Many hikers, bikers and kayakers who have trusted a magnetic compass for navigation, don't necessarily want to take a giant leap to an advanced GPS receiver that can display maps and possibly even play music and take pictures. They trust their navigation skills but the improved accuracy provided by the worldwide GPS satellite system would be useful in the great outdoors. A small and simple GPS receiver that is used like a compass would be a perfect tool for these people. Qstarz has designed a product for them.

The Qstarz GF-Q900 QFinder BackTrack is a compact, weather-proof GPS receiver that can be used as an accurate compass and tracking device in order to find the way back to the desired location. The black-and-white display can show a direction arrow, distance to the destination, time, and temperature. Four locations can be saved in the device for tracking back to an important place. The Qstarz GF-Q900 requires only two AAA-size batteries for operation.

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