gps

Hi paul,and others, thanks for the response, my laptop is aexcel 2gig i think ,no bluetooth but has all the other gismo's , my ipaq is a hp h19 series i think thats right, the laptop has usb but the ipaq data cable female flat plug to thebottom and a flash card (256mg) to the top, i would like voice nav. and the oziexplorer is the cd($127.00) in the shop. the map is natmap raster premium, what iwould like to do is trip plan on the laptop, download to the ipaq and then possibly upload to the laptop of an evening to keep trip notes etc. but would like a backtrack facillity to keep record of camp spots and that sought of thing, i thought that by using the ipaq it might save a quid, as we are older people on a reasonably tight budget. what do you think

Bob

I cannot see your rig and sedtup from profileso:-

If you intend to explore off the beaten track Oziexplorer is the way to go. If you a are just towing a van and intend to keep to most of the normal caravan routes all you will need is a program such as Co Pilot Live or Destinator for you Ipaq.

Have a browse of this site Johnny Appleseed GPS with particular attention to the above mentioned products. Also browse the RAM mounts area.

GPS - Both your laptop and your ipaq have USB and compact flash slots (CF). If you elect to use Destinator or similiar you will need the CF slot for the program in your IPAQ. Therefore you will need a USB GPS unit. GPS are available from the shop on ExplorOz as well.

Do not get confused you just need standalone GPS unit that will talk to both your Ipaq and Laptop. All it does is send GPS data to your computer systems it has and needs no other software ( ie you do not need a garmin or magellan device (GPS)).

The budget will be an issue. If you elect to use Ozie Explorer you will need the CE version for your Ipaq if you want to use it on it as well as the full PC version ( See the OziExplorer WEB site).

Look carefully at each of the software options you can choose. Make no assumptions about what they can and cannot do for you on your PC or Ipaq. Be aware that the PC version will not work on your Ipaq and vis versa ( Co Pilot and Destinator have route planning software which installs on the PC when you purchase the CE version).

Also your Ipaq is not a small PC or laptop. PDA's do have major limitations so be careful not to overload your Ipaq.

Hope this assists.

Regards

Paul

g'day paul, ive been away so the slow reply, thanks again for the info, we have a td disco and a 16ft roadstar van, we havecovered quite a bit of ground in this rig, across the gulf, lichfield, broome, tanimi, etc. not afraid of the dirt, quite like it in fact, but need to keep track of camp spots etc. also am quite likley to park the van and head off with the tent (oztent) to somewhere that souds exciting, so need that capability to get to some isolated places, like into " bell gorge" or sandy creek falls, love those places and need to go backto them, the info you have supplied has helped very much so once again many thanks.
regards Bob irwin, (not steve)

g' day trev. thanks for the advise, I have found a mob in baulkham hills sydey who seem to know a bit i,m going to see them on thursday, but wanted a bit of an idear so that i'm not sold a sheep station to run two cows on . I just want the basics to do what i want to do with. thanks for the reply
regards bob

WOW, a fellow scrooge :)) My thinkpad is a 760 and using a Magellan 310. The Thinkpad got stood on so its got some duct tape ..long story.
Oziexplorer works a treat with this setup. Should it fail then the paper maps are close by with a compass. Should everything fail then I know the prevailing winds and these blow the sand to one side more than the other....well thats my theory. There's always the HF and satphone so I can phone a friend...I hope.
But overall I rekkon I'm the bigger cheapskate :)))))))))