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Diga

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What is this?
« on: January 25 2020, 11:08 »
Hi,
Anyone who can tell me, what this is?
Thanks Bo

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: January 25 2020, 14:40 »
Hi Bo,

never seen this part before. Could it be a GPS-mouse plus receiver? Red and black cables for 12V DC power supply input, and there should be a signal output interface.

Regards
Frank

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: January 25 2020, 22:11 »
Yes, could be!
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: January 25 2020, 22:25 »
Further to fjoe’s reply no. 1, it is possibly a rather elderly remote tracking device that could be connected to via a cellular mobile phone signal. For sure the smaller black box with the bevelled edges is a GPS mouse which at one time probably had a disc shaped magnet fitted so that it could, for example, be placed on a car roof in the days when car roofs were made from sheet steel rather than plastic.

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: January 26 2020, 10:36 »
Thanks,  much appreciated, Bo

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: January 26 2020, 13:48 »
Yes, it is a GPS tracker.  Usually fitted by charter companies so they can keep an eye on where their boats are.

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #6 on: January 26 2020, 15:06 »
I would have guessed it was an XM Radio (Sirius) antenna and receiver module for the stereo.

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #7 on: January 27 2020, 15:28 »
It is a GPS tracker, but the small box with bevelled edges which looks like a GPS antenna is actually the 12v power supply unit.


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Re: What is this?
« Reply #8 on: January 27 2020, 19:54 »
Excellent, thanks!