Can I see track points sent to Iridium network on the 66i?

Is there a way to see the track points sent to the Iridium network from the 66i? I'm not asking about how to see them on the share web site or by using a smartphone app. I don't think there is a way to see them on the 66i, but it seems like there should be a way. If I end up in a place where my device cannot reach the Iridium network, it might be helpful to know where/when the last track point successfully reached the network.

0 Like2Hike over 2 years ago

I am not aware of that functionality.

0 skyeye over 2 years ago

sure you can see them

When you look at the map, the line shows your movement and on that line there are small rings. Those are the transmitted points.

0 twolpert over 2 years ago in reply to skyeye

IIRC, the sent points do not appear until you sync. This never made any sense to me, but seemed to be the case the last time I tried it.

Edited to add: I don't walk around with the Explore app running.

0 skyeye over 2 years ago in reply to twolpert

I can see them well on the map of the 66i when moving around as long as the tracking is on. No sync underway.

0 twolpert over 2 years ago in reply to skyeye

May have improved. Have not tried it lately.

0 Like2Hike over 2 years ago in reply to skyeye

I see those track points, but I can't say I know that they mean the track points were received by the Iridium satellites. It may just signify that they've been sent.

0 twolpert over 2 years ago in reply to Like2Hike

Any time the device sends anything, it makes positive contact with the Iridium network. It retries any send until it gets a positive acknowledgement.

That said, I am not sure that seeing a point on the map means that it has already been sent. For example, if you are in challenging conditions, the device may not be able to send each point immediately when it is recorded. I have no idea when the points appear on the map - when they are recorded, when they are actually sent, after the next sync, or what.

0 skyeye over 2 years ago in reply to twolpert

it is possible to observe it. When a point is created, one can see the transmitting symbol on the top of the display. When the point is transmitted it will be added to the activity line at the right position

0 Like2Hike over 2 years ago in reply to twolpert

Ok, that's good to know. I haven't had any issues with tracking points. I have had a couple of issues with Preset Messages, not making it to Mapshare.

The Messages show sent on the device and the Explore Homepage tally. I even included my cellphone as a recipient and the phone received the messages.

But they got bogged down somewhere within the Garmin infrastructure and never made it to the Mapshare page.

0 twolpert over 2 years ago in reply to Like2Hike

You can tell if it made it to the Garmin servers by looking at the Inbox on your account at explore.garmin.com. That's the definitive check.