Garmin to IPAQ Cable?

[Guest joshgray]

I remember seeing it somewhere, can anyone point me towards a cable that connects directly from an eTrex to an IPAQ

 

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JoshGray

eTrex Basic http://joshgray.myip.org

[Guest mrgigabyte]

What you want is the Eplug.

 

http://www.gpsoz.com.au/cables.htm

 

$49 AUD. including GST, S&H. For the currency challenged, that's about $40 CDN or $25 US.

 

I ordered a Mac/Eplug from Brian a few months ago. Excellent service. Highly recommended.

[Guest topografix]

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Originally posted by joshgray:

I remember seeing it somewhere, can anyone point me towards a cable that connects directly from an eTrex to an IPAQ

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I'm down to a two-cable connection after ordering the following item from Compaq:

RS-232 Serial Cable

 

Don't get the Serial sync cable, the connectors don't match without a gender changer.

 

 

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Dan Foster

TopoGrafix: GPS Software, Waypoints, and Maps

http://www.topografix.com

[Guest rivercacher]

I just bought one from a guy on ebay...it works great. Price was about $22. It has the Compaq iPaq connector on one end and the eTrex connector on the other. Go to Ebay and do a search for "Garmin Etrex" The guy's email address is gnhovis@yahoo.com.

[Guest Kazak]

What program do you use on the iPAQ to track the data? Will PocketStreets work or is there something better? I am looking for something more for streets and use GPS stand alone unit for cache finding.

 

Thanks

[Guest joshgray]

I use both Pocket Streets and one called Pharos (it talks!). http://www.pharosgps.com/products/compaq/NAV02.htm

[Guest Kazak]

Do you prefer one over the other? Does Pharos do anything better than Pocket Streets? Talking is one option I see, but it's not worth extra $150 to me. Which one do you use mainly and like better?

 

THanks

[Guest Jake.Hazelip]

http://www.pfranc.com/cables/index.shtml

[Guest joshgray]

i saw pharos for $65 i believe on all the sites on the where to buy page http://www.pharosgps.com/sales/retail.htm

 

i dunno i havn't used pocket streets enough to compare, as far as i can tell they are both great.

[Guest joshgray]

com/sales/retail.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.pharosgps.com/sales/retail.htm

 

i dunno i havn't used pocket streets enough to compare, as far as i can tell they are both great.

[Guest rockg]

Josh, I looked at some of those sites and it lists Pharos for $230 and up. Where are you looking to see it for $65.... I would love to get it. Thanks for your help!!

 

Rock

[Guest joshgray]

You're probabbly looking at the 'kits' that come with the GPS. Below is an example of just the software. There are more on the "where to buy" page of pharosgps.com

 

I shelled out a few bucks to pick up streets and trips 2002 and am playing with that now. I like it alot more, but it does not do voice prompting, and i'm not sure if it even does routing yet.

 

http://www.mobileplanet.com/product.asp?cat%5Fname=&cat%5Fid=&dept%5Fid=2320&pf%5Fid=MP730902&listing=1

[Guest rockg]

Thanks for the link Josh, I will check it out. I just got an IPAQ from a friend and want tot try and hook my Vista up to it. I'm not sure exactly how, but surely there is a way. Basically for the bigger screen while driving, still use the Vista for caching. Thanks again!!

 

Rock G