Product Details
- Brand: Dual
- Model: XGPS170
Features
- ADS-B Weather (FIS-B) and ADS-B Traffic (ADS-R/TIS-B) - Use with the included removable antenna or connect to the aircraft's external antenna
- Bluetooth wireless connectivity: Connects to up to two iPad devices simultaneously. Leaves each iPad free to connect to other devices/service via WiFi or Bluetooth
- Apple and Android support
- Built-in Rechargeable Battery lasts up to 5 hours of continuous use
- WAAS GPS also works with apps for car & boating navigation and many others
Dual Electronics XGPS170 Bluetooth GPS + ADS-B Weather and Traffic Receiver for the iPad and Android tablets
Product Description
Dimensions (without the antenna): 4 ¼" wide x 2 ?" deep x ¾" high
Weight (with the antenna): 5.3oz
Environment requirements:
- Operating temperature: 14°F - 140F° (-10°C - 60°C)
- Storage temperature: -4°F - 176F° (-20°C - 80°C)
- Relative humidity: 5% - 95% non condensing
Operating altitude: up to 59,000 ft.
XGPS170 Voltage: input voltage 5 VDC
Internal battery (included):
- Operating time: 5 hours of continuous use
Bluetooth:
- Range: ? 10m (?33 ft.) (open space)
Cigarette Lighter Adapter Voltage:
- Input: 12 - 30 VDC
- Output: 5 VDC
ADS-B In receiver
- Weather (TIS-B)
- Traffic (FIS-B)
GPS receiver
- WAAS/EGNOS compatible
- Location acquisition in less than 30 seconds (warm or cold start)
- Accuracy: +/-2.5m (CEP)
- Position updates up to 10 times per second
- Works with most apps that require GPS
- Maximum speed: 1000 kts / 1150 mph
- Maximum altitude: 18,000 m / 59,000 ft
Included in the box are:
- The XGPS170 GPS + ADS-B Receiver
- Removable ADS-B Antenna
- 12-30V Cigarette Lighter Adapter
- Mini USB to USB charging cable
- Non-slip pad
- Status Tool App (free download from the iTunes App Store)
- Owner's manual with warranty information
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By Modern Caveman
I bought this receiver to use in-flight with my Android Tablet (Samsung Note 10.1) running Naviator. For Android it also supports Avilution, but I decided to go with Naviator due to Avilution's current lack of support for georeferenced charts (they will probably start supporting it in the next few months, I'll reconsider in a year).OUT OF THE BOXThe box contains the receiver, an antenna, a brief manual (which I found to be well-written), a USB charging cable, and a USB cigarette lighter adapter. No 120V chargnig adapter, most of us already have a USB charger for our cellphones or our tablets though.SETUPI started by charging the unit (takes good few hours - manufacturer says 3 hours, but it takes more than that until the unit claims to be fully charged). I turned it on, set it on non-iPad settings, it paired with the tablet quite easily. I set up Naviator to use the XGPS170, as soon as Naviator recognized the unit, the Bluetooth light on the XGPS170 become solid.That was easy.I set the tablet to allow "fake" GPS location, so it could use the GPS from the XGPS170 instead/in addition to/whatever to the tablet's internal GPS. I have no clue whether that even works, there's no indication of where the GPS location comes from.PERFORMANCE - ADS-B(I will not cover the GPS aspect of the unit as there's no way for me to even know where my Tablet gets its GPS input).I tried the unit a bit in my car. I live in the Boston area (i.e. close to a major Class B airport), I had occasional ADS-B input, but I wouldn't count on it on the ground. I set the unit up in the plane (a four-seater low-wing), turned it on, I didn't receive anything while taxiing.Right after take-off, at about 300' AGL, I started receiving ADS-B weather. Initially I received some radar input, leaving major holes. This is a problem I saw people complain about in various forums, that the XGPS170 leaves "holes" in the radar coverage. About 10 minutes into the flight, these holes were reduced into a few large rectangles. 10 minutes later they were all gone, I had radar image for everything ~100 miles around me, and some of the radar image ~100-200 miles away. This was not a x-country flight, but I presume that as I move, so would the radar information, maintaining current radar reflections in the vicinity of the plane.METAR information was probably about 10-15 minutes old, not a huge problem with METAR. Unlike XM, it's not universal coverage, you only get METARs in your area, so you cannot monitor your destination a few hundred miles away.Naviator showed me the location of the ADS-B ground stations, at 3,000' I was receiving three of them. Nice.Naviator does not support traffic, I could not test that aspect of the XGPS170, however, the traffic uplink only broadcasts traffic around ADS-B-out equipped planes, which are currently quite rare. Unless your own plane is ADS-B-out equipped, don't count on this feature, even if your software does.XGPS170 supports connection to 1 or 2 devices at the same time, but they need to either both be Apple products or both be Android devices. No mix-and-match.Battery-wise, you can keep it charging during flight, or it will run off the internal battery, which the manufacturer says lasts six hours. I tried it for about four hours and it worked. There's no battery level indicator (just "running", "charging" or "fully charged"), so it's hard to tell exactly.PROS:- Easy to set up.- Free ADS-B information (good bye, XM $35/month subscription).- Bluetooth connection means no wires across the cockpit.- Good reception.CONS:- Traffic feature still of no use.- Limited app support.- "Black holes" in radar coverage (for me they filled up after a while, other people have different reports).I will update this review after a longer flights with this device.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By Bruce
Before buying this unit you need to be aware that it ONLY works with Wing-X Pro. The technology looks like it will be valuable, but it will be a year or so before there are enough cockpit software packages that will connect to the unit to make it viable. Tech Support is helpful, but equally uninformed as to when software will catch up to hardware. The GPS functionality is fine, but save the money and buy their 150 model instead. Do NOT purchase this and expect to have cockpit weather and traffic data today unless you run only the single compatible software program
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