OCuea
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Is this a good product? Pros and cons?
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Dual gps sky pro
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greeny
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The Dual XGPS 160 SkyPro is a brand new GPS Receiver with fast signal acquisition and 10Hz positioning updates, making it an ideal GPS for pilots, race car drivers and other fast moving applications. The WAAS receiver is compatible with both GPS (USA) and GLONASS (Russia) systems and it connects via Bluetooth to up to 5 Apple or Android devices.
Depends. How fast is your boat? A bit overkill and pricey if you only go slow I think.
OCuea
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I have one. Only used it once or twice. On boat good because it sends Wi-Fi or Bluetooth from above deck to below deck components very quickly and accurately (laptops, tablets, phones , other units etc etc) New battery if need is only £ 14 but I look after batteries (40% to 80% rule , plus occasional calibration)
KompetentKrew
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If all you need is a basic bluetooth GPS receiver then you can pick them up for peanuts secondhand on eBay - I paid £5 or £6 for mine. There was a fad for them around 20 years ago, before smartphones had GPS built in and when you had to buy navigation software on CD-ROM and use your PC to install it on the phone. Then the iPhone came out and everything changed, making these obsolete for most people.
The product you linked is better than mine because it supports the newer GPS satellite networks and 5 client devices at a time. It will surely have faster acquisition and in theory it's probably more accurate (in maritime practice this won't make any difference).
The product you linked is better than mine because it supports the newer GPS satellite networks and 5 client devices at a time. It will surely have faster acquisition and in theory it's probably more accurate (in maritime practice this won't make any difference).
OCuea
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Thanks. I wondered about it because I bought it for a voyage and boat that never took off. I will sell it one day ….. it did have fast acquisition to phone, laptop and other devices and appeared super accurate. Design for pilots of light aircraft I think. I don’t need it any longer. Must dig it out and sell it.
