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GPS Use Question
JimL wrote in message ...
I believe you are confusing tracklog points and waypoints. You should never lose a waypoint unless you manually delete it or reset your unit. If you are losing tracklog points, then you probably have your tracklog set to 'wrap when full'. If you are creating a route, then you are limited to the (arbitrary) number of waypoints per route that Garmin has set. Regardless whether you have it set to full wrap or not, if you simply run out of waypoints, you are going to lose them. Yes, they are called tracklog points, when used for that purpose, but, if you look at the log, they are just another waypoint, at least on MY Garmin. |
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GPS Use Question
hey Gary
I don't know about your model, but is must be close to the 2 garmins that I have. There is basicly 3 different looks that you can use (unless yours has maps in it). I think last time we talked you asked and I said a map on a 2 inch screen on a bouncing boat might not be useful. Anyway, I only use the road looking screen when I am really worried about going as the crow flies, for instance if it is at night and there are rocks out side the channel. I usually use the one that looks like a compass and is always adjusting itself. Sometimes I use the one that I can zoom in and out on and see where I am in the really big picture of things, like when I want to see many waypoints and where I am in relationship to that. As one or more of the people and you have said, it will become clear when you get out in the water and use it. by the way I could not open the last pics of delila you sent |
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GPS Use Question
I wasn't clear on my previous post. Yes, wrap or not, you will
still lose tracklog points. It's just a matter of whether you lose them at the beginning or the end. :^) I don't know which Garmin unit you have, but if it's one still in production, you may want to check their website for updates if you don't already. I have a couple of eTrex models and the waypoints and tracklog points are mutually exclusive. If you were referring to routes, then in my eTrex's, these are made up of waypoints that are manually added in the course of building a route. I know of no way to view tracklog points in these models without downloading them to a pc and viewing them. I used the term 'arbitrary' in my previous post because Garmin recently upped these numbers, at least for the eTrex Legend. I believe the number increases were from 50 waypoints per route to 125 per route, waypoints from 500 to 1000 and tracklog points from 2048 to 10,000. Although I believe the saved tracklog is 750 points per track, I don't remember what this was boosted from. The point of this is to mention that it may be worth checking for your unit if you haven't already. -JimL basskisser wrote: Regardless whether you have it set to full wrap or not, if you simply run out of waypoints, you are going to lose them. Yes, they are called tracklog points, when used for that purpose, but, if you look at the log, they are just another waypoint, at least on MY Garmin. |
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