One of thease kits along with a parts unit and extra battery packs went for
175.00 at Nike PArk Rally last weekend how do I know this as it was on my
table it blonged to a guy I was with
Carl
----- Original Message -----
From: <mblair1@home.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Trimble GPS Unit
>
> "Steve" <SteveK@owens-export.com> wrote:
> > I have a Trimble GPS unit for sale.
> > It is model 12545-00
> [...]
> > This unit requires some codes to work. I do not
> > have the codes, I do not know if it works, I am
> > selling it as-is.
>
> That is a Trimble Trimpack GPS receiver, one generation older than the
> ones that Fair Radio Sales was selling for $400 (model 16768-20, not
> including installation kit) back in 1996. I forget what Fair was
> charging for the installation kit. Granted, their units were used and
> a bit banged up, while yours looks like it came right out of the box.
>
> The newer version is basically the same, except it has some additional
> user interface features. I have one of the newer models, as well as a
> technical manual that I ordered from Trimble, and mine works just
> fine.
>
> Although both units were made for the military (and are built like
> brick $#!^houses!), they use the standard civilian GPS service, and do
> not require any crypto keys like units which use the military-grade
> GPS service (I forget the exact terminology for the two grades). If
> you power it up and turn it on, outside where it can see the sky, it
> should get a GPS fix within a half hour, or much more quickly if it
> has been operated recently. The "STS" setting will show you how many
> satellite vehicles (SV's) it's tracking. Like any GPS unit, it can
> give you latitude and longitude once it's tracking three satellites,
> and can also give you altitude once it's tracking a fourth. It'll give
> you better answers if it can track more than four birds.
>
> It has an old 3-channel receiver, and is much less sensitive than
> new-fangled 12-channel units. You'll be lucky if it can see any
> satellites indoors. Try it outdoors in an open, treeless area.
>
> Unless you have the AA battery adapter, you'll probably need to power
> it with the external power cable supplied in the installation kit. It
> should run on 9-32 VDC, so it'll run just as happily in a civilian
> vehicle as in a HMMWV.
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, KE6MYK <mblair1@home.net>
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