Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Shop options for telemetry and GPS

[Martin Mueller]

Hi Tilman,

 

there is not one source for all, but

 

http://lipoly.de

http://www.watterott.com  

http://www.reichelt.de

 

are all in the EU and have Sparkfun/Diydrones/XBee stuff.

 

Martin 

 

Tilman Baumann <address@hidden> hat am 2. März 2012 um 10:53 geschrieben:

> Farnelll had XBeePro 2.4 radios
> Sparkfun had XBee adapter boards and GS407 Helical GPS Receiver (backorder)
> diydrones had the uBlox Adapter
> And Hobbyking has the plane.
>
> And all that still has to go through customs...
> It's a total mess. But that is the best option I could find.
> If I had not chosen the helical ublox GPS I could have gotten the rest
> in EU, especially the XBee adapter boards.
>
>
> On 28/02/12 18:45, Tilman Baumann wrote:
> > What is currently the most convenient place to buy GPS modules and
> > telemetry modules from one source in Europe (UK)?
> >
> > I came up with this shopping list at diydrones.
> > https://store.diydrones.com/Xbee_Telemetry_kit_p/kt-telemetry-xbee.htm
> > https://store.diydrones.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=KT-MPXV7002DP-01&CartID=2
> >
> > https://store.diydrones.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BR-0008-01&CartID=1
> >
> > https://store.diydrones.com/FTDI_Cable_3_3V_p/ttl-232r-3v3.htm
> >
> > What I like there is that I can get it all from one source. And
> > everything has nice breakout boards.
> > But especially the xbee modules have been unavailable for a long time
> > now and I have the hassle of importing it from US.
> >
> > Is Digi even the best option these days, considering their recent
> > factory breakdown with the flood?
> >
> > Everybody seems to go for the 2.4Ghz Xbee. What are other popular
> > (affordable) options? (legal in UK)
> > On paper the 868 Mhz option seems irresistible. Is the information on
> > the Wiki still correct that it is practically impossible to adhere to
> > the min duty cycle requirements in a predictable way?
> > 2.4 Ghz seems the savest option.
> >
> > Sorry for bothering you all with my thoughts. I will be able to find
> > all the bits, scattered over several shops. But it would be so great
> > if I could just find one place for all.
> >
> > Regards
> >  Tilman
> >
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