Xref: utzoo sci.electronics:17235 rec.ham-radio:30192 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU!mcs.kent.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!abvax!iccgcc!gibbonsj From: gibbonsj@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: Flux Gate Compass - Source Message-ID: <2962.279fff2f@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> Date: 25 Jan 91 14:49:35 GMT References: <541@cow.ecs.oz> <2939.279ef15b@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> Lines: 27 > 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. > > -- Due to the response, I will make a general posting... Jerry Co., Inc. (Well, at least it was close... 8-] ) 601 Linden Place Evanston, IL 60202 (708) 475-8440 Hope this helps! John Gibbons Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most...