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Geotalk is hosted and produced by Darren Osborne (Spindoc Bob).

Geotalk contains news about geocaching in Australia, interviews with Australian geocachers, tips on finding geocaches, using your global positioning system (GPS) unit and staying safe while hiking in the bush or searching in the city.

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Drop me an email at geotalkpodcast AT gmail DOT com (delete the NOSPAM before sending).

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Geotalk joins SA ParrotHead for YumCha, Norkmeister reaches a milestone in Canberra and we look at how to enter coords and project a waypoint with your GPS.

Send in your contribution to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com or dial (02) 800-50-436 and could could go into the draw to win a prize Geocache Store Australia.

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Direct download: geotalk_episode53.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:36 AM
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Geotalk discovers how University of Melbourne researchers are improving turn-by-turn instructions, we travel down the south coast of NSW and announce the winners of the Keeper of Time competition.

Every email or call goes into the draw to win a prize from Geocache Store Australia. Call now on (02) 8005 0436.

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Direct download: geotalk_episode52.mp3
Category: general -- posted at: 9:44 AM
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Geotalk catches up with an Australian geocacher living in the US, we get a quick review on the Geocache Navigator and discover that human really do walk in circles.

Big thank you to Martin Hancock for the new theme music.

The podcast is supported by Geocache Store Australia.

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Direct download: geotalk_episode51.mp3
Category: general -- posted at: 1:56 AM
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Geotalk talks to Keeper of Time from Victoria, we introduce the GC Vote grease monkey script for rating geocaching and we hear of a story that ended with a police visit.

To win one of the time pieces shown on the right, courtesy of Keeper of Time, tell us a geocaching story associated with the theme 'Time'. Call it in on (02) 800 50 436 or email it to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com. Your entry must in before 31 August 2009.

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  • Groundspeak brings back kml file for Google Earth
  • Earthcaching announcement regarding bronze and silver masters
  • Events
  • GC Vote for geocaching.com
  • TB travel passport from Texas Geocaching

    • Direct download: geotalk_episode50.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:24 PM
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      Geotalk chats to Warren from Apisphere about the Geomate Jr, Caught @ work tells us about the updates to the Geocaching Australia website and we bring you the story of a lost and found geocoin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode49.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:13 PM
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      Firesafe tells Geotalk about his record breaking geocaching run and creator of The Hidden Park, Paul Kane, talks about his great iPhone application.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode48.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:27 PM
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      Geotalk talks to Tracy Trost about his geocaching film 'Find Me', we tackle a Where I Go geocache and work out a clever way to update our GSAK database.

      Remember, we're always on the look out for audio (particularly intros), so call in on (02) 800-50-436. Our email address is geotalkpodcast@gmail.com..

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode47.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:41 AM
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      Join two of NSW most prolific geocachers as they head into Kosciuszko National Park to reach Valentine Falls.

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      Direct download: Geotalk_Video_Episode_16.m4v
      Category: Vidcast -- posted at: 4:34 PM
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      In this episode of Geotalk we look at cache maintenance and placement, Tronador and Altaire visit 2 Lost Souls in Central Australia and we get a geocaching tip from New Zealand.

      Note: New email address geotalkpodcast@gmail.com

      Links for show:

    • WWFM V Bookmark list - Australian first on top of list
    • Geocaching.com Caching along a route
    • Geocaching Australia Google Earth Wiki page
    • Geocaching Australia Google Maps
    • Geomate Jr GPS device
    • Find me trailer on YouTube
    • Splinterheads geocaching trailer on Youtube
    • Geocaching NSW association
    • Tronador and Altaire's NT cache finds
    • New Zealand Recreational GPS Society
    • Most found caches in Australia and New Zealand
    • Direct download: geotalk_episode46.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:49 AM
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      The creator of Walk like a Geocacher tells Geotalk about an upcoming video and geocache series, we get the latest update from Riverina Caching regarding the 2010 Mega Event and learn how to download routable OSM maps for your Garmin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode45.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:01 AM
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      The Spindoctor and Webguy head to Canberra to check in on a cache and bag a record in the process. Join them for the ride.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode44.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:32 AM
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      Geotalk talks to CraigD about his well rounded cacher experience, part 2 of our catch up with Liz and Bruce, and some audio from the Clean up Australia Day CITO in Bundeena.

      Don't forget, send in a geocaching tip by emailing your audio file to geotalk AT mac.com or call (02) 800 50 436 to win a packet of Fire Tacks courtesy of Geocache Store Australia.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode43.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:03 PM
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      Marcus Vitruvius leads a group of geocachers to the top of Victoria's highest peak - Mt Bogong.

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      Direct download: Geotalk_Video_Episode_15.m4v
      Category: Vidcast -- posted at: 3:59 AM
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      Hear from Marcus Vitruvius and DJ Geodog Rascal, geogypsies Liz and Bruce and get an update on the Wagga Wagga mega event.

      There is also the winner of the Geotalk Facebook competition, another GSAK tip, and why McDonalds is a geocacher's best friend.

      Don't forget, send in a geocaching tip by emailing your audio file to geotalk AT mac.com or call (02) 800 50 436. The best three entries win a packet of Fire Tacks courtesy of Geocache Store Australia.

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      GSAK Tip

      If you export to the GPSr using the code %con1%typ1%drop2 for your cache name it will drop the GC portion of the code and replace it with letters giving you the size and type of the cache so a MTXXXXX would be a micro traditional cache, RMXXXXX would be a regular multi cache.

      Direct download: geotalk_episode42.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:19 AM
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      Geotalk spends Australia Day at Darling Harbour with Macandrita, Damo finds a cache on Lake Titicaca and The Organist gives some great GSAK tips.

      We also discuss China building its own GPS network, law enforcement geocachers, the new South Africa to Australia TB race and who has found the most geocaches in Australia/New Zealand in a single day.

      Don't forget to leave a voicemail at (02) 800 50 436 or email geotalk AT mac.com.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode41_2.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:25 AM
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      Geotalk chats to Big Matt (from Big Matt and Shell) from Queanbeyan, NSW, we attend the Intervening Days event in Melton and give you a quick tip for finding caches close to an event. Don't forget to leave a voicemail at (02) 800 50 436 or email geotalk AT mac.com.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode40.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:20 AM
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      Hear about LordBritish's geocache under the sea and travel bug in space, The Spindoctors find Victoria's oldest geocache and Searchwise015 tells us about geocaching in Far North Queensland.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode39.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:50 AM
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      Damo takes us on a hunt to find a geocache in the Central American country of Guatemala.

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      Direct download: Geotalk_Video_Episode_14.m4v
      Category: Vidcast -- posted at: 7:49 AM
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      In this episode we look at waywarking, speaking to Blue Quaser from Ontario, Canada, and Pensive Travellers from Newcastle. Our thanks to Ontario Geocaching Podcast for assisting with this episode.

      Subscribe to the Geotalk YouTube channel before midnight on 13 December 2008 (Sydney time) and you could win an Ernie's Edelweiss geocoin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode38.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:47 PM
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