BT-Q1000XT : Qstarz BT-Q1000XT Bluetooth Data Logger GPS Receiver (66 ch, 1-5Hz Update Rate, AGPS, 200,000 Waypoints)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001QRJZKC
• Item model number: BT-Q1000XT
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,011 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Hardware: # Adopt MTK II latest chipset with high sensitivity -165dBm and 66-Channel tracking # Ultra lower power consumption up to 42hrs operation # Less than 15-Sec. AGPS fix support: download almanac data to realize faster TTFF and positioning under warm start # Stand-Alone travel recorder to log up to 200,000 records (*) # Easily switch Travel Recorder to LOG mode or NAV mode (Navigation + Log) # Support button push manually to memorize your location immediately # Update Rate 1~5Hz changeable by utility provided # G-Mouse + Bluetooth in one: wired and wireless GPS receiver # Fast Position Fix ,Cold start 35s, Warm start 33s,Hot start 1s # Auto On-Off function for smart power control # Personal/Portable Navigation (PDA, Smartphone, PC, etc.) # QZSS, DGPS(WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS) support Software: # Support Multi-mode setting to record data (Vehicle, Bicycle, Jog) # Provide Travel Recorder PC Utility V4 with built-in Google Map, Multi-language support, and Visualization UI # "Wizard interface" for Utility to easily manage importing and exporting tracks # Provide RaceChrono 5Hz software for high speed sport racing # Auto track split function helps you organize your travel path # Support Track Edit function allowing you to remove unnecessary waypoints # Track playback function, changeable different track color and name # Active NMEA protocol VTG / GLL manually via Qstarz setup tool # Output your travel record as GPX / CSV / NMEA / Google Earth file format. # Draw your navigation path immediately on Google Earth as default # Support GeoTagging function for digital photo and generate KMZ file easily # The waypoints would be decreased when the more options of Log Format are selected

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Device, August 31, 2010

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Justin D. Siebenhaar (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BT-Q1000XT : Qstarz BT-Q1000XT Bluetooth Data Logger GPS Receiver (66 ch, 1-5Hz Update Rate, AGPS, 200,000 Waypoints) (Electronics)

This is my first GPS logger, but so far I'm very happy with it. I bought it just in time for a trip to the Puget Sound. This thing worked like a charm, be it Olympic Nat'l Park, Victoria, or Seattle. The only place I had a problem was in the EMP in Seattle, and that was surly due to the thick interior walls.

The software works as it should. Because I shoot RAW, and I use gpicsync to actually write the data to the EXIF, but as far as getting the data, the included software works perfectly.

Oh, and the battery life is amazing. I would usually charge this every night, but it could easily go a couple days (being turned off at night).

Haven't used the Bluetooth feature, can't really think of any uses as this point.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent GPS device, July 20, 2010

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C. R. Sturtevant (Centreville, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BT-Q1000XT : Qstarz BT-Q1000XT Bluetooth Data Logger GPS Receiver (66 ch, 1-5Hz Update Rate, AGPS, 200,000 Waypoints) (Electronics)

On a recent AMTRAK Auto-Train ride from Virgina to Florida, I used two GPS devices. One was an Earthmate BT-20 providing GPS data to Street Atlas software on a Samsung netbook * . This provided a moving map display and a recorded bread-crumb trail.

The other was the QSTARZ BT-Q1000X used as a stand-alone recorder.

Both devices were suction-cupped to the window.

The Earthmate completely lost satellite lock on significant portions of the train ride. This happened most often in places where tall trees were close to the tracks. It also seemed to happen when the train changed directions by more than about 45 degrees. It was as if the device was too slow to lock on to the satellites newly visible on that side of the train. When it lost lock, it was very slow to regain it while moving.

In contrast, the QSTARZ never lost satellite lock and provided a complete log of the entire trip. It also provided a complete log of the car trip back to Virginia. I had purchased the QSTARZ a couple of days before the trip and was not aware of all of it's capabilities. After the trip, I discovered that the QSTARZ is compatible with Street Atlas and will provide a moving-map display and a bread-crumb trail. It only requires that the QSTARZ be in the "NAV" mode and that Street Atlas be set to "Automatically detect GPS". From now on, the Earthmate will be in the bottom of the bag as a back-up.

The QSTARZ is more sensitive than any GPS device I have owned, including the Garmin GPS III, and the Tom Tom GO-630. It is so sensitive that I have to wrap aluminum foil around it when I am trying to erase the current log file, because it sits there recording while I am trying to erase. And this is 20 feet from the nearest window.

I highly recommend this product.

* Windows XP SP3

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Trackmaster App, June 20, 2011

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James D Reidy - See all my reviews

This review is from: BT-Q1000XT : Qstarz BT-Q1000XT Bluetooth Data Logger GPS Receiver (66 ch, 1-5Hz Update Rate, AGPS, 200,000 Waypoints) (Electronics)

I bought this device for the purpose of using the Trackaroo Trackmaster app for Android on my Evo 4G. Below are the pros and cons of my experience:

Pros:
- Amazing battery life and sleep features. Once setup for the weekend's track event just leave it on and forget about it.
- Very accurate at 5hz though tricky to set (see cons)
- Locks on to satellites fast even indoors
- Wakes from sleep mode on Bluetooth request which helps a lot with battery life.
- Used for a two day motorcycle track event and worked flawlessly.

Cons:
- The included software is a bit of a mess. It works and does what it needs to but it's sort of all over the place.
- Setting the sampling Hz rate is done in a special app but not available in the other apps GPS setup menus.
- The battery life indicator has no gradations. You don't know how much power is left.

If you plan to use it for events practice with it on your commute to work or around town. It's easy to use once setup but it does take some getting used to. You don't want to be figuring all this out five minutes before your session starts :).

I had originally ordered the 818X and received this device. Returned it for the 818X and received this device again. So I decided keep it if they really wanted me to have the more expensive unit :).

Highly recommended. I bought one for my girlfriend too who rides the track with me. The data isn't always kind to the ego hahaha.