Re: [amsat-bb] GPS to use for Grid Square/Maidenhead

["Edward R. Cole" <al7eb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron, Bruce:

Look at the Garmin GPS-35.  I use it for receiving GPS position for APRS on
marine buoys.  I think the website is www.garmin.com but you should locate
it easily via google or with other search engines.  

Price runs about $150, and it looks like computer mouse and simply outputs
via a cable (which also conveys power: 9-15 vdc).  You can configure it
from the serial port of your computer if you wish special data outputs.  I
just take the std gps word it outputs to a mim or tiny-trac board for
interfacing with a VHF radio.  I am very pleased with the sensitivity of
the unit (it will acquire while sitting in the back seat of a SUV...really).

73 - Ed 

At 07:04 PM 9/13/2003 -0500, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
>
>On Friday, Sep 12, 2003, at 20:21 US/Central, Ronald Nutter wrote:
>
>> I am trying to find a basic gps that will give me Maidenhead.  I 
>> bought a
>> Geko-101 from Garmin but it appears that it doesnt do maidenhead but 
>> instead
>> offers MGRS.  Suggestions ?
>
>Dunno .. I'm still looking for one without a display that will sit on 
>the roof of my SUV and feed NMEA to an APRS encoder/transmitter .. and 
>can't seem to find the blind mount ones that are used for that.  Good 
>luck .. I'm sure one is out there.  I know my Magellan Meridian won't 
>do it, but then I bought that one before I found out Magellan doesn't 
>seem to give a hoot about Mac owners and I should have gotten a Garmin. 
>  Still looking for a good OS X app that supports either.  Sigh ..
>
>Heard from a flight instructor:
>"The only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask, resulting in my 
>going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of 
>torn and twisted metal."
>
>
>"Go ahead and do it, you can apologize later." -- RADM Grace Hopper, 
>1906-1992
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