Hi Ted,

I think you are confusing USB and RS-232 Serial data ports.

PDAs and soaring software receive GPS data over RS-232 serial ports only.

USB can be used with active sync, but not to connect to a GPS device.

You'll need an RS-232 port on the PC, or USB to RS-232 serial converter. I
prefer to use a PCMCIA RS-232 serial port in my laptop. That way there are
no issues with converters because it is an actual serial port. You can see
2 examples he
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/pda.htm#SL0700-004

That would get your PC to talk RS-232 serial. You then need an iPAQ cradle
or iPAQ cable that can connect the iPAQ to the PC port.

Good Soaring,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com

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Okay, I know some folks have solved this problem before, but I haven't
been able to find the details in any old postings...

I have a PC running XP Pro with no 9-pin serial ports, just USB (though
the System panel does show a COM1). I have my PDA (an IPAQ 4700) in its
cradle and connected via USB, and both ends have COM1 set to 4800 baud.
The ActiveSync is disabled (disconnected). But I can't get WinPilot to
get the feed from SeeYou are Condor.

What can I try ... ?

~ted/2NO