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Bad Elf 2300 Bluetooth GPS+GLONASS Receiver and Data Logger with Barometric Altimeter

The Bad Elf GPS Pro+ adds GLONASS reception, a barometric altimeter, advanced USB features, and double the data logging storage capacity already popular in the Bad Elf GPS Pro. Run all day with the 24 hour battery, stream your NMEA GPS data over USB ...

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Tech support

(4 reviews)
Battery life

(7 reviews)
Customer service

(3 reviews)
Way

(5 reviews)
Location

(5 reviews)
Ipad

(4 reviews)
Lock

(4 reviews)
Product

(13 reviews)
Receiver

(6 reviews)
Device

(24 reviews)
Gps

(26 reviews)
Unit

(12 reviews)
Doe

(7 reviews)
App

(10 reviews)
Team

(5 reviews)
Elf

(98 reviews)
System

(2 reviews)

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Reviews around tech support (5.00 of 5)

  • and hopefully their tech support was on vacation all last week and not just ignoring me.
  • I was advised by tech support that a minor firmware revision was on its way and a major firmware revision would be out in about a month.
  • Out of the box, the device will not export files to the thumb drive partition (even though their tech support told me it would work)
  • Third, the Bad Elf tech support answered emails when I was thinking of buying the device

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Reviews around battery life (5.00 of 5)

  • Accurate location, fast acquisition and good battery life in a small and convenient package
  • The files are not lost as long as you have access to an iOS device (I was able to email them to myself).This also happened several weeks earlier, when it hit "80% memory remaining"; it's taking me a while to learn that "80%" means "0%" in Bad-Elf-speak.
  • Battery life has exceeded my expectations and the satellite locks are lightening fast.
  • It's usefulness as a GPS logger is excellent and its battery life is superb.
  • The battery life is excellent, although the battery level indicator does not appear to be linear
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Reviews around customer service (5.00 of 5)

  • That said, customer service responded to me within an hour, and are already working on a firmware update to support Aokatec adapters
  • Excellent prompt customer service/support.
  • Excellent prompt customer service/support.

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Reviews around way (5.00 of 5)

  • [Update 10/08/2014]I found Brett (Bad Elf - CTO) very responsive to critical feedback and in a very logical/rational way
  • The files are not lost as long as you have access to an iOS device (I was able to email them to myself).This also happened several weeks earlier, when it hit "80% memory remaining"; it's taking me a while to learn that "80%" means "0%" in Bad-Elf-speak.
  • (And sometimes it takes another try.)Note that, if you are an iOS user, you can clear tracks one by one using the app, but there is no way, even for iOS users, to clear all tracks at once, without the above voodoo.
  • Had a problem with the first firmware update, customer support was with me all the way to get it corrected.
  • Well, the bad news is, (1) the LCD display of "memory remaining" is way, way

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Reviews around location (5.00 of 5)

  • Accurate location, fast acquisition and good battery life in a small and convenient package
  • However, it does have the advantage of being easier to place in an optimum position for satelite reception with better location refresh rates and battery life than phones or tablets
  • I've tried it under the clearest skies and multiple locations in my home state
  • The files are not lost as long as you have access to an iOS device (I was able to email them to myself).This also happened several weeks earlier, when it hit "80% memory remaining"; it's taking me a while to learn that "80%" means "0%" in Bad-Elf-speak.
  • I've used this with both iPhone and Android to get a more accurate location under cloud or tree cover

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Reviews around ipad (5.00 of 5)

  • use it for an aircraft GPS receiver when we use our iPad, works perfect
  • This little device made my IPAD mini 3 wifi work perfectly with foreflight, and several other offline navigation programs
  • The files are not lost as long as you have access to an iOS device (I was able to email them to myself).This also happened several weeks earlier, when it hit "80% memory remaining"; it's taking me a while to learn that "80%" means "0%" in Bad-Elf-speak.

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Reviews around lock (5.00 of 5)

  • Other than that, this acquires a satellite lock faster than any GPS I've ever used, even indoors
  • Battery life has exceeded my expectations and the satellite locks are lightening fast.

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Reviews around product (4.13 of 5)

  • Awesome product, unfortunately not compatible with android systems
  • : The SkyPro XGPS160 goes with SkyPro app help it connects to the android device Why bad elf could not provide the same function app for its product but leave the support its product to some not reliable sources
  • The iOS application is option-dense, which is nice; my only complaint with it is that the help doesn't describe each option (just most of them).All in all, great product, amazing customer support, I can't recommend this enough.
  • In general, I am really taken aback how rough around the edges this product is.
  • I don't like Apple products because of the ridiculous limitations imposed by Apple, but forced to use an iPad to access my company's navigation package
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Reviews around receiver (4.03 of 5)

  • This unit is an excellent/compact GPS receiver for tracking walks, hikes, drives, flights (except, apparently, in Boeing 787s, whose windows block the signal!), etc
  • This is a very efficient GPS receiver from all I have read on it, and it does a lot
  • This receiver (and many newer ones) will use both constellations, effectively doubling the number of satellites visible by the GPS receiver.
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Reviews around device (3.22 of 5)

