GPS On Sale..Attn: Trip

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Originally Posted by zed

think there is still only one built for motorcycles that is waterproof isn't there? and that thing is expensive.

I think that you're right. You can get a waterproof case for a few bucks and it will work with any GPS you buy... just a thought.

Originally Posted by Trip

Tom Tom makes one called the Rider and so does Garmin called the Zumo. They make a Garmin for the beemer snobs too, with all the pretty roundels.

Oh, well you still might want to look at wp cases.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

I think that you're right. You can get a waterproof case for a few bucks and it will work with any GPS you buy... just a thought.

Oh, well you still might want to look at wp cases.

nah, I will probably get a Zumo 550.

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Originally Posted by Trip

nah, I will probably get a Zumo 550. I like the option of reducing everything down to one device. It's a MP3 player too. I already have my BB Storm for now, that can do most everything I want, but I want to get a hard mounted GPS for the bike that I don't have to worry about service.

Yea that's true. When I was running my full audio set-up, it was convenient for the GPS to play music as well. If you figure something out let me know too! My problems have always been; signal priority, cross-talk and feedback. I'm not an engineer so I could never get proper priority protocols established. I want the radar detector > phone > GPS with total elimination of previous signals and resumption after priority signal. That's what you gain with the "box" units.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea that's true. When I was running my full audio set-up, it was convenient for the GPS to play music as well. If you figure something out let me know too! My problems have always been; signal priority, cross-talk and feedback. I'm not an engineer so I could never get proper priority protocols established. I want the radar detector > phone > GPS with total elimination of previous signals and resumption after priority signal. That's what you gain with the "box" units.

This one is an mp3 player after further review. It's a pretty decent deal, but I am not in the market yet.

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Originally Posted by Trip

This one is an mp3 player after further review. It's a pretty decent deal, but I am not in the market yet.

Fine...bastard! Hey, get to work on that cheap switching unit that links everything and sends it to a blue tooth head set! I don't mind having everything hard wired to the bike, it's better power-wise anyway (eliminates battery issues) but I'd like to lose the cord to my helmet. I might try this route,

http://www.whitehorsepress.com/produ...oducts_id=6010

http://www.whitehorsepress.com/produ...oducts_id=6018

Then I could buy something like the Tom Tom and be all set.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Fine...bastard! Hey, get to work on that cheap switching unit that links everything and sends it to a blue tooth head set! I don't mind having everything hard wired to the bike, it's better power-wise anyway (eliminates battery issues) but I'd like to lose the cord to my helmet. I might try this route,

http://www.whitehorsepress.com/produ...oducts_id=6010

http://www.whitehorsepress.com/produ...oducts_id=6018

Then I could buy something like the Tom Tom and be all set.

I have actually started researching 12V amplifiers. The question is do we want an amp for each individual device or one over all for just your headset. I am leaning to feeding everything into one amp for the rider and one amp for the passenger, so each would have a volume adjustment. That would cut down on size of the box and reduce the cost by a lot. You would have to adjust the volume of each device on the device if you would like to mute one. This would be different than the baeher box, but it would still be nice and would only cost us around $30-50 instead of $1000. I would also rig a PTT point on the box, so you could run a button to the handle bars for your FRS radio.

I need to get my hands on a good set of FRS radios.

Hey ebbs, send me the cobras. The only down side is not all FRS radios are made the same. The jacks can be different. The ones ebbs has, isn't stereo. It's a mono device. It uses a standard stereo jack though. One channel is for the mic and the other is for the mono channel. I would need to get ahold of a good set of FRS radios that have the industry standard setup to make these feasible for everyone.

As far as BT, you would be on your own for that. That costs too much money and I would need a lot of studying to learn how to build a BT setup.

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Originally Posted by Trip

I have actually started researching 12V amplifiers. The question is do we want an amp for each individual device or one over all for just your headset. I am leaning to feeding everything into one amp for the rider and one amp for the passenger, so each would have a volume adjustment. That would cut down on size of the box and reduce the cost by a lot. You would have to adjust the volume of each device on the device if you would like to mute one. This would be different than the baeher box, but it would still be nice and would only cost us around $30-50 instead of $1000. I would also rig a PTT point on the box, so you could run a button to the handle bars for your FRS radio.

I need to get my hands on a good set of FRS radios.

Hey ebbs, send me the cobras. The only down side is not all FRS radios are made the same. The jacks can be different. The ones ebbs has, isn't stereo. It's a mono device. It uses a standard stereo jack though. One channel is for the mic and the other is for the mono channel. I would need to get ahold of a good set of FRS radios that have the industry standard setup to make these feasible for everyone.

As far as BT, you would be on your own for that. That costs too much money and I would need a lot of studying to learn how to build a BT setup.

FWIW most of the better radios have provisions for an external PTT button. If you install an external jack on your unit for sound and mic, a blue tooth adapter will take care of making it wireless.

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