simple wire antenna (4 inches long) works fine outside or in moving car -
however will not work indoors
I broke the antenna connector so I soldered small diam wire directly to
board.
I doubt if even an active antenna works indoors
thanks
richard
Original Message
From: "Tim and Jo" <dema@t...>
To: "Basic Stamp List" <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 8:40 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] GPS Receiver?
> Richard,
>
> Some fine work with your "UAV" project! May I ask where you got your
> GPS receiver?
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
Has anybody been able to get surplus Rockwell Microtracker's to work?
I have a couple that I got out of surplus Hertz Neverlost units from
ebay. I connected them according to the article on interfacing GPS
receivers in the Dec. 1995 issue of Electronics World but they don't
seem to be able to receive anything. The outputs are all zeros with
no data! I have a Trimble unit and a Delorme Tripmate that works OK
and my antenna (an amplified Trimble) is good. Do Microtrackers just
die after a few years or do they need some special command to get the
receiver to work?
--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, "dakota" <rfriedrich@i...> wrote:
> it was timeline inc. in or near los angeles
>
> it was $69 and works fine
>
Comments
it was $69 and works fine
simple wire antenna (4 inches long) works fine outside or in moving car -
however will not work indoors
I broke the antenna connector so I soldered small diam wire directly to
board.
I doubt if even an active antenna works indoors
thanks
richard
Original Message
From: "Tim and Jo" <dema@t...>
To: "Basic Stamp List" <basicstamps@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 8:40 PM
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] GPS Receiver?
> Richard,
>
> Some fine work with your "UAV" project! May I ask where you got your
> GPS receiver?
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
I have a couple that I got out of surplus Hertz Neverlost units from
ebay. I connected them according to the article on interfacing GPS
receivers in the Dec. 1995 issue of Electronics World but they don't
seem to be able to receive anything. The outputs are all zeros with
no data! I have a Trimble unit and a Delorme Tripmate that works OK
and my antenna (an amplified Trimble) is good. Do Microtrackers just
die after a few years or do they need some special command to get the
receiver to work?
--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, "dakota" <rfriedrich@i...> wrote:
> it was timeline inc. in or near los angeles
>
> it was $69 and works fine
>