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Old 18 February 2010, 19:17   #1
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gps tracker kit for sale at makro £129.99 ,it works by SMS technology,it informs you of the location of your vehicle or boat , location coordinates are sent to your mobile via text message so you can locate your vehicle or boat using google earth.
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Old 18 February 2010, 20:42   #2
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Thanks for the info.
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Old 20 February 2010, 13:02   #3
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gps tracker kit for sale at makro £129.99 ,it works by SMS technology,it informs you of the location of your vehicle or boat , location coordinates are sent to your mobile via text message so you can locate your vehicle or boat using google earth.
That has got to be worth getting and at that price will give a lot of boat onwers a good peice of mind,,,,,,,,,if my boat was trailored up i would get one
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Old 20 February 2010, 21:08   #4
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called into our local makro store today, the gps tracker units were 179.00 +vat. can you confirm the price of 129.00 cheers.
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Old 20 February 2010, 22:06   #5
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It's not on the current makro mail, but I have seen it offered- maybe for the mail that starts on wednesday?
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Old 21 February 2010, 09:47   #6
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Similar to this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GPS-REAL-TIME-...item2558e8a6b2
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'Spose, being an 'vulnerable elderly citizen' Fran insists on you carrying one. Bledy good of 'er.
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I wonder what the battery life is like and could you connect it to the boat battery via a transformer or would it flatten the boat battery !! Seems a good idea
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Old 21 February 2010, 10:37   #9
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'Spose, being an 'vulnerable elderly citizen' Fran insists on you carrying one. Bledy good of 'er.
NOISE! C'mon Pol 'ave him in the bilges!

Actually fran is very pleased with it, Esther rang her and asked for one that didn't work. she liked the idea of never finding you
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NOISE! C'mon Pol 'ave him in the bilges!

Actually fran is very pleased with it, Esther rang her and asked for one that didn't work. she liked the idea of never finding you
Perhaps you and I will bump into each other when out bimbling about.
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Old 21 February 2010, 11:13   #11
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I wonder what the battery life is like and could you connect it to the boat battery via a transformer or would it flatten the boat battery !! Seems a good idea
There a kit much discussed on here which costs less and can do what you want. I think? it was Leapy who started the thread if you are searching...
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.... this unit has a 12/24v hard wired adapter available. Not sure how well it is with sea water ingress though......

http://cpc.farnell.com/alaska/apt-14...gsm/dp/SR07715
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There a kit much discussed on here which costs less and can do what you want. I think? it was Leapy who started the thread if you are searching...
Quite right. There is the "original" eBay product from a Chinese company called Xexun I think, then there are various clones of that product. Prices seem to be in the sub 100 pounds area.

There is also the UK-designed Yacht Sentinel, which sells for more like 300 quid but tells you about the status as well as the location of your boat: If your batteries are going flat, or if there is a frost/fire risk, if there is any water building up inside, etc etc.
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