April 26, 2005 04:00
Roger,
You have found the major defect in all Laptops. The LCD is just too light to use in direct sunlight. Thats why special LCD panels are used in monitors designed to be used outdoors.
On the issue of the cable for the NMEA output from my Raynav 300 I made it up myself and mounted the DB9 connector on a small sheet of plastic mounted on the panel at the nav station.
My main use is to transfer waypoint data from trip planning to the GPS for the autopilot.
BTW I am also an Electrical/Electronics Engineer so hardware is not too much of a problem for me.
You have found the major defect in all Laptops. The LCD is just too light to use in direct sunlight. Thats why special LCD panels are used in monitors designed to be used outdoors.
On the issue of the cable for the NMEA output from my Raynav 300 I made it up myself and mounted the DB9 connector on a small sheet of plastic mounted on the panel at the nav station.
My main use is to transfer waypoint data from trip planning to the GPS for the autopilot.
BTW I am also an Electrical/Electronics Engineer so hardware is not too much of a problem for me.
Joe Griffin
Rampart 32
Powerbook G4
iMac G4
Rampart 32
Powerbook G4
iMac G4