[GeoStL] Re: Magellan SportTrack Map?
- From: "timpam " <timpam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:56:49 -0500
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I use the topo map most of the time. I use the compass(round) page when I'm
looking for a cache.
I think you are going to the picnic, is the correct? If so I can help you with
it then.
Hope this helps
Tim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lazylightning
> To: 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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