, 2009
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... The track log is 10 thousand points. You can also copy track logs to the "saved" logs but it drasticaly strips down the data points and removes the time...
Bill Fuhrmann
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Hello Bill, Thanks for the advice. The track log is much bigger than I had hoped. I have made up a serial lead and installed MyGPS which works well . By...
Dennis Jewitt
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Jan 5, 2009
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The Auto mode is usually more efficient. It records less often on straight parts of your track and more often in curved or meandering portions. ... than I had...
Tom Arneson
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Jan 6, 2009
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I posted a screen capture example of part of a track using Auto Mode. See photo entitled "Auto Track Example" in the Miscellaneous album. ... each....
Tom Arneson
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Jan 6, 2009
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EasyGPS looked like an easy tool for storage and loading but it comes up short (at least in the free version) for editing tracks. One of the things that made...
Bill Fuhrmann
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Jan 7, 2009
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Hello Tom, Thanks that is a fascinating plot. The horizontal part of the trace just before the vertical turn up the screen shows that the track samples are...
Dennis Jewitt
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