USB GPS Receiver Antenna Gmouse for Laptop PC Car Marine Navigation Magnetic Base

Easy to use. Works well in Linux with gpsd and qgis.

I bought this as a backup for the GPS reeiver connected to the navigation computer on my boat. Its actully faster to aquire a usable signal that the much more expensive "marine" GPS receiver I had been using. I attached it to the overhead near my nave computer using a thin steel plate that is intended to use with magnetic cell phone mounts. Despite being upside down and under a small steel plate and under a fiberglass cabin top it works great and feeds the data into my Open CPN navigation program with no problem.

Tried to follow instructions without using install CD. The current u-center software downloadable from u-blox installs this as a USB sensor rather than it being a COM port device. After some research, had to uninstall the driver and then install the receiver again. In hind sight, I'm inclined to think if you want to use it as a COM port receiver, just plug it in and it will work. Trying to follow the instructions and getting u-center was a big waste of time.

I picked this up because the Android box in my car didn't have internal GPS, which made navigation a headache. This dongle was the perfect fix. The installation was essentially plug-and-play. As soon as it was connected, it picked up a signal quickly and has been incredibly accurate ever since. I haven't dealt with any signal drops or positioning lag while driving, which is exactly what I needed. If you're in a similar spot with a device that lacks built-in GPS, this works exactly as advertised.

The device works as a piece of hardware, but it is essentially a clone that uses a well-known GPS chip. Unless you are reasonably savvy with low-level computer requirements, such as installing and setting the parameters for a virtual com port, this may not be an easy "plug and play" for you. As an amateur radio operator, I was familiar with all these requirements and still had a few frustrating hoops to jump through to get the port set up and working properly.

works great

So I bought this to use a mini-gps/surveying tool for myself. I bought a super cheap laptop running Google Earth and Windows 10. However, the primary issue that everyone seems to be facing is that something happens to prevent this device from working 100% properly on Win10, and not at all with Google Earth. After a ton of internet searching I found this site that gave me the solution: https://rtklibexplorer.wordpress.com/2016/11/10/issue-with-u-blox-usb-drivers/ The issue is that Windows 10 now supports these devices really well, which is kind of what we did not want, as most other programs still expect it to show up on a COM port as a random device. So here is the fix: 1. Delete the device and drivers if you already tried installing it (Settings -> Devices -> Device Manager-> Sensors -> Right click/Properties -> Drivers tab -> Uninstall Device) You may need to scroll through all your recently installed apps to check for any different versions of recently installed drivers if you did it multiple times. 2. Install the pl2303 driver mentioned elsewhere on this page if you haven't already (downloading ucenter is also helpful just to make sure things still work) 3. Make sure your computer is disconnected from the internet (wifi and everything) 4. Plug in the device 5. It will now show up as a COM device in device manager, and will work as you expect 6. Connect to the internet. This will now "update" the device drivers and break it 7. Go to the same Device Manager/Drivers tab section. Click 'Rollback Drivers' 8. The device should now stay as a COM device, and work as expected. Side note: Only one application can use it at a time. Side note 2: You can't do much else on Google Earth while it is navigating. You have to stop navigation, make your edits, and start navigation again. Just a minor inconvenience.

Excellent item still learning some features. Recommended to buy.

Ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo

Excellent value for money, plug and play with victron equipment.

Perfect for my raspberry pi

Buena recepción de señal, suple perfectamente a un equipo de más dinero, cumple su función.

Universeller GPS-Empfänger in "GPS-Mouse" Form. Der VFAN UG-353 enthält den U-Blox Empfänger UBX-G7020-KT. Das ist zwar nicht der neueste GPS Empfängertyp, aber bewährt und empfindlich. Unter W10 kann er als Sensor (USB Device) oder am virtuellen COM Port arbeiten. Ich habe ihn als serielles Device (COM Port) eingerichtet. Funktioniert gut z.B. mit Google Earth und OpenCPN (Schiffs-Navigation mit AIS).