Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] OT: Logger Suggestions

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Beverly Howard <Be...@be...> wrote:

> Anyone have experience with GPS loggers and perhaps a recommendation for
> a low cost one?
>

A little OT.  I don't want to turn this list into a "what should I buy"
forum, but I don't mind a little chatter in that area.

http://www.semsons.com/datalogger.html shows a number of models for
> under $100 but it's hard to determine pros and cons
>
> My primary considerations beyond general reliability would be;
>
> External power supply option
>
> Easy track log dump to pc and log reset
>
> Log file format compatible with GPSBabel


I've had great luck with Semsons through the years for loggers.   The best
source I've found for info on this class of products is the gpspassion.comforum.

I have a bucket full of logger products.  Many of them have serious "what
_were_ you thinking" issues.

I don't have this model specifically, but the Wintec WBT-202 seems to
address most of my wishlist items from the 201 which I held in pretty high
regard.   It powers from external mini-B.  The logs are supported by
GPSBabel and the product shows up like a disk drive on any OS.  (In another
forum, "driverless" was a big hook for you, IIRC.)

The AMOD 3080GL takes AAA's and is also driverless; it just records files of
NMEA sentences which is also very easy to work with.

The MTK-based products seem to track very accurately and at a lot cost
point.   Support for these can be a bit spotty as several of the "makers" of
these products seem to mess with the core MTK protocol.   The ones listed in
our doc have been reported to work.  (I have the iBlue 747 and i821 in
house.)

While I like the idea of having a display, I give a protocol "thumbs down"
to the Holux M241 for running a 12Mbit but at 3.8Kbits/sec; logs take
forever to transfer from those.

RJL