I'm sure what you ask is possible. What I have is simply a car navigation
system. It was a $100 option with my laptop.

Look at XCSoar.org. They have a version which runs on Windows. To date,
I've only used it in simulation mode but, if you have a way to receive the
NMEA stream to your laptop, you should be able to make it work. If you have
a Bluetooth enabled tablet, it gets easier!


"POPS" wrote in message
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Hello Dan,
That's right. Non aviation. Thank you. I should have said, can my
handheld GPS be used as the master, and the laptop screen be the
'repeater/slave' screen to be used in real time to see NOAA & Topo
charts with headings, sog's etc.... that is sent to it by the handheld.
I can get marine nav programs that need GPS input to function fully. I
just what a big screen generated from those small handheld screens.
Seems like a good idea, so it must be possible to this caveman? some
can&string program out there waiting for me? Reading all that crazy
stuff on AH lately, and people saying 'we can create Anything' gives
me hope for my simple idea...
Tks in advance




Dan Marotta;813604 Wrote:
If you're looking for something to run on a laptop that's NOT aviation
based, I have a Garmin package which runs on a laptop. It includes a
USB
antenna, software and database CD or DVD. It's useful for traveling by
car,
but certainly wouldn't work in a glider.

There are, however, better and more modern packages available.

"POPS" wrote in message
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With a handheld GPS, like any Garmin unit for example, if using some
technique, could it be possible to connect the GPS to a laptop, like a
MacBook, so you could view what you are seeing on your handheld also
on
your laptop, especially while you are moving?
I have no understanding of the working of computers, obviously...
Small handheld+large screen = relief for my old dogger eyes...
Tks..




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