Re: SBC hardware for stratum 0

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Chris!

On Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:32:04 -0700
Chris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 12:43 AM Brent Wood <pcreso@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Which U-BLOX?
> >
> > I have found USB GPS units based on the the U-BLOX 7 to be common &
> > reliable (although U-BLOX seem to regard it as obsoloete), some
> > Windows driver issues in the past, seem better now, but great on
> > Linux. VK-162 & VK-172 units (VK-162 often called "G-Mouse").
> > Generally about 5m horizontal drift, but occasionally up to 25m
> > variation. 
> 
> When you're getting a VK162 or VK172, it may be worth verifying with
> the seller exactly which variant of the chipset you're getting. I
> have a few old VK172s that are M7, and got a new "M8" based 162. Yes,
> it an M8 but it's the M8130 which is a low cost version for the Asian
> market, doesn't have support for Galileo, and only supports two
> simultaneous systems. The M8030 does support Galileo and probably
> supports 3 simultaneous systems. Just something to be aware of.

We are drifting from the original qqustion, the one in the title:
    Re: SBC hardware for stratum 0

I'm unaware of any VK-162 or VK-172 that support PPS.  Did I miss one>

Otherwise your point is well taken, the VK-172 is generic and you never
know what you are going to get.

RGDS
GARY
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