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by GeoQuacks
09 September 03 1:36 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: A way to increase your cache count
Replies: 43
Views: 14222

I thought that was a premium membership.

I've already got my name down for Ballarat. I think that Kate will be coming with me too. All the suspenseÂ… IÂ’ve never been to an event cache before and the mystery of this one is really intriguing.
by GeoQuacks
09 September 03 1:18 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: A way to increase your cache count
Replies: 43
Views: 14222

What is a charter member of gc.com and what does one have to do to become one? This guyÂ’s profile says that he is one.

BTW, what does TPTB stand for?

BTW = by the way :wink:
by GeoQuacks
18 August 03 9:35 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Secondary Site Error
Replies: 8
Views: 3617

I had the same trouble with the logs that I put in over the last weekend. Today, however, I’m having trouble even getting into the ‘log a find’ page. Once it eventually loads, I don’t seem to get any response when I try to post the log.
by GeoQuacks
20 July 03 12:07 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: GPS Reciever Poll
Replies: 51
Views: 17118

WeÂ’ve got a Garmin GPS12. It was bought mainly based on price and it had some features that the base eTrex didnÂ’t. IÂ’ve since built a combination data and power cable. I get power via a socket on the cable from a 240-volt switched power pack when home and a 12-volt cigarette lighter adap...
by GeoQuacks
02 July 03 5:32 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: Map, Editable landmarks and Search - Beta testing [closed]
Replies: 18
Views: 8585

Do you have a link to any of these conversion formulae? Is there a description on how to format the URL for streetdirectory.com.au? I sometimes would like to use these sites to plot points that can't be added to a public database, such as subsequent points in multicaches.

Thanks,

Peter
by GeoQuacks
30 June 03 1:06 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: Map, Editable landmarks and Search - Beta testing [closed]
Replies: 18
Views: 8585

How does map work?

I have been wondering for a while how the map works. Specifically, how does it get all the geocaching waypoints? Is there an automated routine that scans the site, are they all entered manually or is the situation somewhere between these two? I am wondering this because there are a number of new cac...