[gps-talkusers] Re: Royaltek 2001 thoughts

Hi Mike,

Is there a way I can enable WAAZ by default on the Holux I own?  Thanks.
Best Regards,

Les 

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Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Royaltek 2001 thoughts

Martin,

I wouldn't think there would be any difference between all the Sirf Star 3
receivers. By default, these sirf star 3 receivers have WAAS disabled. Do
you know if the RoyalTech is enabled? Last one I tried a few months ago was
not. We had the Holux specially modified with WAAS enabled.

Also, the RoyalTech I tried did not have a physical on/off switch. It had a
button. Has this changed?

Mike


At 12:14 PM 3/18/2006, you wrote:

>The relatively new Royaltek
><http://www.royaltek.com/>http://www.royaltek.com/ BT-GPS RBT-2001 
>SiRF Star III Bluetooth GPS receiver   is based on the same chipset 
>as the Holux <ww.holux.com.htm>ww.holux.com.tw slim 236 but with 
>newer firmware.   It appears to be a little beauty in  combination 
>with the Trekker and also Braillenote GPS.  After extensive but 
>unscientific tests on Friday I'm glad to report similar performance to 
>the above Holux receiver, a favourite of mine since getting hold of one 
>last summer.  Maybe the satellite acquisition time is even a little 
>faster.  Independent reviews also tend to favour the Royaltek
>for accuracy over others in the same class.    I think that one pays 
>a little precision price for the better sensitivity over older 
>generation chips with the relatively new 
><http://www.sirf.com/products-ss3.html>SiRFstar III based receivers but 
>for my requirements the trade off is more than worth it.
>
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>It has an on off switch and can also use standard Nokia batteries, a 
>good job really as autonomy is poorer than similar specked systems.  
>The package we received didn't contain a case or manes charger, but 
>this won't be a problem for Trekker users as the critter fits on the 
>charger shipped with our system, and because the profile is the same 
>you can use the 1000sT case.  I guess the lack of a pluggin charger 
>could be a problem for some users.  Maybe we received an incomplete 
>package.
>
>
>
>Note:  I don't recommend the Holux Slim 236 with Trekker yet as we have 
>found some problems with the combination.
>
>The Royaltek 2001 costs just under £80 when purchased online and it rocks!
>
>Martin Roberts
>Blindness Sales & Support
>HumanWare Europe Ltd
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