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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Yeah, really. The Byonics GPS4 (high altitude) is only a few bucks more than the GPS2.<br><br>But it's their payload.<br><br>Andrew KA2DDO<br><br><div>> From: ve7gdh@rac.ca<br>> To: aprssig@tapr.org<br>> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:16:59 -0700<br>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Balloon Launch Thursday maybe 10 AM<br>> <br>> Bob WB4APR wrote...<br>> <br>> > the payload costs $10,000 and we don’t want to lose it...<br>> <br>> Hmmm... it seems that a $10,060 payload would have a GPS<br>> that worked at high altitude. I know it's their project, not yours,<br>> but it seems somewhat foolish to risk losing a pricey payload<br>> for the sake of saving a few dollars on the GPS receiver.<br>> <br>> 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH<br>> --<br>> "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" <br><br></div> </div></body>
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