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5savages · Geocacher Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 204

A new season is almost upon us. Several times I've been outstate during a game and tried to find the game on the radio. Turn the dial...stopping at stations, waiting out the commercials to see if they come back with the game, moving on and trying again...it gets aggravating.

Now that I have a GPS that lets you upload custom Points of Interest (POIs), I won't have that problem. I made a custom POI file that has all the Twins Radio Network stations. Pull up that POI database in your GPS and see what station is closest.

If you're interested, you can find my file here:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2201

You have to register to get it, but it's free and there's a growing number of PIO files there. If you'd rather not register, you could PM me and send your email address and I'll send it to you.

RubberToes · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

This is a cool idea. I've grabbed the POI file.

I'm not the biggest Twins fan, but I do remember searching the dial for games while driving around last summer and fall.

I do think the custom POIs are a great feature.

I took a trip to Wyoming and Colorado a couple months ago, but I wasn't sure exactly where in those states I was going to be. So, I made Custom POI files with several hundred caches in likely areas, and as I turned out, I was able track down a few interested in caches thanks to the POI data.

5savages · Geocacher Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 204

Eventually I'll create the same sort of POI file for the Vikings. I might do it for the Wild and the T'wolves, just to finish the set, though I never listen to them on the radio. The way the Vikings have been lately, I may not listen to them either.

There's one file on that poi-factory.com site that has a bunch of waterfalls, and if anyone is a ham radio operator, someone there loaded up all the repeaters in the country with all the frequencies, tones & offsets, and built files for each state. That would sure beat trying to read through the repeater directory while your driving down the road.

GeoPierce · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject:

MNMizzou · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject:

Yeah and so far 1500 is not that impressive... their signal is crap going along 212 in Eden Prairie on my way home to Chaska... come on guys we're out there, but we're not that far out.

MNMizzou · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject:

Downloaded it, along with a bunch of the stadium POI's... helpful since I shoot sports. How are most of those built? Do people input adresses into some sort of database or is it lat/long? I only ask as I noticed NBA/NHL venues weren't available. I have all the adresses I'd need in media guides, but I just don't know how to get the info into one of those POI Files...

Grey Wolf and Wild Rice · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject:

5savages · Geocacher Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 204

GeoPierce · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

RubberToes · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject:

Driving home from dinner with the family today and though I'd check in on the Twins, but I wasn't sure where to find them on the dial. Oh yeah, I have the custom POI file loaded. Seconds later, I was tuned in. Thanks 5savages.

Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

I wish DirecTV had FSN as part of the basic service. Instead I had to spend the day drinking Mimosas and beer at our friends' place while watching the Twinkies kick the Sox in the teeth Smile

I'm going to the game Tuesday and next Sat. They won last Tuesday's game that I went to (a rare ocasion for us to witness live) so hopefully they keep it up Smile

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