  • It's a potentially nifty device hobbled by a large number of problems.
  • It does the job and does it well without having to carry another bulky device.
  • Every electronic device should work this well out of the box.
  • The device is power-efficient, and plugging it in overnight, every day or two, has been sufficient for me.
  • I got lazy and let tracks accumulate -- because without iOS, there is no way to clear the device.
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Reviews around gps (3.17 of 5)

  • For it's premium price it should be able to do that at least as well as the GPS in a phone.
  • The 2200 has no issues switching b/w BT to GPS and within GPS screens and back-n-forth w/o any issues when connected to Bad Elf GPS s
  • All in all, I am very disappointed with this expensive GPS unit
  • (This was a real shame because I had bought the Nexus 7, along with the expensive Sygic app, for my wife as a GPS device; turns out the Nexus's own GPS is really poor; so I had really hoped to salvage the situation by pairing with the Bad
  • I was hoping to avoid paying the extra dollars for the cellular option on the Pro and maybe get better GPS functionality and flexibility
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Reviews around unit (2.87 of 5)

  • Maybe Bad Elf will get these issues resolved over time - until then, it is of no use to Pilots who need a reliable unit.
  • This is a great unit for getting a much better GPS fix for iOS devices, or for independently making a track log.
  • If the unit works as promised I will definitely update the review further as well
  • However, the Q1000 unit lags a status readout feature and the software that comes with it is cumbersome to use.
  • The unit has been replaced, so I have had 2 units to test, outruling possible problems with a defective unit
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Reviews around doe (1.69 of 5)

  • Bad Elf does NOT interface with ANY Apple product in the map mode (ie Jeppesen FD or ForeFlight) and there is NO plans by the company to fix this with a software update.
  • Sadly it does not work at all well in my cockpit, a B757
  • It just does not work with Android devices, so I had to return it.
  • (does not work with Android but works with iOS and Windows).
  • Sadly it does not work at all well in my cockpit, a B757
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Reviews around app (1.54 of 5)

  • Just and update--23JAN2017Using the Bad Elf app, I've set up the auto power up and shut down features, we NEVER touch this
  • The files are not lost as long as you have access to an iOS device (I was able to email them to myself).This also happened several weeks earlier, when it hit "80% memory remaining"; it's taking me a while to learn that "80%" means "0%" in Bad-Elf-speak.
  • I downloaded the Bad Elf app for each device and paired each with little concern (be sure to observe the display on both the Bad Elf and the Apple device for prompts.
  • I thought that the 2300 model would be even better, but I've found that it takes LONGER to acquire satellites and there seem to be issues with the iOS software that are NOT caused by iOS but by the Bad Elf app
  • When powering up the system (Bad Elf and iPhone) the iPhone Blue tooth must first be turned on and Bad Elf app selected then the Receiver turned on.
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Reviews around team (1.54 of 5)

  • The files are not lost as long as you have access to an iOS device (I was able to email them to myself).This also happened several weeks earlier, when it hit "80% memory remaining"; it's taking me a while to learn that "80%" means "0%" in Bad-Elf-speak.
  • Many of these are software-related, and I'll be delighted to update this review if/when problems are addressed by the Bad Elf team.
  • But I know the Bad Elf team has their heart in the right place and that all these problems are high on their to-do list, right?The battery power indicator is similarly treacherous.
  • The Bad Elf team seems to update the unit to keep up with the iOS software updates, so I don't anticipate any issues with that.
  • The Bad Elf team did not think through what is meant by the "capacity" of the device.

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Reviews around elf (1.22 of 5)

  • Bad elf is easy to use and I can share my gps connection with my Partner in the cockpit
  • The Bad Elf team did not think through what is meant by the "capacity" of the device.
  • I have had several interactions with Bad Elf about this unit to try and get it working
  • Have had my Bad Elf Pro+ for all of 3 weeks, worked fine until a couple days ago
  • In terms of usability it works fine with the Bad Elf iOS app
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Reviews around system (1.00 of 5)

  • They break the system
  • it's nice being able to have a general idea of how high you're flying if the pitot/static system were to fail

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More about Bad Elf 2300 Bluetooth GPS+GLONASS Receiver and Data Logger with Barometric Altimeter

  • The Bad Elf GPS Pro+ adds GLONASS reception, a barometric altimeter, advanced USB features, and double the data logging storage capacity already popular in the Bad Elf GPS Pro
  • Run all day with the 24 hour battery, stream your NMEA GPS data over USB to any computer, record up to 200 hours of data logs, and access those data logs via USB cable just like a thumb drive.1
  • User manual:https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0227/2953/files/UserGuide-BE-GPS-2300-20140517.pdf?16962.    Troubleshooting steps are available at website here: http://bad-elf.com/pages/troubleshooting3
  • Complete support page http://bad-elf.com/pages/support , but the best option is to email  at [email protected]