GPS Training Podcast – number 25

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Podcast 25

Welcome to this month’s GPS Training podcast, it’s our 25th episode

1. On this months Podcast we have some great guests, we have Alex, from the AA team, we have a guy called Tris who is using the Garmin GPSMAP66i and we have Ian from GPS Training also myself, Jon.

So, without further ado let’s get on with today’s podcast ……

It’s our 25th podcast.

In today’s podcast look at the following things –

· 2 min 10 sec – We chat with Alex from the AA team, Alex and two of his friends Seb, and Elliot Pote will motor over 10,000 miles through 20 countries including Europe and Central Asia – finishing in Ulan-Ude, Russia in a £600.00 Ford Fiesta

· 21 min 20 sec – We talk with Tris, Tris has purchased a Garmin GPSMAP66i from us. The Garmin GPS navigator with the two way satellite communication technology built in

· 34 min – And then we have Ian’s FAQ’s, both Garmin and SatMap and this time we are honing on a specific subject – Can I change the colour or transparency of the route and track line on my GPS?
 

1. The first thing we have this month’s podcast is a chat Alex from the AA team, Alex and two of his friends Seb, and Elliot Pote will motor over 10,000 miles through 20 countries including Europe and Central Asia – finishing in Ulan-Ude, Russia in a £600.00 Ford Fiesta

Alex, welcome to this month’s GPS Training podcast

First of all Alex, it’s the Mongol Rally you are taking part in, can you tell us a little about it

1. The greatest motoring adventure on the planet
2. A third of the way around the planet in a vehicle only fit for the scrap heap
3. You are all 24, what are your backgrounds?
4. Whose idea was it and how long has it been in the planning?

The Schedule – Schedule 2019

1. 21st July (from midday): Pre-launch fun at Junk Town (Czech Republic)

• How are you getting your car there?
• Start on the 22nd July?

1. 14th August: Finish line opens
2. 16th September: Finish line closes

• How do you get your car back?
• What spares are you taking with you?
• What mechanical experience do any of you hav

Fundraising

1. Raising money for two charities – mental health charity MIND and the Ashaninka project which helps prevent deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
2. So where do GPS Training fit into their trip?

• Alex contacted me regarding to buying an inReach mini
• but we loaned him one of ours to use on the trip

1. If people don’t know what an inReach mini is, it is a –

• Garmin two way satellite communicator
• Uses the same satellites that Sat Phones use which enables two way text communication from anywhere in the world
• Use it to track, report in and hopefully not use the SOS button

1. To make a donation visit theaateam.wixsite.com/themongolrally2019

So if you want to know more about the boys trip please go to theaateam.wixsite.com/themongolrally2019

And if you want to find out more about the Garmin inReach devices please go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS Store on the top menu – then – on the left-hand side you will see – Garmin inReach – satellite communicators

2 – The next thing we look at on this month’s Podcast is a chat with Tris Wyatt

1. Who are you and where do you come from – small amount of background
2. What activities do you do – walking, cycling etc
3. What illnesses does he have
4. How long you been using GPS units for and how did you navigate pre GPS?
5. What appealed to you about the GPSMAP66i?
6. What reassurances does it give you and your family?
7. How have you found the unit?
8. Have you any plans for your time in the outdoors going forward?
   I will email you a link to click on ahead of the interview on Thursday so we can both see each other.
9. 
   If you want to find out more about the Garmin GPSMAP66i please go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on gps store – and on the left hand side you will see Garmin inReach – Satellite Communicator

4 – Ian’s FAQ’s

Welcome Ian back to the Podcast to talk over some of his FAQ’s, the frequently asked questions he has been asked on his courses over the past month.

This month we are going to look in depth into a question we get asked lots on our GPS Training courses around the country –

Can I change the colour or transparency of the route and track line on my GPS?

First of all Ian what is a route and track

So Ian, going back to the original question – Can I change the colour or transparency of the route and track line on my GPS?

Ian – It depends on the make of GPS and planning software

Jon – Looking at the planning software first, lets first look at Garmin BaseCamp

Garmin Basecamp

Routes – yes
Tracks – yes
For colour and line thickness.
Colour change within the route properties
Thickness for routes and tracks – Windows ‘Options’, Mac – little cog at the bottom of the screen or ‘preferences’ from the toolbar

Jon – So that’s BaseCamp nailed how about the Garmin GPS unit can we change the route and track colour on a Garmin GPS unit>

GPS
Route in GPS – always Magenta regardless what it is in Basecamp
Track in GPS – whatever colour you have it on Basecamp

Moving onto SatMap now, Xpedition 2 (Thanks SatMap for the support they have given us this last week, you know what you have done, it is appreciated)

Satmap Xpedition
Routes – yes properties of the route
Tracks – no

GPS
Active 10 and 12
Routes – no
Tracks – no but can alter the size of the trail – screen data options

Active 20
Routes – yes option 25 – Route rendering can change colour and transparency
Trail – no colour change but can alter the size of the trail – option 34 screen data options

Don’t forget we have lots of tips and solutions to your questions in the GPS Training online resource – go to – gpstraining – click on – online resource – on the top menu bar – and then log in – select your unit and you will see the top tips for that unit down at the bottom of the menu of units.

1. And Finally

Jon leads

• Many thanks for listening and let us know anything you would like to be covered in the Podcast please do let us know and if you know of anybody interesting that you would like to hear interviewed in future podcasts please do let us know.
• Give us a call especially if you are thinking of a new GPS unit
• Please do look a look at both our physical GPS courses and also our webinars, just go to GPSTaining.co.uk and click on – GPS Training courses
• Please do tell your friends about the podcast and GPS Training and encourage them to subscribe to it on whichever Podcast app they are using.
• AND don’t forget to give us 5 star rating on iTunes and Overcast users (Android), it is appreciated. If you can also snazzy review on whatever platform you listen to us on it would be appreciated.
• Many thanks for Alex, Tris and Ian for joining me on this podcast and I hope you get plenty of opportunity to get out and enjoy your walking.
• Can I give an extra big thank you to everybody who has bought GPS units from GPS Training and also all of you who have been on our GPS Training courses, both the physical courses and our online ones. Without you guys this podcast would not be here.