GPS TRAINING, TRICKS AND TRAPS WEDNESDAY 15TH Feb 2012

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5 February 2012 - 9:10am

PeterO

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The Club will be presenting a GPS Workshop on the evening of Wednesday 15 February at Russlamere in Durbanville.

Details as follows:

Date: Wednesday 15 Feb 12
Time: 19:00 till 22:00
Venue: Russlamere, Langeberg Rd, Durbanville
Directions : http://www.ruslamere.co.za/page/directions-page/

Space is limited so book your place here ...

ATTENDING

Russell Rathbone
Clayton Laue
James Grant
Mike Voges
Renier Nabal
Tony Schlee
Hamid Khan
Martin Denkhaus
Derrick Geary
Jos Maree
Deon Sachs
John Geldenhuys
Geoff Edwards
Herman Ebersohn
David Cade
John Gillespie
Steve Cloudgazer Bayhack
Tonybeeninhalingnitrogen Schlee
Brent Sender
Graham Johnson
Bob Goode
Geoffrey Kite
Gavin Wood
Karin Pohl
Andre Reyneke
Peter O'Hanlon
Andy Connell

If you can dream it you can do it!

5 February 2012 - 10:51am

Tony

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Great initiative! Please add me to the list.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown

5 February 2012 - 11:40am

Hamid Khan

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Hi Pete , excellent idea , please book me , cheers

5 February 2012 - 11:54am

Horus

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I'd like to attend as well, if there is still a space available...

5 February 2012 - 1:44pm

MartinD

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I'm in please.

Martin D

5 February 2012 - 3:18pm

Hayleyscomet

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What costs are involved ?

Wayne

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5 February 2012 - 7:45pm

Geoff Edwards

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Please add me to the list if there is still place. Thanks.

5 February 2012 - 9:50pm

Deon Sachs

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Please add my name.

Deon Sachs

5 February 2012 - 9:54pm

John Geldenhuys

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Please put me down as well.

6 February 2012 - 5:58am

Geoffrey

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Please add my name to the list also.

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6 February 2012 - 8:08am

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BobGoode

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Great stuff. Please add my name to the list.

Let it be.

6 February 2012 - 8:41am

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John Gillespie

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Please add my name to the list

6 February 2012 - 9:07am

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sidestand

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PeterO wrote:

The Club will be presenting a GPS Workshop on the evening of 15 February at Russlamere in Durbanville.

Andy Connell, tank driver, public speaker and teenage idol, is flying in from London and Berlin to present a workshop of GPS theory, tricks and traps, followed by practical demonstrations.

This is probably going to be a popular session so please respond on the forum or sms me on 083 375 1299

Details as follows:

Date: 15 Feb 12
Time: 19:00 till we get thrown out
Venue: Russlamere, Langeberg Rd, Durbanville (Unfortunately their web site is down at the moment but it is normally at www.ruslamere.co.za - you can find directions at http://www.sa-venues.com/visit/ruslamere/map.php)

Space is limited so book your place here ...

ATTENDING

Russell Rathbone
Clayton Laue
James Grant
Mike Voges
Renier Nabal
Tony Schlee
Hamid Khan
Martin Denkhaus
Derrick Geary
Jos Maree
Deon Sachs
John Geldenhuys
Geoff Edwards
Herman Ebersohn

6 February 2012 - 9:48am

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Brent Sender

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Please add me to the list.

Thanks

Brent Sender

6 February 2012 - 10:16am

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Tony

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Please post gpx/gdb file with routing to Ruslamere.

Those that can load it onto their GPS and follow the route can then go straight "past begin" onto the intermediate course.

Those that get lost can try again the following week.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown

6 February 2012 - 12:48pm

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David Cade

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Please add my name to the list

"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious".

6 February 2012 - 1:00pm

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Cloudgazer Steven

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please add me too.

There are so many problems in this world. Luckily there's a wristband available for almost all of them.

6 February 2012 - 2:08pm

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John Gillespie

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The Russians spell it that way. The Irish spell it Gillespie

6 February 2012 - 3:30pm

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PeterO

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JohnG wrote:

The Russians spell it that way. The Irish spell it Gillespie

Oh THAT John

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6 February 2012 - 3:48pm

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Andyman

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Apart for an extremely brief intro on just what your GPS receiver actually is and how it does it, we will use live onscreen demosntrations projected on the big screen to go step by step through the GPS operations and demystify this wonderful intuitive tool once and for all.

