Great GPS receiver
Review of Holux GPSlim236 20 channel GPS receiver module by
GriffMedia
Advantages: light, portable, good reception, accutate
Disadvantages: none
...A slim GPS Receiver that connect to your device using 'Bluetooth' a handy product that will enable your smartphone or windows mobile phone to connect to the GPS satalite network for trip guidence and other similar sat-nav tasks.
I have used this with my O2 XDA mini phone and found it to be very reliable. I loaded the Destinator sat-nav software onto my phone, launched the application and swithched on the Holux receiver and once i had set up the pairing in my phone it was good to go!
Reception was excellent and accuracy very good. In fact because it is so portable i was able to compare it with my friends Pergout car's factory fitted sat-nav and it beat it for accuracy hands down.
I also use it with some Geocaching software for paperless caching - look up Geocaching on google if you want to know what it is?
Some phones now have...
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Spice up your Sat Nav
Review of GARMIN GA 25MCX GPS aerial by
JeffFromPoole
Advantages: Improves reception, loading time is dramatically reduced, Much better accuracy
Disadvantages: plating is wearing off the connector
...Finder Hunt, Hunt C, iFinder Map & Music, iFinder PhD, iFinder Pro, iWay 100M, AirMap 500
Holux GM-100, GM-101, GR-230, GM-250, GM-251, GM-270CF
Billionton CF GPS, Emtac Bluetooth GPS, Emtac BTGPS II Trine, Emtac GPS jacket, Motorola Encore GPS, Belkin Bluetooth GPS, GlobalSat PCMCIA cf card, RoyalTek RBT-3000, Fortuna Pocket Xtrack, Fortuna Clip-on, CoPilot
# Features: High signal gain: 32 dB to 55 dB Gain
# Low power consumption: 6 to 11 mA (max)
# Low noise: noise figure less than 1.8dB at f0
# Magnetic mount
# Power Protection Circuit
# Power Input Sensor: Reverse polarity short circuit shutdown
# Over-Current Sensor: Thermal over-current shutdown
# Output Impedance: 50 ohms
# Power Input: 2.5V DC to 12V DC input
# Super strong polycarbonate radome
# MMCX antenna connector
# Physical dimensions: 1.4"(W) x 1.7"(L) x .5"(H...
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Perfect if you already have a Bluetooth PocketPC
Review of TeamWarrior AA Navigator Bluetooth GPS kit by
kah123
Advantages: good value, excellent GPS receiver, simple to use
Disadvantages: not as sophisticated as other (more expensive) navigation software
...My first satnav kit. This was perfect for me as I already have a PocketPC with Bluetooth (an iPAQ 4700). I bought the bundle from dabs for about £120.
Note that the "display size" score is arbitrary as this kit doesn't include anything with a display - I've based this on the average 3.5" size of a PDA screen.
In the box
1x Holux GR-230 Bluetooth GPS receiver
1x car charger (12V DC) for the GPS receiver
1x USB cable for the GPS receiver
1x SD Card containing software
1x CD*
1x PDA holder kit
1x printed manual (in good English)
* I haven't needed to use the CD at all. I suspect it contains drivers if you connect the GPS to a PC, and electronic versions of the manuals.
Setting up
Very straightforward, insert the SD card and the software automatically installs. There are two options, a minimal...
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