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  Topic: M5 J4A to J6
jolly47roger

Replies: 2
Views: 2028

PostForum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions   Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:00 am   Subject: M5 J4A to J6
The NB decommissioned one in the middle of J4A is not on the site.

There were too many Hadecs to remember and I couldn't write whilst driving.
  Topic: M5 J4A to J6
jolly47roger

Replies: 2
Views: 2028

PostForum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions   Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:33 am   Subject: M5 J4A to J6
Now the 'managed motorway' works are finishing, several of the average speed cameras have been decommissioned.

But there seems to be a Hadecs camera on almost every gantry.
  Topic: 13,000 Drivers Ticketed By Newport M4 Cameras
jolly47roger

Replies: 6
Views: 3918

PostForum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions   Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:29 am   Subject: 13,000 Drivers Ticketed By Newport M4 Cameras
As far as I know, they are variable speed point (not average speed) cameras.

There are only 2 in each direction : EB and WB between J26 and J27; EB near J25 (just east of the tunnels) and WB just b ...
  Topic: Your ideal satnav - wish-list of features
jolly47roger

Replies: 38
Views: 22065

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 8:39 am   Subject: Your ideal satnav - wish-list of features
If I'm on a motorway for the next x miles, I would like a unit that switches its display off until, say, 3 miles before I need to know anything rather than being on continuously.
  Topic: Suunto Traverse or Garmin Epix or Handheld?
jolly47roger

Replies: 2
Views: 3592

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:08 am   Subject: Suunto Traverse or Garmin Epix or Handheld?
I would look seriously at an Android smartphone with an app like BackCountryNavigator or Locus.
  Topic: Looking for GPS device for use on aircraft?
jolly47roger

Replies: 5
Views: 4691

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:27 am   Subject: Looking for GPS device for use on aircraft?
I have tracked a flight from Fuerteventura to Bristol with an old HP IPAQ - but almost any Smartphone will do it. The important thing is to sit by a window -preferably hold your phone by the window - ...
  Topic: OS Digital Mapping?
jolly47roger

Replies: 3
Views: 3244

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:58 pm   Subject: OS Digital Mapping?
Have a look at www.gbmapping.co.uk where you can buy the whole of Britain (not Northern Ireland) for £25 and load the maps into a number of smartphone apps (such as Back Country Navigator or Galileo G ...
  Topic: Request for amendments to 2 POI groups
jolly47roger

Replies: 22
Views: 15079

PostForum: Points Of Interest (POIs)   Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:09 am   Subject: Request for amendments to 2 POI groups
The St Mellons Service Station at 51.53027 -3.10179 ST 23670 81843 is still actively trading and selling fuel. The coordinates you gave are for a site in the centre of the village that repairs cars b ...
  Topic: Request for amendments to 2 POI groups
jolly47roger

Replies: 22
Views: 15079

PostForum: Points Of Interest (POIs)   Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:34 pm   Subject: Request for amendments to 2 POI groups
I live very close to St Mellons SS (Texaco) and it is still operating!
  Topic: UK maps for Samsung 7.7 android tablet
jolly47roger

Replies: 15
Views: 10777

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 8:46 am   Subject: Maps
There are maps of the whole of Britain (not Northern Ireland) here : http://www.gbmapping.co.uk/opendata/index.html £25 for the whole country.
  Topic: Garmin eTrex location inaccuracy?
jolly47roger

Replies: 5
Views: 4166

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:52 pm   Subject: Garmin eTrex location inaccuracy?
Check that as well as choosing British National Grid as the coordinate format, you have also selected the OSGB (or similar named) datum, not WGS84.
  Topic: Lowrance GPS
jolly47roger

Replies: 2
Views: 2400

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:15 pm   Subject: Lowrance GPS
They are quite good for off-road navigation but the dealbreaker for me is that it is impossible to install maps other than those bought through Lowrance.
  Topic: is there any walking sites where i can download gpx files
jolly47roger

Replies: 3
Views: 4038

PostForum: Satmap Active 10   Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:12 pm   Subject: is there any walking sites where i can download gpx files
Lots of walks with downloadable GPXs on Walkingworld (www.walkingworld.com). Also try Memory-map's Trailzilla
  Topic: Basic (cheap!) Gps Requirement - eTrex10
jolly47roger

Replies: 7
Views: 10205

PostForum: Garmin Handheld GPS Receivers   Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 1:39 pm   Subject: Basic (cheap!) Gps Requirement - eTrex10
Yes, but if you have a phone, a portable power pack the size of a pack of cards costs about £20 and will run the phone for days. And phones have such big cards these days you can download maps - I car ...
  Topic: Handheld GPS receivers for Yachting with Tide Times also.
jolly47roger

Replies: 2
Views: 2336

PostForum: Beginners GPS Lounge   Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:16 pm   Subject: Handheld GPS receivers for Yachting with Tide Times also.
Well, you could put an Android smartphone in an Aquapac, run Memory-map UK charts and there are several Tide Times apps available. Total cost about £170.
 
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