Hi,

This may seem off-topic, but actually it is not. I have been doing a lot of
testing with my iPAQ 210 and several soaring GPS units and CF Card GPS units
(through a CF Card Serial Port) and I seem to have found a bug in the iPAQ
210's hardware or software. The GPS data is interrupted every second or 2.
Testing with the same CF Card Serial Port and the 2 CF Card GPS units on my
iPAQ hx4700 works perfectly.

I have a customer that is seeing the same problem. Receiving GPS data seems
to work OK (even though it is interrupted every second or 2) but
transferring a flight log fails.

I just spent an hour or 2 on the phone with HP support and they keep saying
it's a 3rd party hardware or software issue - even though the same hardware
works great on my hx4705. They asked me to send the unit in for warranty
repair. I'm going to do it in hopes that it will get the problem escalated
to the right people at HP. I doubt it will.

I seem to recall talking to a soaring pilot a few years ago that worked at
HP and seemed to be in the know about future Pocket PCs. I'm hoping to find
someone at HP that can forward my problem information to the right people at
HP. I have 2 NMEA data files that show the problem. One of the files was
done with my hx4705 and looks perfect. The other file was done with my iPAQ
210 and shows the data loss every second or 2.

So, if you work for HP, or know someone who works for HP, please forward
this not to them.

Thanks,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.