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Ouch! at $395 I can buy a whole heck of alot of EggFinders! Or a couple more Featherweight GPS units. Both of which I fly. But each to their own
What else would one have to purchase to use the EggFinder or the Featherweight GPS?
Nothing.
Both come with complete "starter packs" (transmitter & receiver, antennas always included, batteries are extra).
Neither adds up to even 1/2 of $395.
Details here:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threa...er-rocketry-holiday-sale.149080/#post-1835972
https://www.missileworks.com/store/#!/T3-GPS-Tracker-System/c/25228124/offset=0&sort=normal
I have no experience with Featherweight GPS.
Do those additional purchases add up to about $395? or close? I see a lot of units out there where I first have to purchase a receiver then a transmitter and dont forget the antenna......
No, they do not.
If you are not sure, please do your own homework.
Your post is implying that all GPS trackers are as expensive as Apogee, or are incomplete and dysfunctional.
That's just not true.
I get the enthusiasm for the new product, but that's no reason to put down those already in the marketplace.
Based on the items Apogee does sell and how they stand by them, I dont really think he (Tim) is going to try and sell something that is a total pile of junk
I agree with you here.
Time and Brian Hatton (sp?) of Fins & Fire Rocketry (per Apogee's video) who looks to be the brains and the manufacturing behind Apogee's Simple GPS Tracker, must have done some serious testing to bring this to market.
And yes, Apogee's transmitter looks suspiciously like Eggfinder that I am looking at right now, with identical key ingredients, only the whip antenna is replaced with a helical:
- same Maestro Wireless A2235H GPS module
- same Hope RF HM-TRP-915 RF module
See here for yourself: https://eggtimerrocketry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Eggfinder-TX-Assembly-Manual-RevC1.pdf
I'm not knocking Tim M or Brian H. God knows we need all the vendors we can find for this hobby.
Just stating the facts.
If this was coming from an unknown vendor or manufacturer, I would be more sceptical.
Does anyone know who Brian H is?
Is he on TRF?
Just curios.
If you know anything about Apogee [...] they simply have the best customer service i have ever seen (if there are issues).
I would have to disagree here.
Superior service may have been how Apogee had earned its reputation in the past, but the recent expansion have taken their toll, and not for the better.
I have first-hand experience to back up this statement.
Still, Tim M and Apogee do this hobby a service by providing one-stop-shop for most rocketry needs, and educational YouTube videos on how to utilize may of their products.
I wish them well.
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