<div>From Don Hamrick/KI5SS,</div>
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<div>Ok! I am a newbie with PDAs. Never owned one and didn't know much about them. Now I am doing a fast study on PDAs to find out which PDA is best to use as a WiFi Finder as its primary use and for other applications such as Amateur Radio as cascading into its secondary use, if feasible. My marketing research revealed the following products that fits the bill for what am looking for.
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<div>I am a merchant seaman. I travel constantly. I want to use a PDA as a WiFi Finder so that I don't have to pull out my laptop from its wheeled-bag every time just to check for WiFi availability. It is easier to use a PDA for this purpose.
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<div><strong><font size="4">SDIO CARDS:</font></strong></div>
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<div><strong>Socket Go Wi-Fi!™ P500 - 802.11g SDIO Wi-Fi Card</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.socketcom.com/product/WL6010-676.asp">http://www.socketcom.com/product/WL6010-676.asp</a></div>
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<div><strong>Socket Go Wi-Fi!™ P300 - 802.11g SDIO Wi-Fi Card</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.socketcom.com/product/WL6217-664.asp">http://www.socketcom.com/product/WL6217-664.asp</a></div>
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<div><strong>Linksys Wireless-G Compact Flash Card, WCF54G</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416826419&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper">http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416826419&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
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<div><font size="4"><strong>WiFi Software</strong></font></div>
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<div><strong>PocketWinc</strong> (PDA WiFi Finder & Connectivity Software)</div>
<div><a href="http://downloads.zdnet.com/download.aspx?&kw=pocketwinc&docid=206391">http://downloads.zdnet.com/download.aspx?&kw=pocketwinc&docid=206391</a></div>
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<div><strong>Winc</strong> (Laptop Wifi Finder & Connectivity Software)</div>
<div><a href="http://downloads.zdnet.com/download.aspx?&kw=winc&docid=206392">http://downloads.zdnet.com/download.aspx?&kw=winc&docid=206392</a></div>
<div>I downloaded Winc and installed it. Instantly it became my default WiFi Connect Utility over Windows barebones utility in the System Tray. I was impressed with its intuitiveness and ease of use.</div>
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<div>Looking for a PDA ($300 TO $600 price range) with 802.11g capability so that I do not have to buy an SDIO card listed above since the majority of PDAs have 802.11b.</div>
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<div><strong><font size="4">NEXT EDUCATIONAL PHASE: Amateur Radio and 802.11b/g Applications</font></strong></div>
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<div><font size="2">How is Amateur Radio applied to 802.11b or 802.11g services?</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">APRS? PACKET? Other?</font></div>
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