Mapping: The next step
Submitted: Monday, May 12, 2008 at 20:37
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Willem
Well, it may be old technology by industry standards but I have upgraded from a laptop to a PDA for my bush mapping.
As mentioned in another thread my notebook has come to the end of its life and I couldn't find the right one for the job.
I now have a HP PDA rx5765 Travel Companion with more features than I know what to do with. It has Tom Tom 6 loaded. I also have a 4 Gig SD Card with Oziexplorer CE, Natmap Mosaic, Hema GDT and a host of other maps.
Now all I have to do is to learn how to drive it.....LOL
The in-car DASHBOARD DESK is gone and we now have a lot more space in the cabin again
My sincerest thanks to Glenn Pascoe of Redback Technologies,
Berri,SA, for supplying and setting the good gear up so that I have less worries trying to figure it all out. Thanks also to EO Member Des Lexic for trying to explain all the pitfalls of starting with a new toy.
We are off to Alice and beyond in the morning
Cheers everyone
Reply By: Member - Toolman (VIC) - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10:24
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10:24
Willem,
A few things I'll add to this conversation about your PDA, based on my experiences with one (HP Ipaq HX4700). Things may have changed with yours but here goes.
The battery life when used solely on its battery is not good. I always have it connected to the 12 volt vehicle supply when travelling.
Even when I think it is turned off it is not, it is just pretending, so be careful to make sure you turn it off properly. Even then it drains its battery so after sitting in you pocket for a few hours you may get a surprise when you go to turn it on. When at
home,
mine always sits in its cradle attached to the charger.
I've been trialling Tom Tom 6 on my PDA lately and it seems very good. My only disappointment with it is that I can't make it "Moo" at me when I exceed the speed limit of the road I'm travelling on.
Glare can be a problem with the screen so I've now mounted my PDA as low on the dash as I can and built a screen shroud to reduce the glare.
I have lots of fun with the PDA and hope you do too.
Toolman
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 13:40
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 13:40
Why is it that PDAs run the battery down- even when turned off ??
I can have
mine charged to 100%. If I turn it off and let it sit- in about 5 days it's gone down to about 80% !!!
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