Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator

If you are a bird hunter the GPS age has arrived with the new Gamin Astro 220 GPS dog tracking System. Now days most bird hunters have moved from using bells to beeper collars to keep track of their bird dogs. Whether you are hunting head high CRP chasing roosters or in dog hair aspen looking for timber doodles and grouse, knowing where your dog is and what it is doing is key to a successful day of bird hunting. The new beeper collars with their capacity to keep you informed as to where your dog is but also when it is on point. There biggest drawback is the sound of the beeper. Some hunters peculiarly those with hearing difficultnesses from a lifetime of shooting merely cannot listen the beeper well sufficient to locate their dogs. In addition numerous dog owners have become concerned in regards to the possibleness of detrimental the dogs hearing from the earsplitting sound of the beeper. These worries have become mute if you use the new Garmin GPS dog tracking system.

The Garmin GPS dog tracking scheme comes in two parts. The collar unit is called a DC 20 VHF transmitter, it is more or less larger than an electronic training collar, but it may be attached to regular collar or it may be mounted on the dogs back using a harness. The unit has a little antenna that will have to stay comparatively upright to assure good communication with the handheld GPS unit. Once the unit picks up the VHF and GPS signals it begins to tell you where your dog is on the compass page. This page displays a compass rose that show the direction and distance to your dog. Just like a beeper collar it tells you if your dog is hunting, on point or sitting but different from the beeper collar there is no sound to irritate you and the dog. However, a good technique used by grouse hunters is to us a beeper collar set to only sound off when the dog is on point. This has two gains basi of which the sound of a hawk scream will freeze the bird and second when the GPS unit sounds the on point alarm it allows the hunter to holster his or her GPS unit and move in for the shot with both hands on his or her shotgun while recognise precisely where the dog is.

The Garmin GPS dog tracking scheme unit is in truth a modified popular Garmin model 60CSx. This allows the unit to act as an usual GPS mapping unit. This will concede you to fundamentally focus on hunting your dog not worry where you are going. In addition if you are hunting a huge piece of habitat the unit will tell you what share of the habitat you and your dog have and have not covered. The unit also allows you to set way points for your favored bird covers, flushes or dog hazards. The unit also supports the Garmin topographical maps to support you plan your hunts. Included is an electronic compass and barometer/altimeter feature. It likewise supports usual SD data cards for loading further and added mapping options. This new Garmin GPS dog tracking scheme has it all.

The only real drawback of the new Garmin Astro dog tracking scheme is it is cost. At $600 dollars syndication these new dog tracking units are beyond the budget of most bird hunters. If you hunt more than one dog and want an further and added DC 20 collar unit it will cost you an further and added $199.99 each. When you consider that a good quality beeper collar will cost less than $100.00 you may see why most bird hunters will carry on to use it to keep track of their dogs. Hopefully the price of these new GPS units will come down over time. Let face it the new Garmin Astro GPS dog tracking system is everything a bird hunter could want for keep track of his dog in heavy cover.

This is a refurbished GPS. Refurbished in general means that the unit has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings the navigator back to like new conditions. Some GPS may incorporate cosmetic blemishes. The Garmin Astro 220 Handheld GPS Dog Tracking Device lets hunters and sportsmen spend their time looking for game, rather than looking for their dog. This distinctive dog tracker pinpoints your dog's position and shows you incisively where he is, even when you can't see or listen him.

The Astro 220 has a bright, color-screen display, and works with a wireless transmitter (not included), called the DC 20. Simple and easy to use, you just take the Astro outdoors and turn on both units to acquire a GPS satellite signal, then attach the DC 20 to your dog, either by way of the included neoprene harness or by threading it onto an existent 1-inch e-collar, and you're ready to go.

The DC 20 transmits your dog's position to the 220 each five seconds, showing current emplacement as well as where he's been on the Map page. The Dog Tracker page shows you a compass that points to your dog's location, and lets you see your dog's current status, such as running, sitting, on point or treeing quarry. The Garmin Astro may even sound an alarm to let you know instantaneously when your dog goes on point.

The Astro 220's high-sensitivity GPS receiver may track up to 10 dogs at a time, up to five miles away in open territory. The Astro features a Covey Counter, which lets you place a particular waypoint that tells you the precise location, time of day and elevation where you found your prey, as well as the number of birds flushed and taken from that location. The Astro likewise lets you save other crucial waypoints, such as Truck and Lodge, and choose particular icons to represent feed plots, tree stands and other hunting-related items.

The full-featured Astro handheld has all the same functions as Garmin's top-line handheld outdoor devices, including a barometric altimeter, a microSD card slot for maps, celestial info and an area calculator, as well as optional elaborated city street maps, over 6 million points of interest, and precise turn-by-turn directions. This unit has an exceedingly rugged construction, with an IPX7 waterproof exterior that may withstand full immersion in water up to 1-meter deep for up to 30 minutes, and a revolutionary 3-axis compass that works no matter how the handheld is oriented.

What's in the Box
Garmin Astro 220 handheld with VHF antenna, a carrying case, a trip and waypoint manager CD, a USB cable, a wrist strap, a belt clip, an owner's manual and a quick reference guide.

Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator Pic

Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator Picture

Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator Pic

Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator Photo

Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator Picture

Garmin Astro 220 Tracking Navigator Pic