Shopping CartGarmin 72H Waterproof Handheld GPS with High-Sensitivity
date : September 24th, 2011Handheld GPS
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Features For Garmin 72H Waterproof Handheld GPS with High-Sensitivity
- Marine-friendly handheld floats in water and is IPX7 waterproof
- 120 x 160 pixel grayscale display and 18 hour battery life
- High-sensitivity GPS receiver acquires satellite signals quickly
- Tracks your location in challenging conditions, such as heavy tree cover or deep canyons
- Built-in celestial data includes tide information, sunrise/sunset times and hunting/fishing calendar
Description For Garmin 72H Waterproof Handheld GPS with High-Sensitivity
Make a splash with the GPS 72H, a lightweight, waterproof handheld that floats. Simple yet robust, the GPS 72H features high-sensitivity GPS and a USB connection along with its large screen, simple operation and rock-solid performance.Make a splash with the GPS 72H, a lightweight, waterproof handheld that floats. Simple yet robust, the GPS 72H features high-sensitivity GPS and a USB connection along with its large screen, simple operation and rock-solid performance. A lightweight, waterproof GPS handheld that floats. Quickly tracks your location in challenging conditions. 4 level gray LCD. Acquire Satellites Quickly
Find your way effortlessly with the GPS 72H’s high-sensitivity GPS receiver. GPS 72H acquires satellite signals quickly and tracks your location in challenging conditions, such as heavy tree cover or deep canyons. Use on Land or Water
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List Price: $ 149.99
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Garmin GPS 72H,
Garmin’s 72H is an adequate, low cost, navigational tool. I use it exclusively for Marine navigation when I am in areas I have not visited before. As an “old salt” I use paper charts and guide books for planning and prime navigation – but the GPS puts me right on the bouy marker I’m heading for. Time, speed, and other features are helpful but not critical for me. It is easy to use once you figure out the data input process. The manual could have been written much more clearly and thoroughly. It is the weakest part of the deal.
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|could have been made smaller,
I was looking for a unit that would only show coordinates in a format of my choice and in a selected datum and it seems that the 72H is the closest to what I had in mind, but it does many other things that I don’t really want and it is much bigger than I wanted. Nevertheless, satellite lock time is excellent (unless the WAAS is enabled which gives a little better precision at the expense of greater power drain and much greater satellite lock time), position lock is precise, battery life is great and the unit will stand up to some abuse. I have accidentally sprayed the GPS with DEET-based insect repellent and it didn’t hurt the plastic. I’m not going to do it again, but I have a 2-way radio that’d got a bunch of freckles after a similar accident.
It is important to understand that the 72H is not a mapping GPS. It has a “map” screen, but the screen shows only waypoints and the coordinate grid (in degrees/minutes based on WGS84, even if UTM coordinates are set to be shown). Get a printed map if you want to use the unit for navigation. Finding USGS benchmarks or geocaches can be done without a map but you must start in reasonably close to whatever you want to find; then, the unit will draw an arrow pointing at the selected waypoint.
I’m giving the unit 5 stars but this doesn’t mean that it is perfect. Some things could have been done more user-friendly. Backlight is my biggest complaint – there is no way of turning it on and off at will; instead, brightness is selected by repeatedly pressing the on/off button, after which all buttons, including the on/off, will turn on the backlight which will stay on for a few seconds.
When NiMH batteries are used, the battery indicator shows that freshly charged batteries are about half-drained; probably, because of the lower voltage. Selecting the type of batteries in the settings (or testing their internal resistance) and showing the level based on the type would be a considerable improvement.
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|Fast, accurate, simple and fun to use,
Garmin GPS72H is the fastest and the most accurate GPS for times that you don’t need or have a map, but you need to find your way back. It makes finding your car in a parking lot or situations like this a fun game to play. It shows you the direction to turn left or right and the distance to your destination meter by meter so you know you are on the right track. Open the box, install 2AA batteries, and you are good to go. No map to download, no software to update, but almost all pages and options could be customized.
Not for driving. NO map of any kind. Wish it smaller and lighter.
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