GeoGearHeads; The weekly show for Geocaching and Location-Based Gaming

For the two hundred sixtieth edition of the GeoGearHeads ChrisOfTheNorthWest, DarrylW4, and gslink&slinkymama (of "Geocache Talk") take on a variety of topics. The first item on the agenda was a correction by Sherminator18 to "GGH 252: Virtual Caching Bag I." Sadly the one feature of Cachebot that had made it a recommendation (the push notifications) have been removed and will not be coming back. So that app is off the suggested apps list. Then L&N Railroad continued with more information about the FRS/GMRS bands and licenses in the U.S. JerseyEric had an issue with the Demo Mode on Garmin eTrex line. There wasn't much about it in the user manual or GPS Mode Settings. On an important, but non-Geocaching related point, Wanzong asked about password managers. "1Password" and "LastPass" were the popular ones DarrylW4 initially suggested. The guys also found the How-To Geek "Password Managers Compared: LastPass vs KeePass vs Dashlane vs 1Password" and the "How Secure Is My Password?" site. Back to Geocaching – MO Baggins shared his "DGS: The Dirtbags TB Safehouse" (GC6R759) which he setup in his yard. Gary shared the iMore "Best Touchscreen Gloves for Winter" article. Then last up was the news about that "Galileo declares Initial Services" from GPS World and the "Russian resupply ship destroyed en route to International Space Station" from Engadget. Team MavEtJu reminded us to mention the Geocaching Australia Summer Scavenger Series. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

Anteaus, cnlson, and Sherminator18 talk about getting into 3D Printing of Geocaches for the two hundred fifty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads. They focused on the FFF/FDM style 3D Printers and talked about the Makerbot Replicator 2, Malyan M150, Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer, portabee go, Powerspec Ultra 3D, and Wanhao Duplicator i3 they've used. Limax email about the safety of birds around 3D Printers. cnlson found the Science Direct article which provided a little insight into the hazard of the particles. They went through several of the materials used in FFF printers (ABS, PLA, PETG, Nylon, TPE, and TPU). For sealing, Anteaus recommends the Krylon Crystal Clear (and Rite-in-the-rain logs). Some more tools mentioned are; Slicers Cura Slic3r Simplify3d craftware All3DP's list CAD OpenSCAD TinkerCAD Sketchup Blender Netfabb Wikipedia's list Printer Control OctoPrint Model Sources Thingiverse Myminifactory 3Dwarehouse GrabCAD Pinshape Some good references for print quality troubleshooting are on All3DP and Simplify3D. There's also help on finishing the prints on Makerbot. The extra conversation can be found on Patreon. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

Rock Chalk is back for the two hundred fifty-eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk more about the happenings at Geocaching.com HQ. Limax provided the only feedback in this episode about the previous show. The new podcast has only one episode but they plan to release at least one each month. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

For the two hundred fifty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads Shrkb8-ktd and Carly talk about the Trackable Partnerships. Shrkb8-ktd wrote the "4 Legendary Trackables Every Geocacher Should Find article for the Geocaching Blog, but a more extensive list is available in the "Promotion Examples" help desk article. The current promotion is Urban Adventures. Watch the Facebook page and newsletter for news about the promotions. You can find out more about partnering through the "Partner with us" and "Brand Promotions" pages. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

debaere and LANMonkey take over the show for the two hundred fifty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads. They start with feedback from Sloth96 about PQs on GPSRs, including using the Project-GC PQ Splitter. Then they moved on to talking about geocaching across the border. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

Ciphers are again the topic for the two hundred fifty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads as Jennifer of teamajk and "Geocaching Puzzle of the Day" talks us through solving them. Some resources she mentioned were: ACA Cipher Listing Cryptogram solver Rumkin Cryptocrack Bion's Gadgets Geocaching Toolbox "How To Puzzle Cache" Sujojeepers' Caches In feedback we heard from chrispt about GMSR licenses and HAM Radio Bands, and Team MavEtJu about the movement of the ground in New Zealand according to University of Nevada Geodetic Laboratory. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

