[Ham-Mac] map source on a mac

[Steve Hellyer]

Just to add another bean into this GPS pot.  Myself I use my Mac  
laptop and 2004 Route 66 software to provide the Maps and directly  
connect a USB GPS to provide the tracking.  Works great in the car  
for tracks driving directions at least here in Canada and USA.  It  
maps are a bit dated but it hasn't been a big issue for me  
personally.  Even run under Rosetta on new Intel Macs.

Here some links.

http://www.66.com/route66/support.php?cid=US&sec=1&ssec=6

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Business/Route-USA-build.shtml

USB GPS that I use
http://www.mightygps.com/triptracer/tn-200.htm

Driver for Rayming TN-200:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

I find the larger display easier and less distracting than the small  
GPS handhelds.  This likely is not a good solutin for the who want to  
navigate anything but established roads.

73
Steve
VA3SPH


On 18-Apr-06, at 3:08 PM, Larry Weil wrote:

> At 01:56 PM 4/18/2006, Larry Faehling wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> As for mobile GPS, try this link for MAC use....Don't know how  
>> well they work, but they're using the Sony chipset, so I would  
>> think pretty good.
>> http://www.deluoelectronics.com/customer/home.php?cat=26
>
> But, they are not the type of GPS units as the Garmins, Magellans,  
> etc., the ones that display a map of your location and guide you to  
> your destination, where your computer is only used to update the  
> maps.  I'm not in favor of people using one of the sensor units and  
> then having an active laptop in the car, it's too much of a  
> distraction, please stay off any road that I'm on!
>
> I understand a company called TomTom does make GPS units with  
> displays that are Mac compatible, I've also heard (but not sure of  
> the source or it's reliability) that they are not very good.
>
> 73 de KC1IH
>
> Larry Weil
> Lake Wobegone, NH