Garmin GPS 76 Friend of Fishermen
Author: Jane Cabellix
Advances in technology have allow handheld GPS receivers to be much smaller and yet contain new features. They are more sensitive to receiving data from the satellites as well as being more rugged than prior models. The Garmin GPS 76 can be hand carried, worn on your arm like a watch, or clipped to your side. It weighs less than one-half pound and is only 6.2 inches long.
The viewable screen size of the Garmin Handheld GPS 76 is 1.6 in. wide x 2.2 inches high. It utilizes a level 4 gray LCD and uses 180 x 240 pixels for enhanced viewing. The Garmin GPS 76 also uses the newer technology called WAAS, providing accuracy within 3 meters anywhere on the planet.
Depending on the quality of your batteries, a Garmin GPS 76 will give up to 16 hours of use on 2 AA batteries. It is strongly suggested that you carry extra batteries for extended service, since tend to go dead at the most inopportune time.
The Garmin GPS 76 can interface with your home PC or your laptop via a serial cable. This allows you to enter up to 500 points of interest, lodging, etc. You also can input your camping spot or where your car is parked. The Garmin GPS 76 comes preloaded with maps of cities, and streets worldwide. Included are marine navigation aids including buoys, beacons and other points of interest.
With the Garmin Handheld GPS 76 you are able to input as many as 50 different routes on any one of 10 saved tracks. This is up to 2,048 points on the map. The Garmin GPS 76 is waterproof and floats if dropped while you are on the water. A great feature as those of you who have dropped their eye glasses overboard. You won'thave to worry about losing your GPS 76 while fishing should you drop it in deep water.
The Garmin GPS 76 Marine Friendly Receiver is great for hunters and fishermen; it has a built in celestial data, which includes a calendar and tide information, as well as the sunrise and sunset times of the day. If you are in a party and other members also have one of the Garmin Handheld GPS Reciever they can pinpoint your exact location as the screen shows a dotted trail straight to you.
Another great feature for the hunters and fisherman that enter competitive tournaments can use with the Garmin GPS 76, is the built in timer. With it's side accessed buttons you simply push a button and the timer will keep track of the elapsed time on the GPS 76.
You can benefit from the Garmin GPS76 Marine Friendly Receiver during your outdoors activities or over the road. You will always have a helping hand with one of these systems strapped to you. An owners manual and a quick reference guide is provided to help in learning how to operate a Garmin Handheld GPS Receiver.