grepNYCgrok Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Hi everybody. New to GPS and want to "get in the game". I own a Sony Clie UX50, one of those fancy PDAs, and would like to use it as a GPS device. Can anyone suggest cheap, effective but easy to use software and/or accessories for it? It runs Palm OS. I don't want to buy a separate GPS device just yet. Thanks and your comments are appreciated. Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 (edited) Have a look at Dale's site for Palm OS GPS related software. You'll still need an add on GPS module for your PDA or a separate GPSr (better idea) Edited December 9, 2003 by PDOP's Quote Link to comment
Clown Knife Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 The GPS module for the Sony Clie cost almos 300 dollars. Better off buying a handheld GPS device. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 The GPS module for the Sony Clie cost almos 300 dollars. Better off buying a handheld GPS device. Especially considering how much it'll cost to replace the Clie after it gets smashed while power-caching. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Especially considering how much it'll cost to replace the Clie after it gets smashed while power-caching Agreed. Your Clie just isn't built to take the abuse that it will encounter during geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 My SporTrak has taken a ton of abuse, no Clie would be able to take it! It's been dropped, used while caching 8 hours in a downpour (which is a lot more fun than it sounds), slid with me down a hill (remember "Romancing the Stone"?) and been dunked in a stream. With the exception of the trip in the downpour, the other incidents and others were all accidental. Quote Link to comment
cool_and_the_gang Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I I love my Handspring and considered getting a GPS attachment but had second thoughts about using it in the field because of the abuse I imagined it would be subjected to. But I do leave it in the car and use it to manage way points and finds etc. There are a lot of programs available (including a hint decoder) if you search around. I don't have time to hunt down the links to some but when I do I'll post tehn in a subsequent post. Quote Link to comment
+HD-Dude Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 You might want to check this out,it has been a great help to me:) paperless cache Quote Link to comment
+bigredmed Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 I I love my Handspring and considered getting a GPS attachment but had second thoughts about using it in the field because of the abuse I imagined it would be subjected to. But I do leave it in the car and use it to manage way points and finds etc. There are a lot of programs available (including a hint decoder) if you search around. I don't have time to hunt down the links to some but when I do I'll post tehn in a subsequent post. I have a GPS module for my old Handspring. I used a freeware program for it called Cletus (sp?) from Denmark. Available on Freewarepalm.com Not the way to go. Get a purpose built GPSr. Much tougher and ultimately more enjoyable as you don't worry about getting it dropped or lost with all your personal contact info in it. Quote Link to comment
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