Anyone who's used the MapSource find function knows that it remembers values entered into the Find dialog fields as well as Find results. There are times when...
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cristee48
Jan 1, 2005 9:59 pm
I am about to set off on a holiday tour of Australia's east coast, Melbourne to Sydney. Which map should I buy? Metroguide is A$179 City Navigator is A$349 Is...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 1, 2005 10:26 pm
... Either should serve your needs. For a trip I'd probably go with MetroGuide just to save some money :-) BTW the prices you quoted are a big high. I've seen...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 1, 2005 11:49 pm
There's a number of members with hotmail addresses that are bouncing email. This appears to be a hotmail issue. To see if you're affected look in Members,...
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Roy Avery
roymtbkr.rm
Jan 2, 2005 4:22 pm
Well, I didn't fix the problem, but I did manage to get the program installed. I just shared the CD-ROM drive on my server, and put the CD's in the server....
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Bill Claypool
jwcunifycom
Jan 2, 2005 10:57 pm
I recently had my new 76CS out for a road trip and was a bit surprised by some routing behavior. I had loaded most of the City Select NA v6 maps between...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 2, 2005 11:06 pm
... It should. I'm not familiar enough with that area to know why it did what it did. Might've been your routing preferences. If you want upload the route (and...
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cristee48
Jan 3, 2005 12:35 am
Has anyone used either map in Australia? How do they work in practise? Will Metroguide support FIND in the 76C? Do they provide good detail of coastal waters...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 3, 2005 12:44 am
... Yes. ... If you mean marine POI (buoys etc) then no....
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kahn98055
Jan 3, 2005 1:13 am
<<I'm considering writing a program to convert the database into a MapSource GDB file containing all the POI's converted to waypoints. No promises though ;-)>>...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 3, 2005 1:18 am
... And I didn't (and won't) do it. For one it'd violate Garmin's copyright and secondly I don't need the data. If you want to attempt it yourself the required...
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glbjpl
Jan 3, 2005 2:15 am
I have download tides and marine services map on my 76CS and the info for Canada don't seem to work. Has anyone have this problem or is it possible this...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 3, 2005 1:49 pm
... What "tides and marine services map" are you're referring to?...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 3, 2005 3:29 pm
For some reason, over the last few days, email from this group has been blocked by more and more ISP's. Evidently someone reported it as spam to Spamcop...
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Bill Claypool
jwcunifycom
Jan 3, 2005 7:14 pm
... Ok. I've uploaded RoutingWithBasemap.gdb to the files/Test area. The route Sacto to Upland is the problem. I left out one map covering about 3 miles of...
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Gary LeBlanc
glbjpl
Jan 3, 2005 7:23 pm
the one that comes with the Bluecharts ... De : annoyedone@... [mailto:annoyedone@...] Envoyé : 3 janvier 2005 09:48 À :...
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jrw102098
Jan 3, 2005 8:13 pm
I just returned from a four mile round trip to a local shopping center. Before I left I cleared ( reset) all data on the trip computer page, turned the...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 3, 2005 8:21 pm
... Its caused by bad satellite reception. You lose lock and when its regained the unit "calculates" the speed between those points (often inaccurate). You...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 3, 2005 8:37 pm
... Bill already knows this, but adding a via (see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Garmin_GPSmap_76C/files/FAQ%27s/FAQ0034.txt) to the section of I-5 where...
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chandru_narayan@...
chandru_narayan
Jan 3, 2005 11:57 pm
Hello all: I am a new 76CS user and I am glad to be able to join this communty. I have been using my GPS (with mapsource city select v6.3) primarily on...
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sportham
Jan 4, 2005 12:17 am
Hi Chandru Looks like you took some very nice bike rides with the 76CS. Sure wish I could do the same at this time of year. However, snow and ice are the norm...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 4, 2005 12:25 am
Welcome Dru, I hope you find the group informative. BTW its more than just a mailing list so be sure to check the areas on the groups web page. ... FYI 6.3 is...
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chandru_narayan@...
chandru_narayan
Jan 4, 2005 1:15 am
Thanks AnnoyedOne. I have upgraded to Mapsource 6.5 Beta. I looked at your picture. I have not seen a need for an antenna. The only time signal seems to drop...
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kahn98055
Jan 4, 2005 1:20 am
Sounds like you are enjoying the unit and have put together a good series of images. Those images show you live about a mile from me! (G) My first test was...
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chandru_narayan@...
chandru_narayan
Jan 4, 2005 1:21 am
Hi Ross: I have pretty much been riding in freezing weather. I am sure it is far colder in Ottawa. I have been downloading my tracks to my laptop and...
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chandru_narayan@...
chandru_narayan
Jan 4, 2005 1:23 am
Hi kahn: I live in Wallingford. Went to Edmonds today on my bike. The GPS performed quite well. - dru...
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chandru_narayan@...
chandru_narayan
Jan 4, 2005 1:29 am
I created a route on the Mapsource program and uploaded it to my GPS. Then I selected navigate from my route and I was surprised that the GPS recalcuates the...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 4, 2005 1:32 am
... Well like I said on my bike the GPS ends up being nearly horizontal which is far from ideal. An external antenna *dramatically* improves reception and...
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annoyedone@...
annoyedone
Jan 4, 2005 1:39 am
... Its a "feature" of the 60C/76C firmware. Many have complained about it. ... Ideally yes but in practice it doesn't always happen. ... You don't need to as...
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chandru_narayan@...
chandru_narayan
Jan 4, 2005 2:30 am
Thanks for all of the very useful answers AnnoyedOne. BTW, you maintain an excellent web site. ... it....
