I miss the features that I used to get on Map Blast that would give me the Lat Long wherever I clicked the mouse. This would enable me to create a route...
2559
rustydogforge <fos...
rustydogforge
Feb 3, 2003 5:02 am
I miss the features that I used to get on Map Blast that would give me the Lat Long wherever I clicked the mouse. This would enable me to create a route...
2560
Tim Suggs
timsuggs
Feb 3, 2003 5:12 am
I miss it too. It was great for "making" routes without having been there before. Somebody mentioned there was a trick with either www.mapquest.com /...
2561
Tony Watt
tunflogami
Feb 3, 2003 2:36 pm
Buy Microsoft "Streets & Trips" (as cheap as $13.00 at Sams' Club with a rebate), click on "Tools", "Location Sensor" and you have the Latitude and Longitude...
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Steve Grotheer
stevegroth
Feb 4, 2003 12:41 pm
The place was yahoo maps. See the following URL for an example: http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Ds=n&uz=68138&BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&addr=13900+Ch ...
2563
Achmad Syafii
asyafii@...
Feb 6, 2003 2:15 am
hi friends Is there any software that can create Map (on PC) and can be uploaded to the eTrex Vista ? I need that software because Garmin does not have...
2564
Achmad Syafii
asyafii@...
Feb 6, 2003 2:15 am
hi friends I have eTrex Vista with some problems below : 1. GPS is ok when I put this unit on the car's dashboard, but the unit can not receive satelite signal...
2565
coorca <pwc@...>
coorca
Feb 6, 2003 2:51 am
Anyone got any pics of a Legend mounted to the bars of a motorcycle?...
2566
Glenn
gleels
Feb 6, 2003 3:08 am
... The unit needs a "clear view" of the sky. Near windows won't usually work. ... That is normal. It's harder for the unit to track satellites when moving. ...
2567
Ken Bessler
kg0wx
Feb 6, 2003 3:11 am
... From: "Achmad Syafii" <asyafii@...> To: <etrex@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:07 PM Subject: [etrex] eTrex Vista on...
2568
David Tregenza
dbt265
Feb 6, 2003 4:41 am
Hi AS, 1. purchase a re-radiating antenna. For example in Australia there is http://www.gpsoz.com.au/External_Aerials.htm#ra45 2. This is probably due to weak...
2569
deepodk <mbe@...>
deepodk
Feb 6, 2003 7:32 am
... Go to the etrexvista group, there are two pictures in the picture archive of a Vista on a motorcycle, and pictures of two different mounting devices for...
2570
tim.j.walters@...
walterstj2002
Feb 6, 2003 11:52 am
I have a TransAlp and use the standard cycle mount with good effect but havent taken any photos of it. ... talk21 your FREE portable and private address on the...
2571
Five Down
fifteencount
Feb 6, 2003 7:09 pm
... Glass is transparent to GPS signals UNLESS your car has heat-reflecting windows. Many new cars do. These windows have a layer with metal particles that do...
2572
Captain Davros
lordveeb
Feb 6, 2003 7:42 pm
Just as an aside both the cars I use - an awfully old Renault 5 and a fairly old Volvo 460 are both fine with my eTrex Venture - yes, it takes a while for the...
2573
McKellar, Peter
pmcke
Feb 6, 2003 8:14 pm
If you have paper maps of the area you want and can scan them, try Gartrip. http://www.gartrip.de The map will need to have grid lines on it, or a couple of...
2574
McKellar, Peter
pmcke
Feb 6, 2003 8:15 pm
... A GPS won't aquire very well when in a moving car. Switch on the GPS and get lock before you drive away and it will be much quicker. ... CAUTION - This...
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Anna Walton
anna_kernow
Feb 6, 2003 11:58 pm
You can download your own vector maps to the Vista using GPSMapper, see http://gps.chrisb.org/gps_mapper.htm A. ... From: "Achmad Syafii"...
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Adele L.
l_misselli
Feb 7, 2003 9:02 am
Does somebody experienced the software MeMap V1.03 with the basic yellow eTrex (firmware 2.11)? Does it work? Thank you! Adele -- ...
2577
Bill Kerr <Kerrwg@...
kerrwg
Feb 7, 2003 10:28 pm
Has anyone experienced the following problem: Etrex Summit does not accept power from power cable. The cable does have 3volts ok. I checked the continuity of...
2578
Pedro Drummond
prd@...
Feb 7, 2003 11:02 pm
V+ seems open probably because of an internal diode. But I still don't know what may be your problem. ... From: <Kerrwg@...> To:...
2579
cwo1977 <cw_oconno...
cwo1977
Feb 7, 2003 11:34 pm
Hello, I am new to GPS technology, and have a couple questions for all of you experts out there. First, How detailed is the "basemap"? With 24MB of storage, I...
2580
Bill Kerr <Kerrwg@...
kerrwg
Feb 8, 2003 2:00 pm
Hi, Pedro, I thought of that possibility, and reversed the probes and it was still open. (But I'm not sure if that is valid?) Bill ... don't know ... not ... ...
2581
snowolf
snowolfinsa
Feb 8, 2003 2:00 pm
If its a home built power supply then check to see if its capable of giving the unit the required amount of mili amps (cant remember). easiest way is to plug...
2582
cascaderdr <cascad...
cascaderdr
Feb 9, 2003 2:42 am
... I use a "RAM" mount. It cuts down on the vibration. Got it from www.cycoactive.com they are the GPS on motorcycle gurus. They carry it all. Also sell...
2583
jim kesselring <Ja...
jameskesselring
Feb 9, 2003 3:42 pm
Good morning Just got my etrex and 2003 streets and trips. When i try to use the etrex and s&t my H.P. laptop says that there is no input from the etrex to...
2584
Walther242 <blijle...
walther242
Feb 9, 2003 10:58 pm
... i ... be ... Jim ... Are you sure you're using the same protocol on both ends. NMEA should do the trick. Walther...
2585
Achim <achim.kokos...
achim_kokoska
Feb 10, 2003 3:20 pm
Hello mates, i would like to communicate with the ETREX' comport in a basic prog. language. Does anybody knows how to contact the port and which commands are...
2586
Anders Persson <an...
apersson850
Feb 10, 2003 4:01 pm
... prog. ... The hardware of the port is described in the manual for the eTrex. The protocol (commands etc.) is described at Garmin's homepage. Or you can use...
2587
fieldkat1 <fieldka...
fieldkat1
Feb 10, 2003 9:14 pm
Hello. I just bought a Belkin USB to Serial adapter (F5U103) to use on my new Sony Vaio, which runs on XP and has no serial port. Having used a few different...
