Garmin GPS II Plus MultiTrac8 Personal Navigator,GPSIIPlus,B00000DM9D,

	Garmin GPS II Plus MultiTrac8 Personal Navigator from Garmin
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Product Details Batteries 4 AA Brand Garmin Manufacturer Garmin Model GPSIIPlus Features Accurate position, direction, and speed Solidly constructed unit Quick setup Gasketed, waterproof case Product Description Hot on the heels of the revolutionary GPS II comes Garmin's high-powered switchable handheld: the GPS II Plus. Featuring an impressive 12 parallel channel receiver for quick satellite acquisition and enhanced reception, the GPS II Plus is designed to track any over-the-road journey and offroad adventure you have in mind. Garmin's newest compact GPS features a state-of-the-art two-way screen display for vertical or horizontal orientation - which makes it easy to go from your vehicle to the hiking trail.With an external antenna for impressive reception, the GPS II Plus also boasts dedicated zoom keys, waypoint symbols, diagonal panning, auto start/stop trip timer, and average and maximum speed recordings. Just four AA batteries will provide up to 24 hours of accurate tracking and precise navigation. Now the same pinpoint guidance used by pilots the world over is conveniently available to adventurers, regardless of their transportation means: 4x4, ATV, bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile, boat, or on foot. The Garmin GPS II Plus: a dominating force in GPS - any way you look at it. When the U.S. government launched the first GPS satellite in the late 1970s, they probably didn't know that they were laying the foundation for a revolution, two decades later, in how outdoor enthusiasts would keep track of their position. Thanks to a network of 24 GPS satellites orbiting at 11,000 miles in space, it's possible to know where you are here on earth to within a few meters. And with the Garmin GPS II Plus, you can connect with up to 12 of those satellites to determine your position, altitude, bearing, and even how fast you're going. GPS II Plus is a lightweight, handheld unit that's extremely simple to set up. All you really need is a clear view of the sky--the graphical display shows the available satellites and the signal strengths of each. With the rocker pad and function keys, you can scroll through a variety of menus to store up to 500 way-points, display a real-time map of your movements, and even calculate the sunrise and sunset times for your present position or any stored waypoint. The GPS II Plus reports positions in latitude and longitude or the Universal Mercator grid system. Requires four AA batteries for operation. The unit is perfect for mountain bikers, fishers, hunters, backpackers, and boaters. --Harry C. Edwards Garmin's GPS II Plus is a solid GPS unit that is easy to set up and use and that delivers highly accurate readouts of longitude, latitude, altitude, direction, speed, and distance traveled. It does not have a built-in road atlas, so it's best suited for use by boaters, hikers, bikers, or drivers armed with topographical maps or navigation charts. The waterproof case and extensive library of nonstandard map data will appeal to navigators. Setup for the GPS II involved nothing more than inserting four AA batteries, turning it on, and performing an initialization. This involved prompting the unit with our approximate location and letting it get a fix on three or more GPS satellites. When prompted for Washington state, USA, our test unit found its location in under a minute. During initialization and use, you'll need a reasonably unobstructed view of the sky. We were able to get good fixes from parks, under light tree cover, on a car dashboard, and from the deck of a ship. The GPS II displays location on several different user-selectable screens. The satellite page shows the current location and signal strength of all visible satellites relative to your current horizon. This can be useful for checking that you are receiving good signals or for finding a better spot from which to read the unit. The position page shows your longitude and latitude, your altitude (if four satellites are visible), speed and compass heading (if you are moving), and a resettable odometer. Other pages show a graphical map of all currently set waypoints, a graphical compass of your current heading, and access to system menus. Additional features let you see sunrise and sunset times for your current location or a waypoint and heading and distance to a large number of national and international cities. We checked a series of indicated positions against nautical charts and found that the position, heading, and speed indications were impressively accurate. Altitude indications were generally within 100 feet of the correct value, and if you know your altitude from an external reference, you can enter it to refine the accuracy of your 2-D position. Pros: Robust construction Readings highly accurate in testing Quick learning curve Good documentation Cons: No built-in road atlas Now the same pinpoint guidance used by aviation pilots the world over is conveniently available to adventurers, regardless of their transportation means: four-wheel-drive automobile, all-terrain vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile, boat, or on foot. Accessories Energizer® "AA" Alkaline Batteries "AA" 12-pack GARMIN 010-10268-00 Cigarette Lighter/PC Cable Adapter Garmin Automotive Windshield Mounting Bracket Garmin PC Interface Cable for Garmin GPS Units (010-10141-00) Garmin Data Transfer Cable (Unit to Unit) Customer Reviews for: Garmin GPS II Plus MultiTrac8 Personal Navigator Rating - Pants It's [bad]. I have one. I wish I'd been given another make or model. Batteries last about 10 minutes, and I'm not talking [bad] batteries here. The data sets loaded into it are a complete waste of time, they'll just about tell you which country you're in. Rating - Wonderful Father's Day Gift My husband has been getting gifts from me for 15 years and finally I got him something he really liked. He has marked several fishing spots with it and everyone he takes fishing with him to these marked spots is very impressed with his GPS. I've used it to go for walks and monitor distance. It is a unique, affordable, and user friendly piece of equipment. Rating - Good in the bush This is my second GPS unit and by far the best, I do not need the in built map function, in some cases my 4WD club goes where no man has gone before. A great tool for navigating around the sand dunes and scrub in Western Australia. Ideal for my hobby which is 4 Wheel driving going away for weekend just to get lost really. The trac back feature is fantastic. Good in tree cover as well. Overall very impressed. see more reviews See More Garmin products

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