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You can get a relatively new Palm or PPC, and TomTom or Emtac, and it will do everything you want. A Palm T3, out of production but the best device Palm made for this, can be had off ebay for something over $100. It can use any bluetooth GPS, or your Garmin if it's a serial, not USB, model. There are several PPC models that will work, but I'm not that familiar with Windows devices.

They're a thing of the long ago past. They haven't been used since before WWII. The use of radio navigation, and instrument flying, quickly made them obsolete.

Get one with an SD expansion slot, of which there are many models. They will all work fine. Color is nice, but difficult to see outside in the sunlight. You won't be able to connect the E2 to your GPS, but you can do it rather easily (provided your GPS uses a serial connection) to any of the older models. Any of the M series should do fine.

It's yours. Do what you want. Only you care about something like this, or perhaps only you and a few people who care more about other peoples' business than they should.

It will work with whatever COM port Windows assigned to the adapter. You have to live with the choice the OS makes. Mapsource has no idea which one will be assigned on your PC, so it has to allow many choices.

Enter the cache waypoints in dd mm.mmm format, like you get them from the pocket queries. Then change the display format on your GPS.

Yeah, forget it. With a 2 hour layover, you'll be lucky to catch your second plane in time, if it's in another terminal. Between the travel and the idiotic security folks, good luck. I picked up my niece there the other day, and it took almost 3 hours for her to get off the plane, through security, and out the gate. You'll have to get a taxi if you do try to leave, because it's miles to the airport exit, and then more miles to the nearest cache. You can't walk it and get back within 2 hours, even if you're an Olympic speed walker.

Plucker on the Palm does not read html files. Plucker on the PC converts html files to Palm database files, which the Palm viewer can display. You need to run the Plucker distiller on the html files, and then hotsync the output to your E2, or better, have Plucker output the files to an SD card. This can be in a card reader on a USB port. The output should go to the \Palm\Programs\Plucker folder on the card. You can make this with the standard Windows explorer applet.

Exactly what symptoms are you getting? The file won't load into what? Cachemate won't show it, or what? What error message, if any?

Either, or neither. It depends. Both work, but have some limitations. The quad helix needs to be oriented vertically for best reception, while the patch needs to be oriented horizontally. One may be better for you than the other depending on how you prefer to orient the GPS most of the time.

You should be able to just leave it sitting for half an hour or so, and it will find its position. After a long move, it needs to download a new almanac, and this can take up to 45 minutes, but generally much less.

I use Velcro. You can use a mount, or just put the Velcro on the back of the GPS, your choice. I put the loops on the mount and the hooks on the dash, but it works either way. If you put the hooks on the GPS/mount, you can attach it to carpet or some seats, etc.

This one works well. I've been using one for years with my Legend. It uses AA batteries, so you can carry it around with you, no need to plug it in to a cigarette lighter in the car. A set of batteries lasts for a very long time - I've left mine on accidentally and when I came back several days later it was still working. I've bought several items from PC-Mobile, and have always been happy with the products and the service. Shipping from Hong Kong is about the same price, and takes about the same length of time, as most stuff from inside the US.

Find a website that does this, and use Plucker to view it on your Palm. I don't think you'll find exactly what you're looking for, though. The ability to enter coordinates and find the nearest location isn't going to be possible, I don't think.

Windows smartphone. Gag. I suppose there is a market there, though. I'm afraid I won't be of much help, so just ignore this.

I think you'll have to make your own. Pfranc.com sells the Garmin cable with bare wires on the other end. I don't know where you would find a Visor connector or cable, but if you can find one you can cut it and connect it to the Garmin cable. I don't have pinouts for a Visor, but maybe Google can help you there. The Visor is so old I doubt you'll find much available for it, but maybe ebay might have something. If it exists, ebay will probably have it.

Waypoints, tracks, and routes are stored in internal flash memory. Maps are stored either in internal flash memory or on a card, depending on the model.

Best and easiest aren't necessarily synonymous. The best is highly subjective, and may be different programs for different people. The easiest, and a very good, solution is GSAK and Cachemate. I've used Plucker and some other programs, and I still use Plucker for reading web pages, ebooks, etc, but I've reverted to Cachemate for putting caches on my Palm. It doesn't offer the sorting versatility of Plucker, but you can edit the caches in the field, and get enough information.

Many, if not most, car makers deliberately put error in the speedometer, and most speedometers read a few mph higher than the actual speed. This prevents lawsuits caused by speeding tickets received while the speedo was reading near the legal speed. Also, the input is wheel rotations, so having your tires underinflated, and worn tires, will also cause erroneous readings. The GPS speed is far more accurate than any stock automobile speedometer.

I generally have a Gerber folder in my pocket. I used to carry a Bucklite, which I liked, but it got broken. If I need a bigger fixed blade, I have one I made long ago from D2 steel. I also have an assortment in a drawer at home, including a nice little bird/trout model I made, but they seldom come out these days. I carry a Spyderco serrated blade folder in my flight suit at work, for emergency use. It was a present from a customer years ago, and it's the only folder I have that's really big enough and quick enough for what I need it for. I could buy another, but I already have this one.

I've been using a GPS since the very early 90s, when it first became a viable system, long before SA was turned off and geocaching began. My first GPS was a Magellan Pioneer, and I still have it, in a closet somewhere. I started geocaching in 2003.

Yes, time display is not the first priority of a GPS receiver. I can't imagine it taking 20 seconds to display the time, though. That's a major issue. PS - I think you're an order of magnitude off with the 'picosecond' reference.

The eTrex must be in Garmin interface to transfer waypoints. You have to tell the software which COM port to use. Even if you have only one physical serial port, Windows can assign several virtual ports. There is a lot of software available, including EasyGPS, GSAK, GPSBabel, and others. It will all work, but you have to get the caches downloaded. You can get .loc files without premium membership, and these have all the info needed for the GPS, you don't need .gpx files for that. What error messages, if any, are you getting? What are you using to communicate with the GPS? Your PC won't show it as a drive, because it's an RS232 connection.

Yes, in your Palm backup folder. But the first thing you should do is get an SD card and NVBackup. Schedule it to do a nightly backup of your Palm. Then when you have a hard reset, you can restore everything from the card no matter where you are.

$100 is way, way too much, even for a bluetooth model. A mouse GPS for use with a laptop can easily be had for $50.