An in-depth but lighthearted look into the world of Outdoor GPS Navigation, the OS App, GPS Courses, and Andy is once again back with his technical insight.

This month I am again joined by my co-host Ian, our South of England trainer here at GPS Training.

In this month’s podcast

Garmin GPS Training weekend
Date – 31st July and 1st Aug
Location – Northumberland

SatMap GPS Training course
Date – 7th August
Location – Northumberland

Garmin GPS Training weekend
Date – 4th and 5th Sept
Location – New Forest

Garmin GPS Training weekend
Date – 11th and 12th Sept
Location – Lake District

Garmin GPS Training weekend
Date – 18th and 19th Sept
Location – Northumberland

Garmin GPS Training weekend
Date – 25th and 26th Sept
Location – South Downs

Garmin GPS Training weekend
Date – 2nd and 3rd October
Location – Peebles, Scottish Borders

GPS in the Hills – Date – location
Must have been on a training course with us in the past

To find out more about our GPS training courses please go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk and click on GPS Training Courses on the top menu bar

Online resource – what have you need updating?

To watch this all-new training resource for the Garmin GPSMAP 65s in the online resource go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk and click on online resource on the top menu bar

To find out more about the varies open-source map options that are on offer please go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk and click on GPS Store > Maps

Hi Ian,

I have a question about my GPSMAP 66sr.

How do I change the colour of an imported track? I want to do this because the default purple is difficult to see against roads when wearing sunglasses.

I have tried Selecting a Track in Saved tracks, clicking on Menu and Set color.

However although when I Find Track and see it on the map it is in the new colour, when I click on Go it reverts to Purple.

Any ideas would be appreciated

Best wishes,
Peter Wilkinson

The colour reverts to magenta when you actively navigate the track. This is the colour set by Garmin which can’t be changed.
Compare with Satmap where you can set the colour for routes (Main Menu screen>Settings>option 26 Route Rendering)

I have recently restarted using Basecamp to plot routes for transfer to my GPS. Now when I create the waypoints the software seems to jump backwards so I end up with a series of unintended spikes between my waypoints. What has gone wrong? If I plot a track instead it seems ok! I have updated Basecamp to the current version.
Hope you can help.
Best wishes
Neil Rothwell

Hi Ian,

I am getting to grips with my Satmap Active 20 and planning on Xpedition2, although I am struggling with one aspect and would be grateful for some advice.

Planning a bee line route is fine. Following it on the Satmap is fine. What I can’t seem to do is add some kind of marker to show my planned coffee stops and lunch stops. I don’t know if this is possible but if it is I would really appreciate some pointers on how to do it.

Many thanks,
Andy Piper

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