Geotalk podcast

In this edition of Geotalk we get a final update from the 2nd Oz Mega event, hear a tip on how to keep Google Maps on your geocaching.com page and announce the winner of the 101Geo competition. Links for show Australia's Oz Mega event in Albury NZ Mega event - registrations open soon. Magellan eXplorist 610 review Axis of evil caches: Episode 31 Episode 32 Episode 33 Winners of the 101Geo competition - thanks to Alan from www.101geo.com.au 1st Prize - Drain Caching - Claire Davill 2nd Prize - Geocaching is a child friendly sport - Martin Kane 3rd Prize - View From Melbourne's 1st - Simon Allen Script for Google maps on geocaching.com (Firefox) Highlighted geocaches in New Zealand Little Eden Hapuawhenua Viaduct Taonui Viaduct Afraid Of The Dark? Old Coach Challenge

In this edition of Geotalk we hear from a geocacher who got more than he bargained for on an FTF hunt, we ask 'What happened to the maps on geocaching.com?' and 'What happened to the Geomate jr?'. You have a few days left to submit your entry into the 101Geo online geocaching store competition. Submit your photo before 29 February 2012 and you have the chance to win a $200 voucher to spend at 101Geo. Head to www.facebook.com/101geo for more information. Links for show New Geocaching.com Maps Geotalk Video Edition (Ep. 18) recorded on a Magellan eXplorist 610 Geomate Jr - what happened? Oz Mega event in Albury-Wodonga

In the first episode of Geotalk for 2012 we travel to the top of Australia, remind you of an important date on the geocaching calendar, and tell you how you can turn your geocaching photo into a fantastic prize. The competition is being held in conjunction with Alan from 101Geo online geocaching store. Submit your photo before 29 February 2012 and you have the chance to win a $200 voucher to spend at 101Geo. Head to www.facebook.com/101geo for more information. Links for show: 29 February souvenir from Groundspeak Recently viewed caches on Your Profile page Neongeo geocaching app for Android Magellan 110 announced at CES 2012 New Zealand Mega event (Dunedin) Australian Mega event (Albury-Wodonga)  South Australian geocaching awards (email nominations to sacacheawards@gmail.com)

In this Christmas edition of Geotalk we speak to one of the creators of Munzee, ask for your thoughts on Opencaching.com and get into the Christmas spirit geocaching style. Don't forget to visit our Facebook page and Twitter feed. Links for show: Opinion piece about Opencaching.com on It's Not about the Numbers Alien Highway power trail Geocaching Australia's Leap Frog race  Munzee.com

In this episode of Geotalk we ask whether Groundspeak has turned its back on thegeocaching community, explore some of the features in GSAK version 8 and announce the winners of our Geostuff.com.au competition. Links for show Australia's 'Y2Kaches' New Zealand's 'Y2Kaches' Registration pages for the Dunedin (NZ) and Albury (Aus) Mega Events Opencaching Munzee Removal of Feedback from Groundspeak's website Neongeo - great tool From Alan (radionut50): Pukemokemoke and Cable Station Australian events and New Zealand courtesy of Geocaching Australia

Geotalk gets an update on the NZ mega event, we hear from an Australian in Peru and we give you the final clue in our Geostuff.com.au competition. Links for show: Magellan eXplorist series (including 610) Geomate Jr GPS receiver for kids Neongeo geocaching app for Android WherYouGo app for Android New Zealand mega event - Dunedin (19-21 October 2012) Geocaching featured in Coffs Coast Advocate Geocaching Australia unloved cache series: 6 Months Unfound 1 Years Unfound 2 Years Unfound

Kia Ora from 'The land of the long white cloud'. Geotalk heads to New Zealand for a whirlwind tour of Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington to grab some historic Kiwi geocaches, night caching with some Waikato locals and witness humiliation at the hands of the Irish. Links for show Flickr photo set Auckland's oldest (GC4B) and Wellington's oldest (GC46) Radionut50's technology series of geocaches in Hamilton: Technology pioneers (GC1PRKD) Harald's hide (GC1M8WV) Avoid wires (GC13MVW) New Zealand's mega event - 19-22 October 2012 New Zealand travel information

This month we honour a changing of the guard at the top of the Australian Geocaching ladder, give you the second clue to our fantastic Geostuff.com.au competition and hear from a geocacher who has meet a person who really has travelled everywhere. Don't forget our fantastic competition thanks to Carl and the crew at Geostuff.com.au.

