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Fri, 05/11/2012 - 2:08pm

I'm interested in making a file using the locations of radio stations in the Mariners network. Some of them are in small towns off the main highway. How do I set the alerts for the maximum range so that I can change the radio dial without missing the game while going down the road? And what is the maximum range? Thanks in advance.

Bob

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Garmin Nuvi 200w, 2555LM
Fri, 05/11/2012 - 3:25pm

10,000!

Just to show how things are going here at The Factory, note that the above post was the 10,000th post in Creating POI Files (and the 1145th new Topic in that Forum)!

Shouldn't balloons be dropping from our ceilings?

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 3:58pm

This may help you

According to the FAQ it's 37 miles

http://www.poi-factory.com/faq/garmin-poi-loader

If you set up your file as a radial TourGuide, it would give an alert if a tower coordinate is in a 37 mile radius of the current position of where the unit is located, hopefully your vehicle.

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JRoz -- DriveSmart 55 & Traffic
Fri, 05/11/2012 - 5:40pm

That explains the bubble machine on the roof

CraigW wrote:

Just to show how things are going here at The Factory, note that the above post was the 10,000th post in Creating POI Files (and the 1145th new Topic in that Forum)!

Shouldn't balloons be dropping from our ceilings?

The basement is full of balloons too.

Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:36pm

Testing?

I read the guides for the TourGuide and I think that I now have it. This brings me to the next problem. How can I test it without driving around the state? Can the simulator option of the GPS activate the alerts at a distance, without me leaving home?

Bob

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Garmin Nuvi 200w, 2555LM
Sat, 05/12/2012 - 12:14am

Yes

fluffo2 wrote:

I read the guides for the TourGuide and I think that I now have it. This brings me to the next problem. How can I test it without driving around the state? Can the simulator option of the GPS activate the alerts at a distance, without me leaving home?

Bob

Yes, alerts for POIs including TourGuides will occur using the simulator. Simulations run at normal speeds so can take a long time to complete. But you can Set your Location and start a simulation from that point.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/31482

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/556

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/17313

Sat, 05/12/2012 - 11:58am

Thanks

I've never used the simulator mode, but thanks for the information, I have more time to wait for it to run, than money for the gas tank to drive to the alerts.

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Garmin Nuvi 200w, 2555LM