Garmin GPS - <Q> Re. Garmin GPS 12

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<Q> Re. Garmin GPS 12 - Software?

Shankley

2006-10-09, 10:33 am

Hi,

I've just dusted down my Garmin GPS 12 and started using it again! My
son's have Satnav in their motors, but I kinder like the raw data
hehe!

Anyways, I was wondering if somebody could recommend a proggy to down
and upload the Waypoints for the sake of maintaining a database of
useful locations.

I've searched the 'net but couldn't find anything that was guaranteed
to work. I've just baught a serial connector to attach to my PC,
Windows XP.

Any useful advice accepted,
thanks.

Shankley
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Jack Erbes

2006-10-09, 10:33 am

Shankley wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just dusted down my Garmin GPS 12 and started using it again! My
> son's have Satnav in their motors, but I kinder like the raw data
> hehe!
>
> Anyways, I was wondering if somebody could recommend a proggy to down
> and upload the Waypoints for the sake of maintaining a database of
> useful locations.
>
> I've searched the 'net but couldn't find anything that was guaranteed
> to work. I've just baught a serial connector to attach to my PC,
> Windows XP.

Check out the freeware and shareware programs at:

http://gpsinformation.net/#3rdparty

I purchased GPS Utility and like it very much.

Jack

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

peter

2006-10-09, 10:33 am

Jack Erbes wrote:
> Shankley wrote:
>
> Check out the freeware and shareware programs at:
>
> http://gpsinformation.net/#3rdparty

Agreed. For just maintaining lists of waypoints and records of
routes/tracks I'd recommend the free G7toWIN program listed there -
simple, straightforward, and works well. Lots of other programs with
additional features are also available either free or at a pretty
reasonable registration fee.

Martin

2006-10-10, 4:33 am

I've always used the little program "GARDOWN" DOS based, but still my first
choice (from http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/idx_garmin.html)... and
compatible with most of the formats for waypoints that you can download off
the web... (http://www.swopnet.com/waypoints/)

Regards,

Martin

"Shankley" <Shankley@Somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've just dusted down my Garmin GPS 12 and started using it again! My
> son's have Satnav in their motors, but I kinder like the raw data
> hehe!
>
> Anyways, I was wondering if somebody could recommend a proggy to down
> and upload the Waypoints for the sake of maintaining a database of
> useful locations.
>
> I've searched the 'net but couldn't find anything that was guaranteed
> to work. I've just baught a serial connector to attach to my PC,
> Windows XP.
>
> Any useful advice accepted,
> thanks.
>
> Shankley
> -
> FunaxyrlRap-nocnglnubbqbgpbz

Shankley

2006-10-10, 10:33 am

Thanks Martin,

looks like gardownb is the latest update - works just fine, (now I can
remember why I resisted the move from DOS to Windows hehe).

And, thanks for the links to waypoints, bonus job!

Cheers,
Shankley

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:30:23 +1300, "Martin" <martin@nospam.com>
wrote:

>I've always used the little program "GARDOWN" DOS based, but still my first
>choice (from http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter/idx_garmin.html)... and
>compatible with most of the formats for waypoints that you can download off
>the web... (http://www.swopnet.com/waypoints/)
>
>Regards,
>
>Martin
>
>
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