[aprssig] I'm gonna drill.... NMO GPS?

[Stephen H. Smith]

yahoo at davidarush.com wrote:
>
> While I'm at it... does anyone know of a decent but inexpensive GPS 
> receiver that'll mount in a 3/4 NMO-size hole?  I know there are a 
> number of GPS antennas that have an NMO mount, but they cost more and 
> are much bigger than my all-in-one Deluo receivers!
>



Why bother?  

Either place the Deluo unit on the dashboard as far forward as possbile 
-- it will see enough of the sky to work decently.     Or stick it down 
with a magnet at the very rear of the roof just above the tailgate and 
thread the wire through the top of the tailgate opening. 


If you really want to hard-mount a GPS through the roof, this integrated 
combination antenna/receiver works well.  I had one installed on a VW 
Passat TDI Wagon for 7 years and a quarter-million miles.  It sells for 
about USD $120.

       http://www.tri-m.com/products/systems/smartskymaster.html       
(Canadian Distributer)
     
       http://www.sanav.com/gps_receivers/gps_locators/gm-44.htm    
(Taiwan Mfr)

This device inserts into a hole from above and is locked in place by a 
large-diameter plastic wingnut threaded onto the mounting stud from the 
underside.  An 8-pin minidin connector (the type used on Mac serial 
ports) is located in the center of the mounting stud,  and carries +5vdc 
power in and NMEA RS232 data out.





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Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com
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