[Penny]

So i discussed all the different options with them, and we come to the conclusion about what I want, I order 7 IPAQ's and 7 GPS units to go with it, I get told they will install and test the GPS units as part of their "something a rather care plan" and I'm like cool.

SO today I get 2 big boxes of stuff and think Yippeee... get all excited little a computer geek does AND open it to find out they have sent me 14 IPAQ's wtf would I want 14 for, no GPS units AND they haven't been opened to have anything installed on them.

[Darkling]

14 iPAQs

I have to make do with just the one.

I call it my tricorder.

Can you guess why?

[Penny]

I'm not even going to ask what ya do with it all!

[Darkling]

It's for conducting site surveys and locating rouge access points.

The Kit consists of:


Main Hardware

• HP iPAQ H5550
• Compaq original Dual PCMCIA expansion jacket
• Generic CF TypeI/II to PCMCIA TypeII adapter
• Lexar pro 80x 2GB TypeII Compact Flash.
• HP Photosmart mobile camera.
• Avaya 700016009 802.11b PCMCIA

Antenna

• Unbranded 7dBi MagMount Omni, 6' with MC connector (No ground plane. Long crappy cable. This I must fix.)
• Poyntings 13dBi Patch, 30cm pigtail, N Female
• FAB Corp 12" LMR-100A N Male to MC Pigtail
• Thirdheight 1m LMR-400 N Male to N Female

GPS (Not pictured)

• Garmin Etrex Vista with European base map
• Lynks BH124000 iPaq 55xx to Garmin eType cable

Originally Posted by Penny

... they have sent me 14 IPAQ's wtf would I want 14 for.

Hey, if they're not wanted send them this way.

[Penny]

Oh cool...thats all right up my alley...stuff I do in my job too We are going to use the NAVMAN GPS bluetooth units.

We have companies here in NZ that designed this...Its pretty similar to would you use there. ITs called IKE. I've had a bit of a play, I thought it was a bit big and heavy, but as with all things, as technology increases, the smaller they get.

http://www.surveylab.co.nz/Who_is_ike~qu.html

[Darkling]

Originally Posted by Penny

Oh cool...thats all right up my alley...stuff I do in my job too We are going to use the NAVMAN GPS bluetooth units.

We have companies here in NZ that designed this...Its pretty similar to would you use there. ITs called IKE. I've had a bit of a play, I thought it was a bit big and heavy, but as with all things, as technology increases, the smaller they get.

http://www.surveylab.co.nz/Who_is_ike~qu.html

In other words you've got the propper stuff and I have to manage with what I can jury-rig together.

[Penny]

haha, nah we didn't buy it but I just thought I'd show you someone whose done it.

[Darkling]

Originally Posted by Penny

haha, nah we didn't buy it but I just thought I'd show you someone whose done it.

Anyway, I think what I cobbled together out of parts looks a damn sight sexier than that angular orange thing.

and it feels good in the hand too.

I'm still talking about the iPAQ, honest

[Penny]

haha fair enough, it has a laser too so you can gps things from a distance. THe one I got to fiddle with wasn't orange