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Blitzortung System RED is on order!
miraculon:
I just sent the PayPal funds to Egon. I did not order the ferrite antennas since I am building up the loop antennas.
Need to order the ST board, cases, GPS, etc.
Greg H
Weather Spares:
Good luck, let us know how things progress.
Maumelle Weather:
My System Red is at the USPS. Will pickup tomorrow during lunch. Almost have all of the parts needed to commence. Need to go to Lowe's and get a sheet of foam insulation, then I'll be set. Will not be in a hurry to assemble. Gonna take my time, as it has been several years since I've soldered anything.
John
miraculon:
John,
What did you do for the GPS antenna? I ordered the Sparkfun GPS Antenna https://www.sparkfun.com/products/177. I'll probably make the same PVC housing I did for the other one.
I was also thinking about this: http://www.amazon.com/Tram-Marine-Gps-Antenna/dp/B001DN2KTC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2NAFMC77VIK6&coliid=I1D509N6TBULDB as a possibility.
I am not sure about how much antenna gain is needed to work with the GPS module.
I ordered the STM32F4DISCOVERY board from Mouser.
What did you wind up doing for the boxes? I am thinking about a clear lid for the antenna box so I can see the LEDs.
Greg H
Maumelle Weather:
Hi Greg,
I went with the GlobalSat AT-65SMA GPS antenna that Egon recommended. Do you have pics of the housing you made for your GPS antenna? Got the discovery board from Mouser, also. I kept the boxes I had ordered (same BUD boxes you ordered) for the original system. I believe they are large enough.
On mounting the boards in the boxes, I am going to use some extra motherboard standoffs I have from previous computer builds with a cardboard washer in between the standoff and the board.
John
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