New Portable Computer and GPS System
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I followed these instructions and it worked perfectly. All the software is free and it's really nice on the VGA screen.
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=70567
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=70567
Ken,
Does your BT GPS receiver have provisions for an external antenna? I'm using the Holux GPSlim (also a Sirf-III device) with an external antenna. The antenna is on the cowel between the wiper blades and the GPS receiver is in the glove box. No wires from the GPS to the PDA that way.
Still have to find a way to power the PDA without wires.....
-B-
Does your BT GPS receiver have provisions for an external antenna? I'm using the Holux GPSlim (also a Sirf-III device) with an external antenna. The antenna is on the cowel between the wiper blades and the GPS receiver is in the glove box. No wires from the GPS to the PDA that way.
Still have to find a way to power the PDA without wires.....
-B-
Thanks!
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No the gps is only bt that I can tellKen,
Does your BT GPS receiver have provisions for an external antenna? I'm using the Holux GPSlim (also a Sirf-III device) with an external antenna. The antenna is on the cowel between the wiper blades and the GPS receiver is in the glove box. No wires from the GPS to the PDA that way.
Still have to find a way to power the PDA without wires.....
-B-
Ken,
That is a great setup, the only problem for me is that I would not want to copy you and get caught.
That is a great setup, the only problem for me is that I would not want to copy you and get caught.
Ken,
Is there a power plug that also has the audio out built into it? I see you have a cable coming out of the earphone jack in your setup, but was wondering if there was a plug that tapped into the bottom hotsynch connector.
Is there a power plug that also has the audio out built into it? I see you have a cable coming out of the earphone jack in your setup, but was wondering if there was a plug that tapped into the bottom hotsynch connector.
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That is a headphone jack, I use it with one of those tape deck adapters to play through my stock deck. Sounds just as good as CDs
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For those interested, Dell had these new on sale today for 45% or $252
Ken,
How's the Dell and topo software working out for you? I might make a lept to the Dell. I've read some complaints about using the Activesync/Autosync program when the Pocket PC is connected to a desktop PC. Have you run into any problems? Thanks.
How's the Dell and topo software working out for you? I might make a lept to the Dell. I've read some complaints about using the Activesync/Autosync program when the Pocket PC is connected to a desktop PC. Have you run into any problems? Thanks.
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Sorry about the delayed reply. I was in Europe for a while
The topo sw works great. Used it to pre-run Fins and things in Moab and worked great when cdan and I lead the tral at CM07. The Dell is awesom. It holds 1000 songs from my music collection, I have 5 movies loaded on it so I can watch them in the car with the car stereo system. The in city nav sw has been perfect and easy to use.
The problem you talked about is common, but has an easy and simple fix that is described on the axim site I listed in my first post.
It is that site that made me decide to get the dell because the forum is much like ours were other people help you out. I just looked and 256 folks were perusing the section for this model right now. I did not find a forum of the same quality relating to others I was considering.
So I have had it a year now with no issues other than the media player that comes with it is crap. I am using core player and have been real happy with it. The quirk is I have to remeber to pause the song before I put it in standby. If I just put it in standby without stopping the song, it locks up about 30% of the time. If I pause the song, it never locks up. The lock up is easy to, just reboot and everything is fine.
Have any of you guys put the NG Topo software on one of these? I'm looking for options to make it more mobile without packing a laptop around with me.
How much did Memory-Map end up costing you?
I've followed your thread and after doing my own research, I too ended up going with your choices. I am now checking out Memory-Map, but man it is pricey. $100 for the software and $71 per state map. I was thinking California and Utah to start with.
3D topo is nice, but I might just stick with Back Country Navigator for a while.
I've followed your thread and after doing my own research, I too ended up going with your choices. I am now checking out Memory-Map, but man it is pricey. $100 for the software and $71 per state map. I was thinking California and Utah to start with.
3D topo is nice, but I might just stick with Back Country Navigator for a while.
a lot of states department of natural resources or equivalent have topos that you can download that work with the memory map navigator. I got seamless maps of california from their state website. you just have to search a bit. they are geo tiff files (.tif files with geographic data).
Index of /casil/maps/drg
Index of /casil/maps/drg
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