Ultralights Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 For quite some time i have owned a toshiba pocket PC, i have also seen in numerous pics and articals, the pocket pc being used as a moving map GPS navaid. my question is, what is required to be able to use the pocket pc as described?? all i have is the pocket pc and nothing else. (except usual pc, docking port etc) do i need a gps for it? how is the gps signal transfered to the PPC? what software is used? pretty much everything to make a setup work. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I use a HP iPaq 6365 with a bluetooth GPS receiver and OziExplorer CE. This provides a moving map capbility using electronic Airservices aeronautical charts which are available for OziExplorer from Maptrax. Websites: Maptrax http://www.maptrax.com.au/aeronauticalcharts/ OziExplorer http://www.oziexplorer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultralights Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thanks for the links, unfortunatly my PDA doesnt have bluetooth capability, but my GPS has a serial output, but sadly no serial input for the PDA, might need to get an adaptor or upgrade the PDA... How reliable is the setup with the PDA software and how accurate is it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfred Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 I have a pda with the GPS built into the cradle which I use in the car with the Destinator software . For this application it is excellent but really for the price of a small garmin gps etrek or similar around $300 -$400 it is a far more practical reliable solution for aviation. Just program a pile of your favorite destinations or waypoints and use the "go to" function. simple , reliable, inexpensive, portable, and an excellent back up for your manual navigation. There are some very robust and relatively inexpensive cradles available that will clamp somewhere on every aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bazza Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Yes, they are excellent and with the addition of a software package called PocketFMS available for free download and use from http://www.pocketfms.com/the PDA becomes a $2000 plus aviation GPS. Have a look at the above site and you will get an idea of the versitility of the PDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultralights Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 i already have an Etrex, as well as a Garmin Emap, loaded with mapsource maps, great for motorcycle touring, but looking at my PDA sitting there and the big serial cable coming out of my Emap. i figured may as well use them both for something more useful than just the Etrex for a backup navaid. just a little bit more situational awareness is always a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest micgrace Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Hi Don't suppose anyone knows how to get photos from mobile phone bluetooth into computer? without hooking the phone up to the internet. Or something like that. Micgrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultralights Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 Ok, looks like i might need to update my PDA, my old Toshiba was made in 2001, and has no bluetooth capability, or serial/usb input for a gps reviever, so what would the recommended PDA be for use almost entirly as a GPS moving map setup??? to the phone pics thing if the phone has infrared port, and you have a PDA with an infrared port, you can do it that way, or in the case of a 3 phone, there should be a memory stick in the phone you can put straight into the pc if you have a card reader. when travelling i use my PDA to write emails, then use the infrared port to transfer the email to my phone and send the email wih the phone. Ultralights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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