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
* What GPS Training courses do we have for 2025
* Garmin Fenix 8 – 6 weeks in
* 1 thing that we each would encourage any GPS to do – the one action you would encourage every handheld GPS user to do
* 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
