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by Dik:
25 April 17 10:52 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Anybody seen such a trig before?
Replies: 15
Views: 10313

Re: Anybody seen such a trig before?

If it is anything to do with surveying I would imagine the box on the top contains a mount for a theodolite. Probably constructed to get a view to other trigs over the trees. Normal trigs would have a point on the ground under the tower to erect a tripod & theodolite.
by Dik:
08 February 17 7:55 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Pokemon Go
Replies: 119
Views: 63694

Re: Pokemon Go

Gen 2 is already here. Got one and seen another in a gym. Both devolved versions of series 1 pokes.
by Dik:
20 June 16 10:08 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: 2016 / 2017 Game
Replies: 22
Views: 11174

Re: 2016 / 2017 Game

Any it's the 10th anniversary of F2F
How time flies (opens can of worms)
by Dik:
20 June 16 10:02 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: 2016 / 2017 Game
Replies: 22
Views: 11174

Re: 2016 / 2017 Game

F2F was a great game back when I started caching. You needed to find caches based on various themes, so had to be creative in how to justify that the cache met the theme. But more importantly was scored on difficulty and terrain. So a theme matched 5x5 was a big scorer. They were the days of extreme...
by Dik:
28 February 16 11:28 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Is there a point to puzzle caches?
Replies: 14
Views: 7903

Re: Is there a point to puzzle caches?

My puzzles are an exercise in navigation, which is what I thought caching, and GPS use in general, was about (we all play the game according to our own rules). Very few people seem to get them.
by Dik:
22 February 16 11:54 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Geelong Accommodation
Replies: 4
Views: 4001

Re: Geelong Accommodation

Depends on the style of accomodation you want, but I like the Torquay Tropicana Motel. It's a good country style motel, and a lot cheaper than anywhere I have stayed in metropolitan Geelong.
by Dik:
09 February 16 11:49 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Mass logging by donuts4711
Replies: 17
Views: 10270

Re: Mass logging by donuts4711

I had a post on one of my disabled caches in SA. The finder had nearly 3000 finds. By the time I worked out it was bogus and deleted the post he had over 3000. Checked 3 hours later and the finds was around 2800, so it looks like lots of us are deleting. But if you are going to do an April Fool at l...
by Dik:
15 October 15 11:49 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: What's the difference between a trig point and a survey mark
Replies: 11
Views: 5541

Re: What's the difference between a trig point and a survey mark

I had trouble working out what constituted a trig station when I was in NZ earlier this year. Unlike the hierarchy in Australia they describe their survey marks in terms of what "order" they fall into (see http://www.linz.govt.nz/data/geodetic-system/datums-projections-and-heights/coordinate-and-he...
by Dik:
27 August 15 1:10 am
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: Toolbox - Coordinates
Replies: 7
Views: 4382

Re: Toolbox - Coordinates

Decimal minutes at the equator is good to 2m, better at higher latitudes. This is better than an un-corrected GPSr can define. Decimal seconds would be 30mm or better precision, which is the domain of professional surveyors. Taking into consideration most hiders (and finders) almost never consult DO...
by Dik:
01 June 15 8:57 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Is this typical Aussie style?
Replies: 4
Views: 3431

Re: Is this typical Aussie style?

There was some discussion here a few years ago where the consensus was that a traditional cache should require no additional equipment or knowledge. A cache that required the finder to have 2 litres of water to access the cache was put up as this type. It was considered this should be a mystery. The...
by Dik:
06 May 15 5:33 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: How many people still visit the forums
Replies: 67
Views: 31374

Re: How many people still visit the forums

I'm here almost every day. It's a pretty lonely place. Once I spent half an hour or more per day on the forums. Now I go for days without seeing a post. I have a Facebook account but really don't understand it. I haven't found an Australian caching area like the forums. As a result I've lost quite a...
by Dik:
26 January 15 11:54 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: Some thoughts on GCA...
Replies: 52
Views: 21962

Re: Some thoughts on GCA...

Omg I still have not worked out how to use Facebook so I've given up
by Dik:
30 November 14 10:12 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: What is the word?
Replies: 17
Views: 8293

Re: What is the word?

Seems Toposcope was the word you were looking for. From studying surveying in the 70s an old method used up to the 19th century was to set up a flat surface on a tripod and make a diagram as found on the Toposcope. This was called a Plane Table. So a Toposcope is a permanant Plane Table. Worth notin...
by Dik:
20 September 14 10:15 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Photo's on the ticker
Replies: 10
Views: 5707

Re: Photo's on the ticker

I've seen mine on both GC & GCA. But not in the last 5 or 6 years. I suppose as the database of photos increases the probability decreases.
by Dik:
30 July 14 8:53 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: still anewbee needing help
Replies: 7
Views: 4107

Re: still anewbee needing help

It's not unusual for a delay of several days for a log on GG to come across to GCA. It's not instant.