ETrex windows desktop software?

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 02 October 03 12:55 pm

Hi all,

I bought a data cable for my eTrex on eBay, while waiting for it I was wondering if there is software simular to the Palm desktop.

I would love to be able to enter and view waypoint and tracks on my PC...

EcoTeam · Post by **EcoTeam** » 02 October 03 9:13 pm

There are quite a few programs around for this (shareware and commercial), but I use Garmins Mapsource to log canyoning and walking trails etc.
I haven't got into the whole "scan in and scale map, plot waypoints, plot route, download to GPS etc", I like to wing it a tad...

EcoDave

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 03 October 03 11:31 am

Pesky! wrote:you will probably have fond that there are several threads on this forum alone on various pieces fo software.
ther is one called easy GPS which lets you just manipulate heaps of waypoints. ( freeware)

Thanks for the tip, thats the kind of of software I'm after... I'll check it out...

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 09 October 03 12:51 pm

Got the cable and tried Easy GPS, works like a charm

Got every cache in a 25Km radius from my house in my eTrex now, syncing sure beats entering it by hand!

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 09 October 03 6:15 pm

ToolkiT wrote:Got the cable and tried Easy GPS, works like a charm
Got every cache in a 25Km radius from my house in my eTrex now, syncing sure beats entering it by hand!

only a 25km radius?..... I have all NSW and ACT........Not founds only... My PDA on the otherhand has all the final waypoints for MY caches in it.... Somebody who was playing with my pda the otherday missed their chance.........

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 09 October 03 6:18 pm

swampgecko wrote: only a 25km radius?..... I have all NSW and ACT........Not founds only... My PDA on the otherhand has all the final waypoints for MY caches in it.... Somebody who was playing with my pda the otherday missed their chance.........

How many waypoints is that???
My poor eTrex can only handle 500 and the 25Km range was allready 170 WPs...

I'll put some more in them soon, but didnt have the time yet...

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 09 October 03 6:46 pm

My unit only has 500wp available too.. one is deicated for home one for the car when I leave it behind.. the rest are available for caching.. at the moment I have approx 400wps in it... I will dig out the GPS to check

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 09 October 03 7:01 pm

swampgecko wrote:

My unit only has 500wp available too.. one is deicated for home

Are you not sure where you live?

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 09 October 03 7:16 pm

riblit wrote:swampgecko wrote:
My unit only has 500wp available too.. one is deicated for home
Are you not sure where you live?

Actually I have one for my home too, like to know how far I am away from home...

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 10 October 03 1:59 pm

swampgecko wrote:My unit only has 500wp available too.. one is deicated for home one for the car when I leave it behind.. the rest are available for caching.. at the moment I have approx 400wps in it... I will dig out the GPS to check

Actually could you email me an export of those WPs? saves me spending an hour on GC.com downloading them...

Ebenezer · Post by **Ebenezer** » 10 October 03 3:33 pm

Check out http://www.roblisa.com/geocache/. You can download caches by state in a number of formats.

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 10 October 03 3:35 pm

Ebenezer wrote:Check out http://www.roblisa.com/geocache/. You can download caches by state in a number of formats.

Thanks!

Geocaching Australia

ETrex windows desktop software?

ETrex windows desktop software?

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