| 28 August 1999 | |
| Jack has added some depth contour examples to his
Comparison of Delorme Topo USA 2.0 with Garmin USA Topo maps. Under: Hardware and Software Reviews. |
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| 23 August 1999 | |
| Dale DePriest has updated the waypoint chapter in his
GPS User Manual.
He has added a neat trick to the tips and tricks section on triangulating
and has updated the averaging discussion to match current thinking on averaging times. Under: Instructions. |
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| 22 August 1999 | |
| Updated Garmin WaterProofNess to reflect IPX4 rating for G-48. Added information and graphs to show how long you must average your GPS position to get various improvements in accuracy. Added and deleted entries from the waypoint list. (Some URLs no longer worked.) Updated airline list in which airlines allow GPS listings. Sample Almanac from week zero. Checked all website links and relinked broken ones. |
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| 16 August 1999 | |
| Comparison of Various Garmin and Lowrance CD Maps:
Jack Yeazel's collection now contains all the screen captures he has made, due to requests from
around the world, in a new web site. Under: Hardware and Software Reviews. |
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| 13 August 1999 | |
| A GPS User Manual: Working with Garmin Receivers:
Dale has added a section to the Introduction titled 'How Your GPS Works'. Under: Instructions. |
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| 10 August 1999 | |
| A GPS User Manual: Working with Garmin Receivers:
Dale Dale DePriest has added a new section on Getting Started and new information to the tracklog
chapter on working with G-III saved logs. Under: Instructions. |
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| 7 August 1999 | |
| Sunrise/Sunset Moonrise/Moonset:
Mr. Bray has told us where he had moved his Sun/Moon calculator program.
It is relinked on our website. Under: Geography. |
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| EARTHMATE to NMEA data converter:
We have added a link to a new EARTHMATE to NMEA data converter module. Under: Links to GPS Software and Hardware. |
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| 5 August 1999 | |
| StreetPilot firmware updates:
Garmin has posted the firmware updates to take the StreetPilot and StreetPilot ColorMap to version 2.04.
In addition to various bug fixes this adds the ability to reprogram data cards using MapSource software and support for MapSource data. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 4 August 1999 | |
| Official Garmin EOW/Y2K FAQ:
Includes an explanation of how the problem affects GPS receivers, a table showing which Garmin units are affected, and links to a utility which may help those units recover more quickly.
Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| Since we seem to have some Mad Cow Disease
(also related to hoof-in-mouth disease) on the NG, it's wise to be able to
readily detect it, before we accidentally eat some. Under: Miscellaneous (non GPS) Tidbits. |
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| 2 August 1999 | |
| Working with waypoints:
Dale has been continuing to update the information in his Unofficial Garmin Users Manual. Under: Instructions. |
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| Waypoint Averaging:
How much does this feature of a GPS improve accuracy of a waypoint? Under: Information. |
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