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Qstarz BT-Q818 66-Channel Bluetooth GPS Receiver

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Qstarz BT-Q818 66-Channel Bluetooth GPS Receiver

(16 customer reviews)

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1344336210-1174006400674

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See picture for information. Not compatible with any generation iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

List Price:	$99.95
Our Price:	$79.95
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Product Details

Product Length:	2.84 inches
Product Width:	0.79 inches
Product Height:	1.83 inches
Package Length:	6.7 inches
Package Width:	4.5 inches
Package Height:	2.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.5 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 16 reviews

Features

66-Channel All-in-View tracking for fast acquisition and reacquisition
Super high sensitivity -158dBm adopting MTK chipset
Lower power consumption up to 32hrs navigation time
WAAS+EGNOS support
Auto On-Off function for smart power control

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 5.0

( 16 customer reviews )
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31 of 31 found the following review helpful:

Great Little Unit Aug 22, 2007 By Tim Wessman "TW"
I've used many little bluetooth GPS units before because I develop land surveying equipment. I've also used many survey grade recievers that cost $40K. I know what I am talking about.

This one is by far the best cheap hand-held unit I've used. Battery lasts for ages and the satellite acquisition is really fast compared to other chipsets. I left it sitting outside for a week once, still turned on, and due to the power save mode it still worked when I remembered about it a week later and reconnected. Ran for another 8 hours or so before it finally ran out of juice.

It will even get satellites in a basement under a 2 story house. Of course, the location isn't very accurate, but the fact that it even gets a signal is very impressive.

Size-wise it is smaller than a deck of cards - about the size of a really small flip cell phone. 3 AA batteries together, and one lengthwise across them endwise is the approximate size.

Can't go wrong with this unit. It is standard bluetooth serial port profile (SPP slave) and streams NMEA data the moment you connect. The strings it supports are GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC.

16 of 17 found the following review helpful:

Amazing Receiver Feb 10, 2007 By R. Herrer
If you do your research you'll find out that this GPS receiver has by far the most channels (32), one of the most accurate chips (158dBm) and one of the most long lasting batteries (32hrs), but enough about technical details, if you're looking for a BT GPS receiver that will will work with your windows mobile device, don't look any further, this is the product for you.

I couldn't get it to work with Google Maps but that was a google issue so instead I'm using it with Windows Live and it works great!

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Works very well Jun 25, 2008 By Dale A. Barnard "ancienthuman"
Holds a charge forever. Grabs signal fast. Holds the signal when stuffed into a backpack or when it falls on the floor of the car and slides under the dash. How's it do that? The switch feels a little cheap, but it hasn't broken. The LED lights are cryptic and require a manual within easy reach, which is why I docked it a star. Works great with my T-Mobile MDA. Very simple to use. Great!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Works well, even indoors Jan 17, 2011 By J. Cordova
This Bluetooth GPS unit works well and is simple to use. I have not explored the more complex capabilities but I know that it locks on to satellites fairly quickly and doesn't lose them. It even works indoors, though it is a bit slower than with a direct or near direct (like in a car) view of the sky. The slower mode is plenty quick enough for basic use. The faster mode almost seems real-time quick. When traveling at highway speeds the map indicator moves along steadily and accurately. The speed indicator derived from the GPS tracking nearly matched my vehicle's speedometer. The battery is user replacable. Unfortunately, as best I can tell the battery is not a common one so good luck finding a compatible one from anyone but the manufacturer.

Other than the proprietary battery, I have no complaints.

Update: After several months the battery swelled up to the point where the battery compartment would not close. If you get this device be careful to keep it (and the battery) from extreme temperatures for extended periods. During the late winter I did have it in my vehicle for some periods and it got extremely cold at times. I think the problem more so was caused by the hot summer temps in my care or body heat while in my pockets. Fortunately I found an acceptable replacement battery for a decent price online from BatteriesInAFlash. Search for a "BA-101" or "HXE-W01" battery.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Great GPS Apr 14, 2010 By J. Godfrey
This little bluetooth device is wonderful. Works with my ipod touch (jailbroken) and roqyBT program ($11). Also works with google earth (make sure u assign it to a low port number, google only goes up to about 20 or so), and just about any navigation software (Delorne, Windows Streets). A great buy!

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