Recent content by hfink

Apparently I am out of warranty. My suggestion to everyone who gets one is.. dunk your unit in water while still under warranty instead of finding out that there is a bad seal somewhere and it is actually not waterproof later. Do you think I could ask them to just send it back to me with...

Repair costs for VX-8r at Vertex? Has anyone had to have Vertex replace their main board in their unit and if so how much did it cost. They charge a $35 bench fee to assess what is wrong with your unit and give you an estimate. I don't need an estimate, as I know what's wrong. I just...

Moleculo posted GPS of: -117.992600, 34.159333 I gather from the .xx2600 and .xx9333 -- the 00 and 3's make me feel pretty sure the unit is doing some rounding off even if it is displaying that many digits (as that would be .3 ft accuracy otherwise!) That being said if you put: 117.9926 W ...

Thanks everybody, based on some of the posts I have a unit and GPS on order, so within a few weeks here I'll get all the sentences it outputs posted as well as the pinouts and see what does what as far as the GPS and NMEA go... -Hfink On a side note, I plan to also use it to listen in on the...

1. Best antenna? I noticed people touting the diamond srh320a are there any other antenna suggestions? If you get an antenna meant for just dual or a single range is it going to have a significantly higher gain? any good sites for handheld antennas? 2. Has anyone transmitted APRS in the GMRS...