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Hybrid33

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SOLD Hello, I have For Sale A Tracking Package that includes the Following:
1) Arrow 7 Element Yagi Antenna, for 430 MHz
1) Yaesu VX-8GR Hand Held 144/430 MHz Radio Including charger and rubber antenna
1) Custom mount for attaching Radio to Antenna
2) Big Red Bee Transmitters
2) Big Red Bee 70cm GPS units 1) 16 mw 1) 100mw Both have the SMA Antennas and big batteries
2) USB interface units
I charged all units and tested with the radio all worked fine.
I also will include a untested Attenuator. TIMG_1112.jpgIMG_1115.jpgIMG_1111.jpghis unit mounts to hand held end of antenna
Buyer pays shipping
Please PM if interested
$600.00
 
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Are you willing to break up the package? I'm interested in the GPS transmitters.
 
If your willing to break it up I'm interested in the Beeline transmitter with the green shrink wrap and battery. Not the one that's on the board.

$30
 
I'd be interested in the Yaesu VX-8GR with the charger and rubber antenna.

John
 
To all that replied to my post, I would prefer not to break up the Package at this time.
If I have trouble selling it as a package I may consider parting it out.
Thank You all for your interest!
 
Nice setup. To whoever gets it can get a serial cable like this:

https://www.gilsson.com/garmin_gps/cables/rk.htm

Plug it into the GR and have it send the Waypoints out to it. You can then take a used Garmin 60Cs or 60CsX and have a map in hand to go after your rocket.
Can lock the rocket into the Garmin mapping GPS and as long as packets are coming in, it will recalculate a tracking solution in real time. This is about as cheap an auto-tracker you can get short of the multitronix system. One can scroll from the HSI (heading situation indicator) screen with the arrow pointing the way to the map that shows your position in reference to the rockets. Might as well add a map to the mix. Alternatively one could take the serial output from the GR and pipe it into an APRS tracking program on a laptop but I tell you, the map in hand is a lot easier to carry to the recovery site. Plus knowing the closest roads nearby and whether or not you
have to cross a stream or creek is nice. Kurt
 
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