Hello listers does anyone know a good compass sensor i am looking for
one that is accurate
enough to control the auto pilot on an 40 meter ship
I was also looking for gps receivers found this:


Dear Sir,                               Quotation Ref. Q/CB/195/99

You inquiry via email to Ashtech for pricing on the G-8 GPS board has
been
passed to my company for action. We are the G-8 distributors for Europe
an
have extensive knowledge of the application of GPS (and GLONASS) to a
very
wide range of tracking and navigation uses.

The Ashtech G-8 Evaluation kit sells for USD995.00 ex-works Santa Clara
USA. Landed Amsterdam price is USD1,095 plus local GST/VAT.

Payment is required with order. This can be by bank transfer to our UK
Dollar account. 84332788 which is with Barclays Bank PLC,Leighton
Buzzard
Branch, 2 Market Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 7EZ. UK.
Sort
Code 20-03-18.

Delivery can be made 30 days from receipt of your order and payment. We
will require you to complete an End User Certificate for US Customs. A
copy
of this form is attached.

But on there web site they advertise for an $100 or less for this oem
product.
missed 1 zero probably this board uses a phillips chip receives info on
8 satellite's
the software that comes with the development package shows a lot of info
on the
collected data .
But i wonder if any good compass info could be received by a gps
receiver.
Maybe Tjaart knows more on this subject and what could be a reasonable
price for
this receivers as they become mass product.

Greetings
Marcel
Amsterdam
Email: M.v.d.Bilt@fibre.A2000.nl