markanton Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Just spotted this new receiver on www.DigitalReviews.net It has an integrated solar panel so battery life should be pretty good. Looks like you need a PDA or smartphone for geocaching with it. Any comments on how good this one would be as I'm a newby at the the game? MarkAnton Quote Link to comment
+RumJungle Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 I tool a look at their specs on their web site. It looks promising. However, the receiver has only eight channels. I guess one advantage is that only having an 8 channel correlater would take less power and gain more battery life making it a good match for a solar panel. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 This looks really great, many times I have searched a cache that was just under some heavy cover, now I can leave the antenna out in the open and walk into the brush with the bluetooth capabilities. Quote Link to comment
vr12 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 "20HRs with Li-Ion Battery, 30HRs when working with Solar Battery" Does it mean it cannot run exclusively on Solar ? Quote Link to comment
+RumJungle Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 "20HRs with Li-Ion Battery, 30HRs when working with Solar Battery"Does it mean it cannot run exclusively on Solar ? Exactly -- looks to me the solar only augments the battery life. Quote Link to comment
+Greymane Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Still, anything that extends battery life can't be bad! Kudos to f-Tech for being creative. Quote Link to comment
flir67 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 a search for on google give the price of 150.00 bucks... not bad.. Quote Link to comment
markanton Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 a search for on google give the price of 150.00 bucks... not bad.. Yeah, the price seems to be around 150 bucks and the review mentions that the 8 channel FirstGPS uses a lot less power than any other receiver. Long hunts...! Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 a search for on google give the price of 150.00 bucks... not bad.. Yeah, the price seems to be around 150 bucks and the review mentions that the 8 channel FirstGPS uses a lot less power than any other receiver. Long hunts...! The Bluetooth GPS isn't the thing that is going to be running out of batteries, it's your bluetooth phone or PDA that will. My PalmOne bluetooth GPS already goes more than 12 hours on one charge which is much longer than any of the devices I have that talk to it. --Marky Quote Link to comment
markanton Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Does the FirstGPS do the job for geocaching or do I need better accuracy? Quote Link to comment
markanton Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 Let's ask the question differently: does anyone have experience with the FirstGPS or care to comment on that review? I kinda like the idea of integrated solar panels... Quote Link to comment
harizanov Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Just spotted this new receiver on www.DigitalReviews.net It has an integrated solar panel so battery life should be pretty good. Looks like you need a PDA or smartphone for geocaching with it. Any comments on how good this one would be as I'm a newby at the the game? MarkAnton Check out this one: This Bluetooth GPS Receiver is all about power conservation. With an integrated solar panel, the power is taken from the sun to charge the removable battery. You can achieve 30 hours of use without charge from this unique receiver. The battery as well as being rechargeable by Solar power is also removeable and replaceable. Using a very low power GPS chipset, the Solar GPS covers all angles of power saving. With 8 channels available for satellite pickup, you can be assured of good GPS signal whenever you need it. - 30 HOUR BATTERY - SOLAR POWERED - LOW POWER CONSUMPTION This software will work with most popular GPS software packages including TomTom, Destinator, Alturion, CoPilot Product Specification Protocol NMEA0183 GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC Baud Rate 9600,N,8,1 Max. Update Rate 1 Hz Datum WGS84 Channel 8 channel all-in-view tracking Frequency L1, 1575.42MHz Hot Start 8-12 sec. Average Warm Start <42 sec. Average Cold Start 120 sec. Average Reacquisition Time 100 ms Position Accuracy < 5M CEP (50%), 7M CEP (95%) W/O SA Power Supply DC 5V Power consumption 45mA continuous mode (30mA with Solar Battery) Battery Life 20HRs with Li-Ion Battery, 30HRs when working with Solar Battery Antenna Type Built in active antenna External Antenna Interface MMCX Bluetooth Class 2, distance up to 10 meters Dimension 55(W)x103(L)x22(H) mm LED Indicator GPS is fixed or not fix. Power ON Operating Temperature -10°C to + 70°C Storage Temperature -40°C to + 85°C Operation Humidity 95%, Non-Condensing Solar GPS Bluetooth Quote Link to comment
markanton Posted June 18, 2005 Author Share Posted June 18, 2005 Does anyone know where we can buy this solar GPS in Australia? Thanks. Is anyone using something similar? Kemix has one but it looks like a rebranded f-tech. Quote Link to comment
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