 First prize is a Magellan Explorist GC and second prize is a on-year Geocaching.com premium membership gift card
. Links for show Geocaching interview with Margot Kranich on ABC Riverland Jeremy Irish speaks to GeekWire radio show about geocaching New leader on the Australian geocaching leaderboard: Liz and Bruce (12,050) pass maccamob (11,915) Plastic Munzee by Thanks 4 the cache My Hold up the Sydney Harbour Bridge challenge 101Geo online store The Don Dorrigo Gazette turns 100 Peter Harris' I've Been everywhere trek Android geocaching apps c:geo (opensource) neongeo Groundspeak's Geocaching GDAK Forgot to mention: GA Cacher

Geotalk speaks to one of the organisers of the Albury Oz Mega Event, we put forward our thoughts on Challenges and we announce a great new competition courtesy of Geostuff.com.au. To enter, you must identify the mystery person hidden in the clues provided. After the October podcaste (Episode 78), send your entry to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com. From the correct entries, the first randomly drawn person will win a Magellan Explorist GC, and the second will win a one-year Geocaching.com premium membership gift card. Listen to the podcast to find your first clue. Links for Show Groundspeak's Challenges Podcacher: Show 332.1: PMM – Every Location an Adventure Not about the numbers Challenges: Don’t Hate The Game, Hate The Player Log Them All by Michal Canecky (aka cano) Progeocaching by Sky Dog Albury Oz Mega event

Geotalk has a quick peek at Munzee, gets a quick update on the Mega events in Australia and New Zealand, and we give you the chance to win not one, but two, prizes. We have a copy of Geocaching in Australia magazine from Australian Geocaching Essentials to give away to six people. Send a twitter message with @geotalkpodcast and #geocaching in the message, before 15 August, to go into the draw to win. There is also a Snoopy geocoin courtesy of Jockaroo.com.au to be won. Call or write in with your dog-related geocaching moment. Don't forget our number is (02) 800 50 436 and email is geotalkpodcast@gmail.com. Links for show: Oz MEGA, Albury-Wodonga, Apr 2012  New Zealand MEGA Event, Dunedin, Oct 2012  DarrylW4: Coming Munzee Material Testing  The Qrubicle by Darth trader: Spoiler video  The Geocaching Vlogger 

Geotalk travels to New Zealand to attend the Timaru Celebrating Milestone event, head to the Nullabour to find a little Twillite and finish in Mandurah for the recent WWFM event. Call in your audio to (02) 800 50 436 or email it to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com. And check out the Kangaroo TB from Geo-what? Geo-stuff? Links for show Oz Mega Twin Cities event (5-9 April 2012) Garmin eTrex 10, 20 and 30 at GPS track log Final USA APE cache archived Timaru Celebrating Milestones event (GC2WRQT) by The Organist Terracaches LLC #2: I've Been Everywhere (New Zealand) (LC7EO) LLC #3: I've Been Everywhere (Australia) (LC7EP) LLC #1: I've Been Everywhere (Americas) (LC7EB) WWFM VII Mandurah event (GC2VX9J) by WA K Team Twilite cache on the Nullabour Plain (GC4078)

In this episode of Geotalk we find Queensland's oldest geocache, get a useful tip on managing databases in GSAK and we hear some of your memorable geocache finds. Dvixen from Geo-what? Geo-stuff? is looking for a name for her Kangaroo TB. Email your nomination to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com before 20 June 2011. The best entry will win a prize from Geo-what? Geo-stuff? Links for show One shy of enigmatic (GC2AET3) - excellent puzzle cache  Android geocaching apps c:Geo by carnero  Groundspeak's geocaching app  Garmin Montana GPS receiver  Geocaching on ABC radio 702 Sydney (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) Triple J New Zealand update: Forum on Greymouth Clock Tower damage pqload macro for GSAK Drop bears on the Australian Museum website To whom it may concern by The Travel Bugs on YouTube. You can buy the Found it! CD on iTunes or from the Where the Cache is website Don't forget you can find all events occurring in Australia on the Geocaching Australia website.

