GPS Training Podcast – number 102

GPS Training Podcast

What training opportunities do we have coming up in 2025, Fenix 8 – 6 weeks in and Andy’s top tips.

In this month’s podcast

1. What GPS Training courses do we have for 2025
2. Garmin Fenix 8 – 6 weeks in
3. 1 thing that we each would encourage any GPS to do – the one action you would encourage every handheld GPS user to do
4. Andy’s Top Tips

1. What courses do we currently have?

1. Online resource – £50.00/ year (included free with and GPS purchase)

2. Support packages – Bronze, Silver and Gold – £80.00/ £125.00/ £145.00 / year (included free with and GPS purchase)

3. Group training courses over Zoom – £74.99

4. Nationwide two-day training course – £195.00 for 2-day course

5. 1:1 over Zoom – 2 hours – £89.00

6. 1:1 in person, Northumberland, get in touch

A video looking at the training options can be seen here

2. Garmin Fenix 8 – 6 weeks in

Full review on the Garmin Fenix 8 – watch/ read it here

3. When teaching on a GPS Training course – What 1 thing that we each would encourage any GPS to do – the one action you would encourage every handheld GPS user to do

4. Andy’s Top Tips

TwoNav – Route Off course alerts change distance & volume

Main menu – Settings – Activity Profiles – Alarms – Data Fields
Deviation from Route – Maximum – enter distance (Min off)

Terra, Aventura Have different Tones options
All units have Option to Repeat alarm on or off and how often to repeat , 15s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min

Volume Top toolbar from map page Audio muted or change volume

Garmin – Push Button Units GPSMAp65,66,67 – Add Shortcut applications to page button

A good example satellite page to check grid ref & accuracy using Page button
From Main menu setup – Menus – Page Sequence – Edit page sequency – Add page – applications – Satellite, another example 66, 67 only flashlight