How do you set up a search grid using GPS ?

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #20 on: October 25, 2012, 02:28:55 pm »

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #21 on: October 25, 2012, 05:45:06 pm »

That's right, Xavier. Tiggers bounce. And, the most wonderful thing about tiggers is, Tigger is the only one!

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #22 on: October 25, 2012, 06:22:02 pm »

I dont use Tiggers, but what i use is 100ft-200ft of thin nylon string and push a wooden steak in then ground dont us a BBQ'd steak coz you might wanna eat it after all that walking,
Now walk a 100 or 200ft letting out the string now tie the string to the second steak now turn 90degs and walk the same distance again then turn 90degs again and keep doing the same until you get back to the first steak then take a reading with the GPS at every steak, if you set up the box you have steaked out north/south--east / west the when you walk left then the east/west will change and likewise with the north / south. when you take the readings press the mark setting and then press the average which gives the GPS a chance to pick the closest true readings,

Now if you move 10ft right and bang another steak in the ground then you should be able to walk to the string opposite by keeping your east/west reading the same then only your north/south reading should change,

I use the Garmin GPS 76 which has a massive user functions and its a pushover to use, the garmin GPS 72 is what i want to buy as a backup and its the same as the 76 amd they both have a large display, they are marine based GPS's and they are great,

I hope this helps and im here if you want to know more

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #23 on: October 26, 2012, 02:42:34 pm »

Is this the one ?

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #24 on: October 26, 2012, 04:06:49 pm »

yes Xavier, thats the GPS 72, The 76 is white in colour and i think the 76 has a world city data base, apart from that i think they the same and you can set it up the way that suits your needs, ie you can have 9 lots of differant data on the screen at once or just one with the co-ordinates on as it draws you a map,

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #25 on: October 26, 2012, 06:52:57 pm »

Xavier, on these two models you can zoom in on the screen from around 500 miles right down to 20 feet which really helps when you are trying to get right in on the spot where you need to be, if i'm using it in the landrover i set it to 1.2 miles or sometimes 3 miles so it can cope with the speed im traveling at, I have bought many of these things and this one seemed to be the most useful in all situations, hope this helps.

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #26 on: October 27, 2012, 04:20:35 am »

Can that thing do trails and upload to Google earth?

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #27 on: October 27, 2012, 09:38:34 am »

It does come with leads to hook it up to a computer and there is softwhere available for that type of thing but i have never used it that way just because ive never had the need to, It can do alot more than i use it for,

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #28 on: October 27, 2012, 11:46:56 am »

Sounds like a good system, I must look up the specs on it Great

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	Re: How do you set up a search grid using GPS ? « Reply #29 on: October 27, 2012, 11:55:31 am »

The screen ie bigger than most which is great for us more mature members and you can change the text size too, and the screen is a higher resolution than most too

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