If you have a laptop, USB data cable and your own GPS, bring all these with you together with your own power extension lead so you can follow along as THE VERY BESTEST OPTION.

If you have a GPS bring it along, and follow each step.

If you have no GPS you'll still learn loads of interesting practical stuff about these gadgets.

This is a club initiative and no marketing of units will be done.

Andyman
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7 February 2012 - 8:51am

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Andre Reyneke

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Please include me...and Wendy, if there's still space. Thanks.

Andre Reyneke

7 February 2012 - 11:47am

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KarinP

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Hi Andy, pse add me to the list as well; I'm sure my GPS can do more than switch on and off and best I learn...

7 February 2012 - 12:53pm

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GAW

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Please also add me

thks

Gavin Wood

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15 February 2012 - 6:46am

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Andyman

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Looking forward to seeing you all this evening.

Don't forget to bring along your charged GPS unit.

Don't worry if it is not a NUVI or ZUMO.

If you have a flash drive bring it along and save the tutorial file

No long technical stuff, just a brief intro on how your receiver receives signals so you iunderstand why open skies are important to reception.

Andyman
Anyone can ride a bike fast.... But can you ride your bike real slow???

15 February 2012 - 10:33pm

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Geoff Edwards

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I found this talk very informative as I know the square root of zero about GPS's. I am so sorry that I had to leave early.

Thanks Andy, Pete and Russel. Russlemere is a brilliant venue.

16 February 2012 - 6:24am

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BobGoode

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Thanks Andy for sharing some of your knowledge about the GPS', Pete for setting it up and Russ for letting us take over one of your rooms for the evening. I'm afraid 'bob o'clock' arrived before you'd finished and I had to leave early.

Let it be.

16 February 2012 - 6:26am

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Andre Reyneke

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Thanks Andy and Pete for your time and effort and Russell for the venue.

You guys clarified many things regarding the efficient use of the GPS. I now love my GPS even more, knowing the full potential of what it is capable of. Strangely, three hours seemed too short a time to cover everything, an evening very well spent.

16 February 2012 - 8:24am

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Cloudgazer Steven

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sorry I couldn't make.

Ended up working late - and it seemed pointless to post on this thread at such a late hour.

Profuse apologies. this is like the 2nd GPS evening I've missed.

There are so many problems in this world. Luckily there's a wristband available for almost all of them.

16 February 2012 - 8:42am

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Tony

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We had a very informative evening as Andy introduced everyone to Zen and the Art of Routing by GPS.

Some very useful tips/insights

- make sure you have the same map version on both your PC/laptop and GPS

- make sure set to "Auto Routing" is off on the GPS

- use lots of named Waypoints to "annotate" your routes

- build a library of Waypoints as you criss-cross our beautiful country

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown

16 February 2012 - 12:09pm

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Andyman

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Thanks to everyone who attended, for all the interaction and questions.

Attached find a document on the technicalities of how a GPS came about

A short .ppt tutorial

a file with all my waypoints that will be relevant to you.

You can save to your Mapsource, then simply delete the waypoints you will never need or do not apply to your life.

Ok, for some reason there is no attachment icon, so will have tow ait for Cloud or Badger to give clues

Andyman
Anyone can ride a bike fast.... But can you ride your bike real slow???

16 February 2012 - 1:26pm

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Charles Oertel

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You can only attach to the main post at the top. It's a Drupal thing - comments are not full nodes the way posts are.

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16 February 2012 - 2:55pm

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KarinP

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Many thanks for making the time and being willing to share some of your knowledge - most informative! Sorry we had to leave a little earlier.

(incidentally, when we got home, the puppy had gotten bored and decided to shred the old dog's mattress - indoor snow, whoopee)

16 February 2012 - 2:57pm

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David Cade

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Great evening guys...three hours was too short...now I no how much I dont no!!

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19 February 2012 - 4:26pm

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Tony

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goto www.zumoforums.com and register as a user.

Then goto the "How to Guides" section - lots of really useful info there.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown

19 February 2012 - 4:38pm

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Andyman

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Well, thanks Charlie, as it is, I will send the attachments to those who did attend the session, so watch your mailbox Monday, sorry, the attendance list is on my office so can only do this on Monday

Andyman
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