Extremely inexpensive gps modules

[Paul Theodoropoulos]

On 7/10/18 11:42, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> Yo Paul!
>
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:23:25 -0700
> Paul Theodoropoulos <paul at anastrophe.com> wrote:
>
>>> It only speaks basic NMEA.  Does not have GALILEO support, and the
>>> signal sensitivity is only fair.  For two or three dollars more get
>>> a u-blox NEO-M8N which works better.
>> Thanks Gary. I'm having a hard time finding any neo-m8n boards that
>> actually have the PPS wired up - tons of them meant for drones, so no
>> PPS. Plenty of neo-6m and neo-7m units with PPS though. I have seen
>> some writeups where folks wire up the pin by hand, but I'm not so
>> sure I'd be steady enough to do that sort of small-scale soldering.
>
> It takes some patience to find them.  The PPS rarely mentioned in the
> product description.  I scan the images for a 5 pin connector.  The best
> deals are fleeting.
>
> $20:
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Gowoops-Ceramic-Passive-Antenna-Raspberry/dp/B01AW5QYES
>
> I have one of these that I like, I did not pay $30:
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/Icstation-NEO-M8N-GPS-Module-Antenna/dp/B0748HKDS6
>
> If you are willing to wait for shipping from China, $12:
>
> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-postage-UBLOX-GNSS-RS232-output-protocol-GPS-GLONASS-dual-mode-positioning-module-antenna-gmouse-switchable/32794796397.html

Thanks Gary. I found this unit about a half hour ago and sprung for it.
https://ebay.to/2ukPWHe
I'll have to wire up the PPS, but I'm willing to give it a go, 
particularly on something that cheap. If I kill it - oh well! No gotchas 
in the listing details that I can see, other than possibility it won't 
have a battery soldered on, but that can be overcome as well.

Yeah, I may have to wait a while for it. I'll live!

-- 
Paul Theodoropoulos
www.anastrophe.com

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