[GeoStL] Re: GPS class
- From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:26:48 -0500
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I contacted Garmin several months ago requesting an old GPS case, something
with no guts. They sent me a brand new yellow Garmin "dummy" unit, like they
have in the stores. It has no guts but it does have a display using the
compass in the "goto" mode.(direction and distance).
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From: "Mike Lusicic" <lusicic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: GPS class
> -
> You might want to see if Bluebeadman still has his defunct GPS. I know it
> would be putting a Magellan out there, but at least we would put something
> real in there without giving up a working unit.
> GC-RGS wrote: - Today was our first of 5 GPS classes held at Greensfelder.
> Wehad 17 paying registrants which made for a nice size class. Special
> thanks
> to Jeff (Bluebeadman) for helping out with the slide presentation and to
> all
> the CITO crowd that came by to help with the outdoor session. I'm not
> going
> to try and name everyone because I don't want to miss one or two. I'm sure
> everyone appreciated the one on one help we gave them. I know the small
> groupI worked with all had Garmin Legends but had no idea how to create or
> enter WP's, do a "GoTo", etc, so it made it easy to explain since they all
> had the same units. We had 3 different WP's to "GoTo", and then use
> trackback. I think everyone found all 3 of them, so I'm sure they enjoyed
> thelessons since no one "cut class". We had a few donuts left from CITO,
> which disappeared very quickly, and SLAGA provided soda and water for
> everyone. Several expressed interest in geocaching and took our brochures
> along so hopefully we'll have some of them back for our Geocaching101
> class
> on May 6th. I left the remaining brochures in the racks at the learning
> center. Another one of our projects will be to create a geocaching exhibit
> which will be used in the visitors center as a permanent display. We were
> asked if we could make something since they will be remodeling the center
> this summer. Details are still up in the air (but the content is whatever
> we
> decide) but I'm guessing it will be maybe a 3' x 4' x 6" glass enclosed
> exhibit. If anyone has any ideas or exhibit building experience, speak up
> now. We should be able to come up a professional looking display. Thanks
> again to everyone who was able to stop by and help. Don't forget
> Geocaching
> 101 in 2 weeks! Rich -- Attached file included as plaintext by
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