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netrambler · 03-06-2003

Question: What GPS unit should I use with NetStumbler?

Answer: Answers include:

from mrdquick ...anything that supports NMEA 0.183 and is compatible with comfoolery is ok. I recommend the garmins, as the other user did and if possible get one with the capability of an external antenna, but that is not required.

from Thorn The DeLorme and Garmin are both proprietary formats that are not actually functioning in NetStumbler (NS) to my knowledge.

NMEA is an open data format. Many GPS model support this, as it is used to communicate with other devices that a GPS might be connected to, such as aircraft and marine autopilots. Check the manufacture's specs for a particular model. This is actually what most NS users are running.

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netrambler stumbler Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NW Chicago Posts: 95	What GPS unit should I use with NetStumbler? Question: What GPS unit should I use with NetStumbler? Answer: Answers include: from mrdquick ...anything that supports NMEA 0.183 and is compatible with comfoolery is ok. I recommend the garmins, as the other user did and if possible get one with the capability of an external antenna, but that is not required. from Thorn The DeLorme and Garmin are both proprietary formats that are not actually functioning in NetStumbler (NS) to my knowledge. NMEA is an open data format. Many GPS model support this, as it is used to communicate with other devices that a GPS might be connected to, such as aircraft and marine autopilots. Check the manufacture's specs for a particular model. This is actually what most NS users are running.