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Pocket PC - GPS Attachment Purchased
I want to thank everyone for their contributions to my initial post.
Particularly Mark who provided me with a device from which I could start making comparisons. I've purchased the Deluo CF GPS and a 5-meter active antenna. I supplemented my new device with 2 map software packages. I purchased Routis for land use, and Fugawi for cruising (yes, i know, Fugawi sounds like the stuff that grows under toe nails My purchase was completed with a PDA harness and power supply for the car, and a PCMCIA adapter for my laptop. Everything in my kit can be reviewed at www.deluo.com I now have a couple of weeks to 'play' with my new toy before I attempt my first cruisathon. I'll be aboard Radiance of the Seas for the 5/29 7-day Inside Passage sailing. Because RoTS provides in-cabin internet access I'll be taking my laptop in preference to my PDA. I'll be in a balcony cabin. Here's what I'm hoping to do: Plug in my laptop to the ship's 120v power supply Plug in the PCMCIA/CF GPS card Connect the 5-meter active antenna (waterproof with magnetic base), and attach it to the balcony rail. Turn on the PC Open the appropriate map application Review PC screen at regular intervals throughout the 7 days Pretty neat huh? I wonder what my chances are of actually succeeding Of course it probably means having the balcony door ajar throughout the cruise, but we typically do that anyway. I'm a Brit! I begin to melt at 70 degrees F! I hope the cabin attendant doesn't 'cut the cord' whilst following procedure (closing balcony doors). Wish me luck, Steve. |
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Enjoy and Bon Voyage!
Let us know how it worked for ya' Mark "Steve Hennessey" wrote in message news:33fpc.1000$wn1.916@fed1read01... I want to thank everyone for their contributions to my initial post. Particularly Mark who provided me with a device from which I could start making comparisons. I've purchased the Deluo CF GPS and a 5-meter active antenna. I supplemented my new device with 2 map software packages. I purchased Routis for land use, and Fugawi for cruising (yes, i know, Fugawi sounds like the stuff that grows under toe nails My purchase was completed with a PDA harness and power supply for the car, and a PCMCIA adapter for my laptop. Everything in my kit can be reviewed at www.deluo.com I now have a couple of weeks to 'play' with my new toy before I attempt my first cruisathon. I'll be aboard Radiance of the Seas for the 5/29 7-day Inside Passage sailing. Because RoTS provides in-cabin internet access I'll be taking my laptop in preference to my PDA. I'll be in a balcony cabin. Here's what I'm hoping to do: Plug in my laptop to the ship's 120v power supply Plug in the PCMCIA/CF GPS card Connect the 5-meter active antenna (waterproof with magnetic base), and attach it to the balcony rail. Turn on the PC Open the appropriate map application Review PC screen at regular intervals throughout the 7 days Pretty neat huh? I wonder what my chances are of actually succeeding Of course it probably means having the balcony door ajar throughout the cruise, but we typically do that anyway. I'm a Brit! I begin to melt at 70 degrees F! I hope the cabin attendant doesn't 'cut the cord' whilst following procedure (closing balcony doors). Wish me luck, Steve. |
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"Steve Hennessey" wrote in message news:33fpc.1000$wn1.916@fed1read01... I want to thank everyone for their contributions to my initial post. Particularly Mark who provided me with a device from which I could start making comparisons. I've purchased the Deluo CF GPS and a 5-meter active antenna. I supplemented my new device with 2 map software packages. I purchased Routis for land use, and Fugawi for cruising (yes, i know, Fugawi sounds like the stuff that grows under toe nails My purchase was completed with a PDA harness and power supply for the car, and a PCMCIA adapter for my laptop. Everything in my kit can be reviewed at www.deluo.com I now have a couple of weeks to 'play' with my new toy before I attempt my first cruisathon. I'll be aboard Radiance of the Seas for the 5/29 7-day Inside Passage sailing. Because RoTS provides in-cabin internet access I'll be taking my laptop in preference to my PDA. I'll be in a balcony cabin. Here's what I'm hoping to do: Plug in my laptop to the ship's 120v power supply Plug in the PCMCIA/CF GPS card Connect the 5-meter active antenna (waterproof with magnetic base), and attach it to the balcony rail. Turn on the PC Open the appropriate map application Review PC screen at regular intervals throughout the 7 days Pretty neat huh? I wonder what my chances are of actually succeeding Of course it probably means having the balcony door ajar throughout the cruise, but we typically do that anyway. I'm a Brit! I begin to melt at 70 degrees F! I hope the cabin attendant doesn't 'cut the cord' whilst following procedure (closing balcony doors). Wish me luck, Steve. Hope everything goes well for you. I used a Garmin 76S with an external antenna on our recent Panama Canal cruise on "Legend of the Seas". We also had a balcony cabin. Deck #9, the pool deck, has an overhang of 5-6' which was two decks above our deck. It blocked about 20 degrees of the sky. This may have been partly responsible for loss of signal on a number of occasions; signal loss lasting 1-20 minutes. Still I was able to "record" ninety percent of the trip and thought it was great fun. HAVE A GREAT TIME!!! Neil |
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In article , Lee Lindquist
wrote: On Fri, 14 May 2004 19:15:26 -0700, "Steve Hennessey" wrote: I've purchased the Deluo CF GPS and a 5-meter active antenna. I supplemented my new device with 2 map software packages. I purchased Routis for land use, and Fugawi for cruising (yes, i know, Fugawi sounds like the stuff that grows under toe nails I assume most people know that fugawi is WWII slang for -- where the F are we. Less well know, it was the name of the indian tribe on F-Troop. The name of the FTroop Indians was The Hekawi (per the Internet Movie Database). OK, so I am a little anal retentive at times (grin) -------------------------------------------------------- "Writers even write the silences" -J. Michael Straczynski |
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