April 19th 12, 11:38 PM
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First recorded activity by AviationBanter: Dec 2010
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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
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Originally Posted by Dan Marotta
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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