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Article #9712Re: Flux Gate Compass
From: Stephen Quigg
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 1991 03:26
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 1991 03:26
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In article <2939.279ef15b@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> gibbonsj@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes: >In article <541@cow.ecs.oz>, bmp@cow.ecs.oz (Bruce Paterson) writes: >> A friend is attempting to build (from scratch) a flux-gate compass >> for use in a vehicle mounted dead-reckoning navigation system. > >stuff deleted... > >Why build one from scratch? You can buy a WWII flux-gate compass from >a company called JOLLYCO (or something like that) out of Chicago. These >are the real thing, minus electronics, for somewhere around $35. > >If you're interested, I can dig up / verify the company name & phone number. Or buy a complete compass from Tandy (Radio Shack) for $Aus 99. Don't know how good they are though.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!steveq From: steveq@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU (Stephen Quigg) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: Flux Gate Compass Message-ID: <1991Jan25.032656.3794@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU> Date: 25 Jan 91 03:26:56 GMT References: <541@cow.ecs.oz> <2939.279ef15b@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> Sender: news@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU Organization: CSIRO Maths and Stats & Applied Physics, Sydney, Australia Lines: 14