[Az-Geocaching] coordinate confusion

[Guy Aldrich]

I think the problem is related to the USB connection and upload
speed,you may want to check the forums at geocaching com to see if
there is a fix.

On 11/27/05, wogun <wogun1 at cox.net> wrote:
> The pocket query info is downloaded into gsak.  I check the database in
> gsak--it has the correct coordinate.  It is only wrong in the Garmin--so you
> must be right. It must be isolated to GPSr.  Not good...  We had a legend
> for the first 400 caches we did. Never had it happen then.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Guy
> Aldrich
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 7:14 PM
> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] coordinate confusion
>
>  I think the problem is isolated to the Garmin 60 series and has
> nothing to do with the file! I've never had or seen the problem with
> an etrex or an etrex lengend series or any Magellan!
>
> On 11/27/05, Guy Aldrich <graldrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've seen it happen on a friends 60C a few times but I'm not sure
> > why.I've never had it happen on my Magellan Meridian .
> >
> > On 11/27/05, wogun <wogun1 at cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Today we ran a pocket query of Apache Junction caches and downloaded the
> > > info into our Garmin 60 CS.  We also downloaded the same file into a
> pda.
> > > However, the coordinates in the Garmin did not match the coordinates on
> the
> > > PDA for one particular cache.   I checked the cache description on line
> and
> > > the PDA matches what is on line. The Garmin is wrong. This has actually
> > > happened more than once.  Usually it is just an inconvenience and we
> catch
> > > it right away. Today it cost us an hour of searching in rough terrain at
> the
> > > end of a hike and we did not find the cache.  Can any one explain what
> is
> > > happening?
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