I didn't realize that DDL was capable of doing this. When I get the new Delorme, I am definately going to set this up. My old version of Delorme doesn't work well with Vista, and on top of that the unit is dead. This would be the 4th GPS antenna I have gone through now. It's not all that surprising, since I have it located outside on my mirror bracket. I never could pull a decent GPS signal by simply putting it on my dash, so I always put it outside.

I got that nifty email from Delorme offering me the Plus version for $79.95, and since it has the word "plus" attached to it, I think I will have to get that one. Although, I can get the bluetooth version for $89.95, and I have had to replace my Delorme because I smashed the USB in the door.....

Decisions, decisions....

 

we have the antenna on the inside of the skylite and it works great just need to use a 6' usb extension cord.

to use delorme's antenna with ddl you will need to download and run delorme serial port emulator

then download the gps add on http://www.driversdailylog.com/ddlgpsinformation.htm you will find a link here for delorme's emulator but i don't know if this one will work with vista or not.... works just fine on XP

 

Great. Now I'm gonna have to cut a hole in the roof of my cab. :lol:

 

if you get delorme you will also need this Srevice Pack 2 upgrade online for it.
http://www.delorme.com/support/suppo...te.aspx?id=389

sorry rev but thats the nice thing about a volvo 780
btw i friend has a 780 and he said his new lt-20 was working on the dash and this new lt-40 should work better so you MAY get away with it on the dash

 

Man there is no way that I am even going to pass this up, why would anyone not have this and I do plan on getting both, it seems like it takes the guess work out of it with no mistakes.

 

just remember that a gps is just a tool it helps just as google maps does but ALWAYS use common sense

 

Heh - you'd love my setup in my truck then :wink:

7" touchscreen monitor in the front, 17" widescreen laptop in the sleeper

I run CoPilot, Drivers Daily Log, a Sprint aircard and Windows XP Media Center Edition. I have literally hundreds of movies/tv episodes on the laptop at any given time to watch while sitting around.

 

Mal, you wouldn't happen to have a link to your touchscreen monitor, would you? I've been looking at them recently, and am kind of shocked at the range of prices. How much did you pay for yours? How is it mounted? Any problems with it?

 

See Im still new to this business and I think I will do it the so called old fashion way for about a month and in the mean time Im getting set up with all this, it looks and seems like it will make my life a whole alot easier down the road and I guess the plus is probably the better one to get?

 

Rev.Vassago this is what we use http://www.mp3playerstore.com/stuff_...l/IN-740VT.htm