Geotalk travels to Canberra for the 10th anniversary of ACT caching, gets an update on the NZ earthquake fundraiser, and discovers who are the most profilic puzzle cachers in Australia and New Zealand. Competition: Call in your most memorable geocache find to (02) 800-50-436. Three lucky people will win a TB/Micro cache prize pack courtesy of Geowhat? Geostuff. Links for show Radar Hill geocache (GC1AAZ6) at Shoal Bay, Port Stephens Media 140 event in Brisbane Paegle Boy's Geocaching in Newcastle video WWFM event website by Podcacher List of WWFM 8 events 10th Canberra anniversary event (GC2NMAH) Canberra Nature Park (GC6CF) - Canberra's oldest geocache NZ fundraising geocoin at Geocachers.co.nz

Geotalk speaks to an expert about GPS hacking, jamming and general vulnerability, provide an update on the next Australian mega event and we welcome a listener from the other side of the world. Links for the show Red Cross Japan appeal Itsnotaboutthenumbers blog - post on Geotalk Solar Flare-Up Could Fry Satellites (Tech News World) Albury-Wodonga Mega Event Easter 2012 ET Highway power trail closed for business Caches from Radionut50 Karst in Stone in Golden Bay (GC22YF4) Labyrinth Rocks (GC22CZ3) In The Delli (GC2788K) Geocoinfest U.S. 2011website Zilveruno's blog (in Danish)

Radionut50 joins an intrepid group of New Zealand geocachers as they attempt to set a new Australasian 24-hour record. Links for shows Photos from the Y-Cachers record breaking run Australia and New Zealand geocaching records on Geocaching Australia wiki Christchurch earthquake fundraiser geocoin by Geocachers NZ, Geostuff.com.au Australia and Oakcoins Donate to the NZ Red Cross Christchurch earthquake appeal, Queensland Premier's Flood Appeal or Red Cross Australia

Good news about geocaching in NSW National Parks, hear about two geocaches that got swept away in the recent floods and we discover Australia's first well rounded hider. Links for show Geocaching NSW notice about new NPWS Geocaching policy Geocaching in Australia magazine Jockaroo geocache store Ge-gnome project by Cachinggames.com Magellan Toughcase iPhone case ABC Riverina and The Tin Full of Stuff Part 1 and Part 2 (contains interview with Roostaman and Fred6603) Donate to the Queensland Premier's Flood Appeal or Red Cross Australia

Recently, I spoke with Greg Baylis who is presenter of Saturday Breakfast on 666 Canberra - the local ABC radio station. The interview went longer than I expected and came out pretty good. So here it is as extra to the normal Geotalk podcast.

In this episode we discover the voice of Karen from the Garmin in-car GPS, check out the leaderboards in Australia and NZ, and hear some of your Gocaching New Year resolutions. You can support the podcast by making a donation via the PayPal link in the right-hand column. Links for the show: Video of Daylight (GC) by bikerbuddy and Team Canary GPS girl on ABC News Online and GPS Girl's website The Joy of Geocaching website Cachers of the Round Table Episode 33 (Listing websites)  

In this episode we check out the Mega events planned for Australia and New Zealand, open the Pandora's box that is Opencaching.com, and ask for your 2011 geocaching resolutions. Looking forward to hearing your 2011 geocaching resolution. Call it in on (02) 800 50 436 or email us at geotalkpodcast@gmail.com Links for show Youtube video of Australia's fourth oldest geocache - Frying Pan (GC) Open Street Maps for Magellan GPS receivers NZ cache placed club Garmin's new OpenCaching.com website Great interview with Jake from Garmin Talks about opencaching.com on Geocaching Podcast ep. 183 and another interview on Podcacher ep. 299

In this episode we join two Victorians attempting to find 10 cache types in one day, send out an alert to geocachers in the NSW Central Coast and we ask you what you'd like Santa to put in your stocking this Christmas. Links for show Ala o le alofa - GC7E06 Opencaching.com - what's happening here? Myrtle rust updates Urwigo builder for Wherigo Cachers of the Round Table episode 32- talking about Wherigo Caching Games GeGnome project - moving cache game Chirp away - GC2HPF1 Brindabella mountains geocaching power trail video The Bomb Squad Nuked My Geocache by Rob Pearce on iTunes