it is done every day in gliders.. moving map display on an iPaq PDA running
flight navigation software.. receiving GPS data from a remote GPS
receiver/data logger

BT

"picopirate" wrote in message
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With the rate at which GPS technology changes, I was wondering if its
better
to go with a receiver interfaced with a laptop or palm so that the
software/maps can be updated more easily. Is that a misconception? What
solution provides the most functionality?