Hello jstwell,

I’m not sure which product you are looking at, however,

The same answer applies for all Quark-elec AIS+GPS unit from us, such as:

A026 — https://www.quark-elec.com/product/qk-a026-wireless-ais-gps-receiver/

A027 — https://www.quark-elec.com/product/qk-a027-wireless-ais-gps-receiver-with-seatalk-converter/

A028 — https://www.quark-elec.com/product/qk-a028-n2k-nmea-2000-ais-receiver-gps/

A051T — https://www.quark-elec.com/product/qk-a051t-wifi-ais-transponder/

For all AIS+GPS products, you do not have to have a GPS capable tablet.

Provided you connect an GPS antenna to the quark-elec device, the GPS location will be transmitted to your tablet.

I hope that helps.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.

Happy Sailing!