[aprssig] World's smallest GPS unit

Tapio Sokura oh2kku at iki.fi
Thu Jan 26 03:06:33 EST 2006


Phil Reed wrote:
> The entire GPS circuit board, with antenna, rests easily on the
> fingernail of your pinky:
> 
> http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/01/23/worlds-smallest-gps-unit/

If you read the manufacturer's site (www.rakon.com), it says that what 
is shown in the picture is just the RF receiver module, not a complete 
GPS receiver. It needs an antenna on the input side as well as an IF 
module on the output side.

   Tapio




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