Post by PeterPost by NoSpamHas anyone found a way to get a readable F215 on a PDA?
What are the best weather sites for use with a PDA?
Dave
The one I use is
http://www.avbrief.com/pda/opmet.html
and you can enter several ICAO airfield identifiers separated by
spaces.
As a general comment, it's best to get a PDA with a 640x480 screen;
then you can run most websites on it. I don't think there is a decent
PDF solution though. I use a HP4700 with the SE-VGA hack to get
640x480 in normal programs.
There is a number of compact weather sites.
http://mobile.srh.noaa.gov/ (American)
http://www.activitae.com/airbase/mirror.htm
I've been using the metoffice and avbrief (which still says "PDA test
only") sites on the PDA for a while; they're fine for text and rainfall
radar but the 215 and 214 are unreadable
*STOP PRESS - whilst typing this I looked again and noticed a "fit to
screen" tick box under "view" - having unchecked that I can pan around
the 214/5 and they're totally readable - problem solved*
I didn't know about the activitae site - very useful. Thanks.
I'd planned to upgrade to something like the TYTN but have decided to
stay with the IPAQ and separate phone for a while longer; 320x240 will
have to do for now.
Now all I need is a way to get AIS NOTAMs on the PDA and some way to
change from portrait to landscape.
Dave