Albin Owners Group

Do any of you have any experiance with any of these small USB GPS receivers? Have just upgraded my PC and Nobeltec and am thinking of one of these USB's
Ones I have read about are
1. The Garmin GPS 18X USB (Passager maker electronic article gave this a huge thumbs up)
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=27594
2. US GlobalSat BU-353 Waterproof USB GPS. Half the price of # 1
http://www.usglobalsat.com/p-62-bu-353- ... rge/62.jpg
3. Nobeltec sell a USB GPS 9P Portable (I think they call it a bug)
http://cms.nobeltec.com/cms/Products/No ... SBGPS.aspx

Any hands on experiance reports on these or other brands would be appreciated

I have been using the GlobStat BU-353 with Coastal Navigator 2009 and Polar Navy an it works great. It does have a magnetic base so keep it away from your compass. I have mine stuck to the top of my metal PC cover inside the bridge coaming on my A32CB. This reduces the signal strength a little but it has never failed to report my position accurately. If I zoom in it actually shows me in my slip.

John Loos
On the Loos
1989 A32CB

I have the BU-353 and it works perfectly. No reason to spend more for one of these.

Thanks guys.
Joe; - I see you are also in the Pacific Northwest. Where did you buy it?

Roy,
Sorry for the delay. I ordered the BU-353 through Amazon. The supplier is noted on my shipment receipt form as "SCS Collectibles, Inc". Price in November 2010 was $36.95 + shipping $6.17 = $43.12. I'm sure there's a local supplier somewhere around here - maybe like Frye's - but Amazon is so much easier because I always get lost driving around in Renton.

If I remember right, on Amazon I just looked for something like "USB GPS Receiver" and it came up under Electronics.