[GeoStL] Re: Magellan SportTrack Map?
- From: Bernie <happykraut@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:18:02 -0500
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Rich, if you bring your BMW, he may not let you in. Bernie
GC-RGS wrote:
Mike;
It's not Ford vs. Chevy; it's Yugo vs. BMW!
I always use the compass pointer when I'm looking for the cache on my
Legend, but I'm sure you'll get your Magellan answers from the others.
Are you going to have room for me at your class on the 24th?
Rich
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Lazylightning <mailto:lazylightning7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:* geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:46 AM
*Subject:* [GeoStL] Magellan SportTrack Map?
Hi Everybody,
I'm getting ready to teach a Geocaching 101 class in JC and after
spending a little time with Clarence Warfield (who was using a
Magellan) at the MIGC, I realized that Magellan works totally
different from Garmin. I went out and bought a Magellan Sport
Track Map and am struggling a bit with it. I really don't want to
start a Ford vs. Chevy debate, what I would like is for any
Magellan users to let me know how you cache with it.
Several things I found different between Garmin/Magellan is the
map page. My Garmin Legend zooms to 20 feet but the Magellan
Sport Track Map only zooms to 100 feet. (I did buy the mapping
software and loaded it, but that didn't help other than load
streets/topo info.) This renders the map page useless once you
get close. I almost always use the map page to find the cache
with my Garmin, I rarely use the compass page.
There are two compass pages on the Magellan, one that has the
compass, the sun & moon, and a little mark if you have a waypoint
enabled. The other page has a bar across the top with compass
headings, arrows to orient you to an enabled waypoint and the
ground drawn in perspective to the horizon. I tried both pages to
find a cache but wasn't sure what you experienced Magellan users use.
If anyone could clue me in, I'd appreciate knowing what
pages/methods you use to find a cache.
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