Cheapest Globalsat BT-359 - GPS receiver module
I am using this reciever with an IPAQ 111 Handheld PC.
The receiver quickly acquires a fix of GPS satellites "in view."
My aim in buying BT-359 and the IPAQ was to get a GPS experience like units sold everywhere (in various price ranges), but to also have the many capabilities of a handheld PC. A smartphone was an alternative to this set up, but would have cost an extra 0 per year.
The experience you will have with any GPS receiver and its usefullness to you will depend on the software it interfaces with. I spent a lot of time searching for handheld PC GPS software (my wife will say the same). Bought one and was disappointed that it required routing on a PC to ensure required maps were loaded to create a continuous route. Performance was poor and routes were shown in 2D.
A mapping software I've been very happy with is CoPilot Live 8. This software "found" my GPS receiver automatically without having first to "pair" the device with my IPAQ. This software, with this hardware, provides what I wanted in the first place, a GPS reciever that can create a route from my house in MD to the San Diego (CA) Zoo (done just as an experiment) and that will provide spoken turn by turn directions (US man or UK woman) while displaying the route in 3D.
The BT-359 performs flawlessly and is compact. The price of this rather incredible technology is very low as well. I recommend this hardware.
List Price : $93.72
Sale Price : $36.69
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Globalsat BT-359 - GPS receiver module Features
- GPS standard SiRF StarIII GPS Antenna Built-in ceramic patch antenna Bluetooth standard Bluetooth V2.0 Operation range 10 meters (33 feet) Bluetooth Default PIN 0000 Operation time Up to 11 hrs Charge time 4~5 hrs Automatically enters Turn-Off Whe
- GPS Specification GPS Chipset SiRF Star III Frequency L1, 1575.42 MHz C/A Code 1.023 MHz chip rate Channels 20 channel all-in-view tracking
- Accuracy Position Horizontal 10 meters, 2D RMS 1-5 meters 2D RMS, WAAS corrected Velocity 0.1m/sec Time1 micro-second synchronized to GPS time
- Datum Datum Default: WGS-84
- Acquisition Rate Hot start 1 sec., average Warm start 38 sec., average Cold start 42 sec., average Reacquisition 0.1 sec. average
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