NorthWest Arkansas Cachers

What is a pocket query? why are they important? and how do I load them onto my PN40. I downloaded one to see what it is and it appears to be like a POI file? Is that what it is? if so, does POI edit work with it? and isn't that a Garmin application? How do I make it work on the PN40 which I believe is .tpx?

A lot of questions I know but I need to find this stuff out. Great hobby by the way! I am enjoying it already with 5 caches found (easy ones though).

I have a pn40 and really love it, and would be glad to help you, call me 479-283-8305

Although I don't have a PN40, I'd be happy to explain GSAK to you. If debmitc can't help, come on back and we'll go to the next step.

I could really use the help learning how GSAK works. Thanks for the offer.

While on the subject of GSAK I have a question. I can download directly from GSAK to my GPS (Garmin) up to 500 caches at a time. My question is can you delete them from the Garmin all at once or do you have to do them one at a time.? I only down load a hundred or so at a time but still wind up with more than half of them to delete later.

All 3 Garmins I have, you can delete all caches at once. Which model do you have Judy?

vstrom_charlie wrote:I could really use the help learning how GSAK works. Thanks for the offer.

Have you tried GSAK at all? Do you need answers to particular questions, or the "from the beginning" version?

TnT, yes from the begining. I am completely lost as to where I start. For instance, I have some tracks in .gpx format that I would like to put into my PN40. how do I begin?

OK, first of all, a PQ is one of the benefits of becoming a premium member at groundspeak.com

Basically, it will give you a file of geocaches based on criteria you select during its creation.

Yes, it is in .gpx format, which is the perfect format for importing it into GSAK.

Now, GSAK is a database program with an extensive set of user-selectable filters.

If, for example, you create a PQ to return all caches within 50 miles of your home coords that you haven't found, you would load the results of that PQ into GSAK. (keeping the data fresh is another story, but there are several strategies to deal with stale data) Now, assume you want to go caching, but its very hot and you're only going north. You would then filter your GSAK database to show only those caches to the north and maybe only those with a terrain rating of 2 or less. This "filtered" database is what you'd want to upload to your GPS.

Now, for the PN40, I'm not very familiar with it, but I did find a link to a GSAK macro at GSAK.net that might help you upload your GSAK filter to it.

Read this for info.

Again, I can help with GSAK, but as for use with products other than the Garmin models I have, I'd be mostly guessing.