DIY GPS tracker

Rangerscott · 03-29-2009, 11:53 PM

Well I think I'm gonna attempt this one since its the cheapest "instant" tracker. A lot better than guessing were your bike was taken to.

http://www.opengpstracker.org/

You text the prepaid phone and it text back to you all the info. You just have to get pay cards for the texting but thats a small price to pay when you get a chance to bust down the door to the chop shop and cap everyone.

Just would need to volt reg it to hook up to the moto battery.

ZUKIMON · 03-29-2009, 11:59 PM

That's interesting, but isn't there another/easier way? I just think that's kind of.......complex in a way. I guess it really isn't, if you consider that it texts to your cell and gives you coordinates. You then have to use a PC to get the location of those coordinates though, correct?

Rangerscott · 03-30-2009, 12:05 AM

About the cheapest "instant" receiver was $500.

I wish I could find a DIY that would let me use a program to track instantly.

zed · 03-30-2009, 01:09 AM

pretty cool idea

03-29-2009, 11:53 PM	#1
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	DIY GPS tracker Well I think I'm gonna attempt this one since its the cheapest "instant" tracker. A lot better than guessing were your bike was taken to. http://www.opengpstracker.org/ You text the prepaid phone and it text back to you all the info. You just have to get pay cards for the texting but thats a small price to pay when you get a chance to bust down the door to the chop shop and cap everyone. Just would need to volt reg it to hook up to the moto battery.

03-29-2009, 11:59 PM	#2
ZUKIMON Is this thing on? Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ashe Co, NC (Near Boone) Moto: '01, 929RR Posts: 398	That's interesting, but isn't there another/easier way? I just think that's kind of.......complex in a way. I guess it really isn't, if you consider that it texts to your cell and gives you coordinates. You then have to use a PC to get the location of those coordinates though, correct? __________________ Dirty Harry said there's nothing wrong with a little shooting, as long as the right people get shot.

03-30-2009, 12:05 AM	#3
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	About the cheapest "instant" receiver was $500. I wish I could find a DIY that would let me use a program to track instantly.

03-30-2009, 01:09 AM	#4
zed yellow don't corner well Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas City, KS Moto: 06 ZX10R Posts: 1,243	pretty cool idea