help getting ctr track on my gps

[aaron w]

Can anyone tell me how to get the track for the ctr on my earthmant pn-60.  When I click the link on Stefan's website I have no idea what to do with that info.  Sorry, totally new to gps...  Thanks

[timroz]

If you can't figure that out you'll never finish.  It's all about problem solving!

I had the same issue last year.   I had to save it as a .xml, open it in Mapsource (Garmin software), save it in Mapsource as a .gpx, and then put it on my GPS with Topofusion (my favorite software) after reducing it to 500 points.  It says it's a .gpx on the website, but I can only save it as a .xml file from the website.  

BTW - a 500 point version is plenty good.  It's a very well marked trail.  The detours are the only issue IMO.

Edit - I didn't finish.  Maybe GPS skills aren't important.  Don't worry.  Have fun.

[Done]

Can anyone tell me how to get the track for the ctr on my earthmant pn-60.  When I click the link on Stefan's website I have no idea what to do with that info.  Sorry, totally new to gps...  Thanks

I don't have a PN-60, but page 65 of the manual seems to address your question.
http://delorme.http.internapcdn.net/deLorme_vitalstream_com/Manuals/jun2010/pn60manual.pdf

[AZTtripper]

There is room for 20 500 point tracks in the saved tracks area in the memory for a total of 10,000 points.

I use TopoFusion but I am pretty sure it can be done with others.

Let the problem solving begin.

[DaveH]

If you can't figure that out you'll never finish.  It's all about problem solving!

I had the same issue last year.   I had to save it as a .xml, open it in Mapsource (Garmin software), save it in Mapsource as a .gpx, and then put it on my GPS with Topofusion (my favorite software) after reducing it to 500 points.  It says it's a .gpx on the website, but I can only save it as a .xml file from the website.

+1 on problem solving!

On windows, right click the link, select save as..., all files, and name with a .gpx extension.  Most browsers simply dump the xml to the screen if you click the link.

The PN60 has big track memory, so the OP should be able to use the 10,000 pt track for this.  The higher res track will be nice for those times when its dark, raining, and you just aren't sure where to trail picks up again after a detour (like where is that darn trail at the top of Molas??)

[ScottM]

Yep, first get the right click thing going (I'll let Stefan know how to force it to save as... on his side), then you'll actually have to use Topo USA to upload the track.  The Delorme protocol is so complicated that unless someone makes a clone of me it'll never be supported in TF.  I don't know of any other software that supports it, either.

[aaron w]

Thanks everybody.  Dave H wins the prize for helping though.  Got it on there with the 10000pt file after I put gpx at the end. 

Now a finish is guaranteed!

[yubaixin19]

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