Re: [NTLK] GPS PCMCIA Card Initial Delight

From: Scott Hoffman <hoffo_at_mac.com>
Date: Mon Sep 29 2008 - 15:31:56 EDT

Awesome! Congrats on your GPS.
Which mapping software are you going to load up?

On Sep 29, 2008, at 12:21 PM, Steve <steve@craftsathome.net> wrote:

> I went ahead and bought PCMCIA GPS Receiver BC-337 from
> http://mightygps.com/ and guess what - it works. Sitting in my office
> without a clear view of the sky, it reported my lat/long/speed/
> elevation to
> the GPS Tracker (NMEA v1.1) package I installed on my MP 2100. No
> muss or
> fuss. I bought the extra antenna but haven't needed it.
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> The "card" is actually a CompactFlash GPS receiver in a PCMCIA holder.
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> The folks at mightygps are not all that friendly - when I ordered
> from them
> they acted like they were doing me a favor. But anyway, I have the
> hardware
> and will report any new findings as they come.
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