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    My TK102 GPS tracker just paid for itself about 10 times over!

    So I was having fun flying around today until my motor went out about 3.5 miles away. I should have known better, I have used this motor real hard in the past. All I could do was glide towards a small field until I lost video. Thank god I had my GPS tracker onboard. I don't think I would have even bothered looking for it otherwise. No way I would have even had a chance without the GPS tracker. I called it and got the coordinates, and was in front of the house it was behind in about 20 minutes. A tip I just learned, if you want the GPS coordinates to be exact make sure you type "loc:" first, or google maps defaults to the nearest house/reference point. Once I figured that out, the pin dropped exactly where I found it! Very little damage too!
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    Which gps tracker did you purchase?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ajhaggerty View Post
    Which gps tracker did you purchase?
    Same +1
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    My guess is that he is using a TK102 GPS Tracker (see the thread title)
    (i.e. http://www.amazon.com/Sunvalleytek-T...ywords=tk102)_

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    Does it really weigh 1lb? Or can you easily remove the case and battery? If so, what is the post "diet" weight and dimensions?
    Brooks, N7BLD

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    Nice result !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tobias Raeder View Post
    My guess is that he is using a TK102 GPS Tracker (see the thread title)
    (i.e. http://www.amazon.com/Sunvalleytek-T...ywords=tk102)_
    must have read right past it. posting while tired ftw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ColoradoFlightMedic View Post
    Does it really weigh 1lb? Or can you easily remove the case and battery? If so, what is the post "diet" weight and dimensions?
    http://fpvlab.com/forums/showthread....S-GSM-Tracker&
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    Thanks Sentry! Now I'm interested, but I sure wasn't at 1lb
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