getting hints uploaded to gps60c

[djwini]

According to GSAK, I can send hints along with the cache name and code to mapsource. How do I get them to show up in the GPS? I would love to not carry my pieces of paper on a hunt, but don’t want to manually enter them all.

[jthorson]

In the “Send Waypoints to GPS” screen there is a box labeled “Waypoint Description Format”. In there I place:

%con1%typ1/%dif-%ter/%name-%hint

which gives me a waypoint description like:

RT/2.5-3.5/GARY’S GRISTMILL-LOOK FOR THE LARGE ROC

Notes:
Limitations on comment size is GPSr dependent.
There are other special tags you may wish to use.
My experience is that it doesn’t eliminate the need for cache sheets, but it can help in a pinch.

[This message has been edited by jthorson (edited 07-17-2004).]

[djwini]

thanks, i’ll have to experiment and see what i can get. just started using GSAK and find it a great program. and as soon as they make it usb compatable it will be perfect

[Cathunter]

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Originally posted by djwini:
I would love to not carry my pieces of paper on a hunt, but don’t want to manually enter them all.

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Most of the active cachers I know use a PDA. I started using one after my first month or so of caching, and have not printed a cache page since. In my PDA, you will find the cache page for every cache within a few hundred miles. It works very much like you are viewing them on your home pc. Also decrypts hints and shows recent logs.

Might be helpful to seach the forums for “PDA”, “Spinner”, “Plucker”, or “Cachemate”. Lots of good stuff here.

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