FAQ POLL: What is the best GPS Receiver? - Page 2

nadir_s · 07-01-2006, 11:32 PM

i dunno about "best" ... because to make that judgment, you would have tried the other products listed as well.

Probably the one you've had good experience with is a better choice ... but anyways, I voted. BU-303, though cheap, has worked well for me!

Quattro · 07-02-2006, 12:01 AM

how did you forget to put the Rikaline 6010 in your poll????

btw, that's what I use.

0l33l · 07-02-2006, 03:36 AM

Ummmm... were the hell is Earthmate

I voted other.

Gearhead61 · 07-02-2006, 04:14 AM

The one I saw/heard most about was the BU-353, so that's the one I've got.

Uriel · 07-02-2006, 07:30 AM

I have the BU-353 and it's great!! I've been using it now for about 10 months and never had any problems with it. during driving up to 12 satalites!!!
Normally up to 7-8 satalites.

RedGTiVR6 · 07-02-2006, 08:36 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Quattro

how did you forget to put the Rikaline 6010 in your poll????

btw, that's what I use.

Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l

Ummmm... were the hell is Earthmate

I voted other.

because there's a 10 item limit.

Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert

If there are other GPS units you feel should be added to the list, I can't. The poll is limited to ten entries. However, please choose OTHER and post your setup so newbies can see what options are available!

tj!2k4 · 07-02-2006, 10:00 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Quattro

how did you forget to put the Rikaline 6010 in your poll????

From my experience, it is not waterproof.. water-resistant perhaps, but after opening it up to repair a cut cable and seeing the components rusting away, definitely not waterPROOF.

Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l

Ummmm... were the hell is Earthmate

My experience with this Earthmate has been good.. If you put it in a location where it has a decent view of the sky and can get a decent lock. Mine was mounted on the inside of my fiberglass trunk lid. Lack of magnet mount and the detachable USB cable limit your mounting options the vehicle's interior.

Quote: Originally Posted by uriel

I have the BU-353 and it's great!!

BU35x/SirfSTAR III.. definitely the best way to go at this point.. great chipset. Mine works inside the passenger compartment where the Earthmate failed.

0l33l · 07-02-2006, 10:37 PM

Well... then maybe the BUs and the Holux should been combined.

RedGTiVR6 · 07-03-2006, 06:41 AM

if they were, someone would come in and complain about that...

0l33l · 07-03-2006, 01:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6

if they were, someone would come in and complain about that...

So true

shotgunefx · 07-27-2006, 08:38 PM

Just got my Holux 213, works great. Plugged it in and got 11-12 satellites indoors almost immediately.

Even more impressive is I live tucked between two big banks, I can barely get FM/AM or TV reception in here. Lot's of shielding, lot's of noise.

The only issue I have is that at first, I had problems accessing it or if I did, I'd get read errors. It turns out that there must be something buggy with the PL2303 drivers for linux. I have another PL2303 serial converter on the machine too. It recognized both correctly, but it won't work with both plugged in.

Strange.

Sonicxtacy02 · 07-28-2006, 07:48 AM

bu353. mounted on my roof and never ever have any problems with it connecting or sat counts.

cheshireccat · 08-13-2006, 09:50 AM

Well, I looked at all the available USB GPS units like the ones on the list of choices, but I didn't want the cable coming out the side of it. Impossible to mount it externally and have it look good (with no wires going around). Well, I have a 1967 mustang that I am installing all this in and I want it to look stock from the outside and from the inside (mostly). I was wondering how I could minimize the impact and the eep the good looks. I finally, after months of searching (actually a couple hours on the internet), I have found what I need. I have been planning on removing my antenna from the outside of the car and hiding it on the inside of the windshield, so I was going to have to fill in the hole it is currently mounted in, and repaint the whole panel as this would be a big hole to fill. Then when I found this GPS unit, I knew that I could just use the old antenna hole. I have not tested it yet, but I do have one here. It's waterproof, It will be sealed against the body in the old antenna hole with silicone and locked in place with a locking ring with the nut and the silicone will adhere pretty well. And it comes with a 15' cable to go through the firewall, under the carpet and under the passenger's seat. This is the best option I have found and know that a lot of you will be taking my idea, thus the long post before I tell you which one. The US Global Sat MR-350 WAAS Enabled Water Proof GPS Receiver. I am including two pictures, one of the unit, pretty cool and one of the design specs.

picture of it
<img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR-350_.jpg" border="0" alt="goto http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR-350_.jpg">

and the specs:
<img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR350_specs.jpg" border="0" alt="Goto http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/MR350_specs.jpg">

Now that you have seen it, what do you think? pretty good option, just drill a hole and you run the cable and done...

gregas · 08-16-2006, 10:03 PM

Garmin 15L: Small, cheap, works
Hirschmann GPS, WiFi, GSM rooftop antenna: High geek factor

See below, it's in the lower right of the top plate. This brick fits inside an ampie case.

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Cheekz185 · 08-16-2006, 10:58 PM

I use a Holux GPSlim 236, great reciever!