Cheapest NMEA serial gps?

freestyler · 10-21-2002, 08:49 PM

Anyone have any really cheap ones that they know of?

Thanks

Charliey · 10-21-2002, 09:55 PM

i would say try wall mart or something like that, just the cheapest one they have, either with a computer link cable, or a port on it that you can build your own cable for.

ive looked at the ones at canadian tire, and to get a computer link for one, would come to the same price as buying a usb one from the internet, because you have to pay shipping as well. but not at walkin store like canadian tire or wallmart.

freestyler · 10-22-2002, 12:09 AM

never thought of wally world
gonna have to go pay them a visit!

Ohgary · 10-25-2002, 08:22 AM

www.bgmicro.com has serial GPS modules for under $20 (yes twenty).

MP3DUB · 10-25-2002, 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by Ohgary
www.bgmicro.com has serial GPS modules for under $20 (yes twenty).

but they're both old (4 or 8 channel) and you have to build interface hardware to go between rs232 and the gps module. if you dont mind either, than its a good deal, otherwise, spending 70 or 80 will get you a 12 channel usb/serial gps (I think the deluo's were going for 80).

freestyler · 10-27-2002, 01:09 PM

http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexVenture/

I ended up getting one of those off of ebay for $105, not too bad