GPS receiver (was Re: [ILUG-Social] POTY)

[joe at galway.net]

New handhelds are quite cheap these days. Eg the Garmin
eTrex range. Start at about 130 euro I think. 

Different receivers have different features. I havn't yet
found a cheap receiver that has a full set of the features
I need. So spec out the receiver carefully before you buy. 
Things I'd look for include:
  * Computer interface
  * Downloadable maps
  * Weather proof
  * WAAS capability (not yet properly available in Europe -- give
you about 3m accuracy - Magellan Meridian series work with the
European WAAS test signal (EGNOS), the Garmin receivers ignore
it because it's in test mode, but other than than I prefer Garmin
myself.)

See
http://www.garmin.com/
http://www.magellangps.com/

dabs.com sell them, Maplin in Jervis St. Dublin (not the 
cheapest source).  Loads of other mail order sources
if you google search.

Joe.

On Dec 10 14:19, David Neary <dneary at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> Subject: GPS receiver (was Re: [ILUG-Social] POTY)
>
> Jeremy Smyth wrote:
> > On a totally unrelated note, where would one get a good price on a
> > GPS receiver?
> 
> Buy & Sell's the best bet if you can get one second-hand.
> Boats going to the boat graveyard would be a decent source -
> advertise as looking for one in yaght clubs, maybe? There was an
> article in Linux Magazine France this month about a guy who
> installed a Linux GPS/MP3 player in his car. He got one for a
> couple of hundred Euros second hand, he said. I'll dig out his
> e-mail address if you want.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave.
> 
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