Low cost GPS compass

True Heading GPS Compass antenna

A GPS compass is probably the best form of heading sensor available because it provides a direct read out of a vessel''s heading with no corrections to apply. It works by having two GPS receivers mounted a fixed distance apart and measuring the angular distance between them. Because the two ...

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