Yes it is a text file, and realspead should load it. When you got to
>file >open, make sure you select "all files" then the text files should show up and will load in same as gpx files. you can then save it as a gpx after doing the "delete invalid" thing.

Ian,
Make a copy of the txt file before you edit it as you will need the original file if the guys ask for it to confirm your new world record speed.

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Originally posted by NotWal

The altitude read out on my Navi is strange. Firstly it displays in "f" which I assume is feet. How can I get it to display in metres to AHD? The other thing about it is that it tells me Wello is 200 feet high.(confusing the mountain with the point maybe) And the numbers just keep going up while the unit is still. Does this mean that I will automatically win my gps jumping competition with Jonas Cebalos?

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notwal,same same, mine reads in Feet. Set it up like roo guide.Works OK but only had it out twice. Have the Aqua pack pro (larger case) Tried the smaller one while in the shop, it fits OK, the toggle will foul the cover, so you will need a washer like mt best shows on his site. Drawback is no position for arm strap with the small aqua pack

Booted XP and checked Rspeed.
Strange, all the files are in the "file type" box at the bottom, don't have to do anything there. I can double click on my card ".TXT" files and they load fine. Does take a while though, there's quite a delay before it finishes the operation. Are you giving it enough time????

I have renamed the files. added the place name between the existing date and the .TXT. Can't see that making any difference though

My young mate did a solo run the other day, turned his Navi on and off, depending if he was sailing or standing arround scratching his bum. He ended up with 4 files, which he copied and pasted into one file. Opened with Realspeed, everything was sweet, got all his data in one go.
This seemed like a great idea to me, stop for tucker etc, without effecting average time or working out best times from each session from that day.
I like the idea, can any wise ones find fault

Thanks for your quick reply Roo.
Also big mobs of thanks for your user guide and input

Thanks Fellas, between Roo's guide and Tom's how to I'm getting closer.

Have found: Don't assume your new GT11 will have the latest software. The guide from Mt Best shows how to download the latest B0608T version. Try a few times until the GT11 led really starts blinking

Then downloading the latest realspeed version 1.900 got things going.

I learnt not to expect backward compatibility - just stick with the latest

I set the nmea to binary 1 sec - all the other options then become non-selectable. Binary must record the lot, so you don't have to worry about them. Text files are now a thing of the past.

Then if you save the file from realspeed as .gpx you can load them straight to google earth as usual. The tracks show the walk to afternoon tea very accurately, none of those 5.5 knot bursts and zig zag glitches of the Geko.

Hi Mat, that'd be too cruel a trick to play on a new GPS. You'd hope it'd record zero satellites and realspeed would delete the points.

Still getting out at Sandy Point I see. We've had nothing in Canberra, no weather at all - no wind, no rain and no temperature.

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Originally posted by Roo

I have already had problems with it switching off in binary recording mode. Also the problem with SD card formatting still exists, I suggest if you are going to use an SD card to get a SanDisk...I have had no problems using them to record nmea data.

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Yeah, I am having the same problems... I have just bought a Sandisk "high-speed" card and am running some tests (walking, biking, etc). I can occasionally reproduce the "fail and turn-off" bug using the old card, but I haven't had enough time with the new card. I have found that is doesn't matter whether it is binary or NMEA mode, it still turns itself off.

I think it turns-off when a) it fails to write to the card, or b) there is a satellite locking problem - I cant tell which since the unit doesn't log any errors.

In reality it should never turn itself off -> it should show an error-popup or something that advises the user that there was a problem. It should also recover from the error and do a soft-reset so that it could open a new file for writing.

Also, given that there is no practical reason to use the on-board memory for track logging (since the SD card is much bigger and is supposed to work...), the on-board memory should be used for other stuff, such as logging bugs, soft-resets, on-fix failures, etc.

I'm with Roo on this one. If you do use Beta firmware and software, you are playing with fire. It's untested for public use - YOU are the tester. If you find bugs/have problems, then no use complaining to LocoSysTech that they lost your record run if you are using the beta firmware. BTW - that is the second 1.6x beta firmware released. My bet is they are still fixing bugs in it.
It's great that the software used to analyse the data is free, but once again, if you use the beta versions then at least tell the developers the problems you run in to and don't get too mad if it frags you data

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Originally posted by kato
I had the same problems with a SanDisk card (Unit would switch after 3 mins) .The problem was solved with using the latest verson (V1.61 Bo608T).All works well.I,m also using the Garmin/Navi combo

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I have had the switch-off problem with the B0608T firmware - but that was while not using a Sandisk. I have been trialling the "Sandisk Ultra" brand -> I haven't had any problem so far, but I also haven't been sailing either.

Hello,

What does it mean when the GTnavi asks "Travel long" Like today when I got in my truck to drive to work so I had some data to play with, when I turned on my Navi it ask me this "Travel long" I selected YES as I was driving about 12kms, I assumed this ws so the Navi could calibrate from where it was GPS initiated last night in Maylands.

Should this happen again do I select yes each time? if so what does it do?

I am about to read the manual again and see if I the duffus can figure it out.

Cheers GT

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Originally posted by mineral1

GT when you turn it on, it will show, "card found," and thats about it, it should do all its stuff from there.
Takes a few minutes to find its Sat group, once this happens it starts to record for you on the card.
Going down off Ardross St at about 3-3.30 to play. :-)
If all else fails, go through the set up as per Roo's guide again.

Mineral

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Gday Mino,

Yeah mate, I get that message which is good, I wont realy know untill I d/load the data to my pc, untill then its all guess work:)

Cheers GT

To calculate a 3D position using a moving satellite, the GPS unit is required to spend some time downloading the satellite orbits, from the data that is sent down from the satellites.

The first time you turn on the GPS, the engine will do this and so will take some time to finally start tracking. When you subsequently turn it on, it will already have a good idea where the satellites are meant to be, and so will lock on sooner.

Since the satellites are continually circling, if you leave the GPS turned off for a long time, the downloaded data will become stale and so will be required to download again. The same effect occurs when you travel more than a few hundred km's -> the downloaded data is not useful. Thus answering "yes" to "travel long" will just make your start-up time longer.

This often happens if you turn on a GPS unit while indoors, you will get a "Travel Long" message and/or a "correct time" message. The idea is that it asks the user to determine what it should do.

Note that on the Fortrex, it will ask if you are "indoors" - dont answer "yes" as it turns off the track logging. ie: next time you go sailing, it probably wont be logging your runs.

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Originally posted by MintoxGT


I keep getting a password request when trying to Upgrade Firmware from CD, is this the code that Mal is supposed to email back to me? I have already sent him the email request a week ago, I will send him a reminder email.

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Are you trying to upgrade the firmware for the GT-11, or upgrade the version of RealSpeed? Mal will send you a code to unlock most of RealSpeed's functionality - this code is not needed for upgrading the GPS unit. Also, what is this CD you speak of?