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... Looks like the cheap way to go is an old Palm and the high

end would be the a Netbook of some type or iphone ...

I missed the earlier posts on this thread. For Palm, the Palm TX model has a beautiful screen. And PocketSat+ works on it.

And if you like the iPhone but don;t want the phone (grin), don't overlook the iPod touch models!

And don't forget the free resources on the 'Net that you can print out ahead of time for your trip. At AMSAT.org you can plug in the vacation's grid squares, and print out the next up-to-50 pass predictions of your selected bird.

Clint Bradford http://www.work-sat.com