For the two hundred fifty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads ChrisOfTheNorthWest and DarrylW4 had some issue tripping over their words. The show was to have been an update to "GGH 094: Getting Good Coords I" (which is still worth checking out). brilang pointed out that the Geocaching.com article "1.3. How to get accurate coordinates" had been updated and recommends the "GPS Averaging" app for Android users. The discussion about the coordinate system included "World Geodetic System, Latitude, and Longitude before talking about converting between degrees and degrees minutes. First, Limax found the GMRS page on the FCC site they were looking for during last week's show, and chrispt found a breakdown on GMRS for HAMs. Team MavEtJu also made the correction to the misspoken "Geocaching.com.au" last week. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

ChrisOfTheNorthWest and DarrylW4 run through several topics for the two hundred fifty-third edition of the GeoGearHeads – the fifty-first Randomize show. Darryl started the conversion with his experience with location issues on iOS 10.1 fixed by resetting the Network Settings. Team MavEtJu shared that his Lighthouse virtual caches on Geocaching.au has been completed (map) using Wikipedia and Lighthouses.org.au as references. Following up to "GGH 251: GPSR Picking II" we heard from L&N Railroad on the Garmin GPSMAP 64st while Team Pugatch mentioned his Magellan eXplorist GC and Garmin eTrex 20x. He then wrote about moving his wife from Geocaching® to Cachly. Finally he wanted some information about walkie-talkies. Darryl found the following options for a pair at less than $100US through Amazon; Motorola MH230R 23-Mile Range 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) Uniden GMR1635-2 22-Channel 16-Mile Range FRS/GMRS Battery Operated Two-Way Radios - Set of 2 - Black Midland GXT1000VP4 36-Mile 50-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) Motorola MS350R 35-Mile Talkabout Waterproof 2-Way Radio (Pair) Chris found the "FCC eliminates GMRS regulatory fee" blog post about the GMRS licenses. We also heard from Rock Chalk at Geocaching.com about the beta of the "My Lists" feature available to Premium Members. Last on the rundown was the Engadget article "Six next-gen battery technologies." The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

For the two hundred fifty-second edition of the GeoGearHeads ChrisOfTheNorthWest and DarrylW4 talk about several apps and online resources to help Geocachers. Smartphone Apps (Android & iOS) Geocaching® App (Android|iOS) Glympse (Android|iOS) Geofriends (Android|iOS) Android c:geo ANT+ Plugin Sampler Cachebox - with Geocaching API GCC - GeoCache Calculator Geocache Placer GPX Viewer iOS Cachly Cachebot Geocaching Toolkit iGCT CoordCalc ROT13 Geocaching Buddy Wherigo TBScan Pathtags Pocket Earth Offline Maps & Travel Guides (Pro) Commander Compass GPS Data Web Project-GC Geocaching Toolbox JaVaWa GPS Visualizer Google Image Search What3Words GeoRoadbook The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]

ChrisOfTheNorthWest, DarrylW4, and Limax talk about picking GPSRs and some of their selections for the two hundred fifty-first edition of the GeoGearHeads. The show was prompted by an e-mail from Hudson Family looking for suggestions on picking their first GPSR. The last show about selecting a GPSR was "GGH 199: GPSR Picking I" nearly a year ago. Team MavEtJu chimed in on Google+ to let us know what is needed for him to by a new one. Some of the picks by the panel were; ACR ResOLink+ Aqualink DeLorme inReach SE inReach Explorer Garmin eTrex 10 eTrex 20x eTrex 30x GPSMAP 64 GPSMAP 64st Oregon 750 Oregon 750t Magellan eXplorist GC eXplorist 310 eXplorist 510 SPOT Spot Gen3 The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on YouTube. Subscribe to the feed: iTunes RSS Stitcher Social Media: Email: [email protected]