[time-nuts] adafruit $40 GPS

[Bert, VE2ZAZ]

Why should a navigation GPS be useless for timing? A lot of people use Oncore GT+ GPS's with satisfactory results. In the end, it all depends on the performance you expect from your system...

Regards,

Bert, VE2ZAZ

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Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 09:02:17 -0700
From: Chris Albertson <albertson.chris at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] adafruit $40 GPS
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The adafruit GPS has a built in antenna.  But you can add an external one.

But why use this for timing?  They don't even give a spec for timing
accuracy and it is likely NOT a timing GPS.  It is  a navigation unit.
Pretty much useless for timing.

Also the price is to high.  You can do better in eBay, real timing
units sell for as little as $15.