Connecting GPS to PDA

[+New England n00b]

In teh future I am planning on upgrading my GPS unit and replacing my broken Palm III which I used exclusively for caching. One thing I have always wanted to do is to connect these two devices to find the nearest caches and get their descriptions without having to do searches and what not. It seems like Cachemate could receive data from the GPS and autmagically pull up the nearest cache sites. Since I have never had a cable to connect them, I've never done this.

 

Now, if I were to go for a Garmin 60CSx model, and a Palm based PDA, where would I find a cable to connect them?

What combination of GPS & PDA work well together?

Is there a wireless option (bluetooth, WiFi, whatever)?

 

I would appreciate any input or suggestions. Markwells welcome. Thanks!

[+IV_Warrior]

Bluetooth GPS Note, it's sold bundled with Delorme's Street Atlas software if you buy off the website. If you just want the GPS itself, you need to call them. 1-800-561-5105.

 

Compact Flash GPS

[+Team Neos]

Never mind, I misunderstood

Edited August 10, 2006 by Team Neos

[+PDOP's]

You can do this with a serial connection on the older Palms. In it's simplest form you'd need the serial cables from both connected by a nul modem. I have some information here.

[+New England n00b]

Good stuff, thanks! I'm pretty sure teh GPS Map 60 series has that 4 pin NMEA output... If I can't get a seria PDA, I'll have to try and rig something to use teh USB connector, if possible.

 

The Compact Flash unit seems like a good idea, but I want a dedicated GPS unit that is a bit more rough-and-tumble... The PDA I only want to pull out when reading cache descriptions and finding close caches. The GPS will be used for other things as well as caching, so keeping separate units is kinda nice.