When you speak to garmin, please reference the NMEA fix on the GPSmap276c... they fixed it for me 4 or 5 years ago on that model. Maybe it'll spur some memories for them??<br clear="all">Wes<br>---<br>Where there's silence, there is no Hope.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Michael Carey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaelcarey@internode.on.net">michaelcarey@internode.on.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi Scott,<br>I will be sending an email to Garmin about this subject.<br>I've noticed that my HamHud waypoint generation function leaves<br>
multiple duplicates on my Gamin GPSMAP60CS with strange letter and<br>numbers appended to the end of the name each time.<br>I am presuming that this is the same issue you have with Gamin units<br>other than the nuvi 350.<br>
Michael.<br>VK5ZEA<br>
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><br>Scott Miller wrote:<br>> As I think just about everyone here knows, I've been working a lot with<br>> the Garmin nuvi 350 because through some fluke its fleet management<br>> interface allows real-time waypoint creation (it's not part of the<br>
> documented protocol), and it works perfectly for APRS. The Tracker2 and<br>> now the D700/D710 or any other NMEA-capable tracker (with the GTRANS<br>> translator cable) can use it.<br>><br>> I've been trying for a year or more to convince Garmin to add this<br>
> capability to other models, but I really haven't had any luck. I'm not<br>> sure I've even convinced them that I'm not just a lone nut, so it's time<br>> to let them know there are a lot of us nuts out there.<br>
><br>> I'm calling on any APRS users who own Garmin automotive navigation<br>> systems (nuvi, zumo, StreetPilot), or would honestly buy one if their<br>> APRS support was better, to email Garmin and let them know that you want<br>
> to see real-time waypoint creation through the fleet management<br>> interface like on the nuvi 350.<br>><br>> If you have a StreetPilot 7200 or 2720, a nuvi 600 series, or a nuvi<br>> 360, these already create waypoints but they leave duplicates each time<br>
> a station moves. This is a legitimate mis-feature to open a support<br>> ticket for, and Garmin has changed waypoint behavior in the past at<br>> customer request. It'd be a minor change and would give us several more<br>
> APRS-capable models with larger screens and more features.<br>><br>> The Garmin support contact page is here, for those who already own<br>> Garmin products:<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/supportcontact" target="_blank">http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/supportcontact</a><br>
><br>> I'm really hoping to get across to them how important this feature is<br>> for emergency response, search and rescue, and related activities.<br>> Situational awareness is a big deal, and most SAR teams, Red Cross<br>
> chapters, and so forth can't afford expensive mobile data terminals that<br>> probably won't interoperate with anyone else's equipment in a major<br>> disaster or mutual aid situation.<br>><br>> It'd also be nice to let them know that you appreciate their support for<br>
> APRS with the enhanced NMEA input on the Colorado 300 and the new Oregon<br>> handhelds. The outdoor products division gets it, apparently.<br>><br>> If you have APRS-related stories, testimonials, and so forth, you can<br>
> send them to:<br>><br>> <a href="mailto:stories@garmin.com">stories@garmin.com</a><br>><br>> The new models are coming out with no waypoint display capability at<br>> all, just a broken point of interest upload capability that won't work<br>
> for APRS at all. We need to let them know it's important before it<br>> disappears completely.<br>><br>> The Colorado 300's example shows that Garmin CAN pull this off, and that<br>> a tiny bit of work on their part opens up a lot of possibilities for us<br>
> APRS users.<br>><br>> So please, let Garmin know what you think about this. Be polite and<br>> constructive, and let them know that helping out the APRS community<br>> makes financial sense for them and provides a real benefit to our public<br>
> service capabilities. They're closed for the weekend, so this is a<br>> perfect time to get your messages in and get their attention on Monday<br>> morning.<br>><br>> Thanks,<br>><br>> Scott<br>
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