Cheap GPS from Ebay https://diode.zone/videos/watch/d12fbad1-7977-45aa-8c62-33ccf83e8066 I ordered a $5 USB GPS receiver from Ebay, and I guess you get what you pay for. After I made the video I decided to see if I could get it working after all, but that's something for a future video Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:40:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://diode.zone Cheap GPS from Ebay https://diode.zone/lazy-static/avatars/61b689b7-84d5-43c7-9fa8-e63a7fd1d952.png https://diode.zone/videos/watch/d12fbad1-7977-45aa-8c62-33ccf83e8066 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://diode.zone/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[Cheap GPS from Ebay - bodtx]]> https://diode.zone/w/rQdgHMN2cmJ5ebhV1u3G7s;threadId=1221 https://diode.zone/w/rQdgHMN2cmJ5ebhV1u3G7s;threadId=1221 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:55:02 GMT @uglyhack indeed strange choice for USB connection.
Thx for the pen advice.

]]> bodtx <![CDATA[Cheap GPS from Ebay - uglyhack]]> https://diode.zone/w/rQdgHMN2cmJ5ebhV1u3G7s;threadId=1221 https://diode.zone/w/rQdgHMN2cmJ5ebhV1u3G7s;threadId=1221 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 23:16:58 GMT @bodtx The antenna seems to be a real part, but I'm not so sure about the circuit attached to it. If it works (and that's a big if), you would need a GPS decoder to actually read GPS signals. The signal coming from this antenna would still be analog. You would never want to use a USB connection for this, typically you would expect a coaxial connector (Like SMA or BNC).

Maybe one day I'll try if I can use test equipment to read something using this antenna.

The pen I used contained flux. Flux is any of a number of chemicals that helps solder behave better. You can get it in bottles or pastes, I like the stuff that comes in pens.
https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/86417/how-does-flux-work-chemically-and-what-are-the-products

]]> uglyhack <![CDATA[Cheap GPS from Ebay - bodtx]]> https://diode.zone/w/rQdgHMN2cmJ5ebhV1u3G7s;threadId=1221 https://diode.zone/w/rQdgHMN2cmJ5ebhV1u3G7s;threadId=1221 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:51:53 GMT ok that just the antenna, you need an extra chip to decode or at least serialize the data to the computer right? 5$ is really cheap indeed, no magic. What is the pen you used to remove the soldering?

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