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Garmin eTrex H GPS Receiver

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Garmin eTrex H
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Mfg P/N: 010-00631-00
SKU: ETREXH

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ETREX H PRODUCT DETAILS
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Perfect for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget, the

Garmin eTrex H

comes with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver that locks onto satellite signals quickly and maintains accuracy - even in the toughest conditions. And just like the popular Garmin eTrex, this little yellow wonder combines an intuitive interface and a rugged exterior into a lightweight handheld that fits in the palm of your hand.

Enjoy Clear Reception


With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, the Garmin eTrex H locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear - whether you're in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on the Garmin eTrex H to help you find your way when you need it the most.

Built for Adventure


You can operate your the Garmin eTrex H with just one hand using five buttons, which are located on either side of the Garmin eTrex H within easy reach of your fingers. Thanks to its bright yellow case, the Garmin eTrex H is easy to find in your boat or backpack. And, the Garmin eTrex H is IPX7 waterproof, so it can take an accidental splash or dunk in the water and still continue to perform.

Find It and Go
With the Garmin eTrex H, your adventure can last and last - up to 17 hours on just 2 AA batteries. While you roam, you can store up to 500 waypoints in memory for easy retrieval. Just enter the point you want to go to, and the Garmin eTrex H points you to your destination (no street or terrain maps). To get home, use Garmin's exclusive TrackBack feature to reverse your track log and help you navigate back to your starting point.



ETREX H PRODUCT FEATURES
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  • Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads): no
  • Electronic compass: no
  • Barometric altimeter: no
  • Geocaching mode: no
  • Outdoor GPS games: no
  • Hunt/fish calendar: yes
  • Sun and moon information: yes
  • Tide tables: no
  • Area calculation: no
  • Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): no
Physical & Performance:
  • Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.4" x 2.0" x 1.2" (11.2 x 5.1 x 3.0 cm)
  • Display size, WxH: 1.1" x 2.1" (2.8 x 5.4 cm)
  • Display resolution, WxH: 64 x 128 pixels
  • Display type: 4 level gray LCD
  • Weight: 5.3 oz (150 g) with batteries
  • Battery: 2 AA batteries (not included)
  • Battery life: 17 hours
  • Waterproof: yes (IPX7)
  • Floats: no
  • High-sensitivity receiver: yes
  • PC interface: serial
  • RoHS version available: yes
Maps & Memory:
  • Basemap: no
  • Ability to add maps: no
  • Built-in memory: no
  • Accepts data cards: no
  • Waypoints: 500
  • Routes: 20
  • Track log: 10,000 points, 10 saved tracks



ETREX H WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
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1. Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Receiver
2. Wrist Strap
3. Owners Manual and Quick Start Guide
 



ETREX H CUSTOMER REVIEWS
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Scouter Wing
Calgary, AB
November 5, 2009
 		 GOOD GPS RECEPTION

Pros: one of best basic gps
Cons: buttons hard to push
I got 6 Garmin GPS, the buttons for this model is the hardest to push. I bought these for Scout Troop basic training, so far tough enough for the winter hike and camp.

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RadioAustralia9580
Caulfield VIC
October 10, 2009
 		 BEST VALUE FOR MONEY

Pros: small tough reliable uses aa cells (i hate aaa)
Cons: can't display a single data field with larger font
I've used GPS since 1993. Still got working 45, 45XL, map76, map176, eTrex (2002)and now a eTrex H. Also used Trimble & Magellan. Used eTrex H in PNG, Solomons, se Asia, across Australia, in snow & upto 48 degC. Used it hunting, rafting, skiing, bushwalking, SES S&R. Works very well in difficult locations like deep gorges, noticeably better than the Etrex. eTrex H can't be bettered at the price. Adequate battery life (really glad it doesn't use AAA cells which are an expensive and inefficient pox on electronics and not as readily available o/s) It does display deg/min/ss.s (previous user needs to read menus) My H hasn't shown the display faults others have described. It's running ver 3.10 software. I can put 5 gps side by side and get five different locations within 100m. It depends on the propagation disturbances from the available satellites and the processing power of the particular GPS receivers. Which in turn comes down to price usually. Both eTrex's seem to display slightly optimistically position error estimates. Assume any GPS reading from any simple receiver is at least 30m out and you won't be disappointed... unless you're using one that shows DOP directly, has a good satellite spread. ...and costs $500. I reckon the H has all the features you need (and few you don't: "hunting&fishing" page should be scrapped & menu space used for enhanced distance & Sun calcs like old 45/XL) My eTrex also has loosened rubber edging. Looks like adhesive deteriorated, went tacky & let go. The H is holding up so far. The font for location in UTM can be hard to read with aging eyes. A mega font for any one data field (cf 76/176) would be good. Garmin take note. It has a constipated set of waypoint icons: this is typical of Garmin & a pet bugbear of mine. But remember this is a basic gps. Some of the icons on Garmins are US-centric & irrelevant to walkers & hunters elsewhere. You can get 3rd-party icon sets. One thing I do miss is the recording of date/time for a waypoint. I find this is more useful than height (which for any simple L1 channel gps is only indicative). 45/XL recorded date/time but not height - eTrex does the opposite & it's a stepback in my view. An associated date/time is handy for sorting out waypoints in post-walk analysis and when reviewing waypoints years later. The supplied "owner's manual" for the H is basic to point of futility. Download a copy of the eTrex manual for ver 3.00 (c. August 2004) which will tell you what VMG, Next ETE are and describe the other options for the Trip Computer page. jeez I hate cheapo manuals especially when they're a backward step from previous good ones - Garmin take note. With an Etrex H, a silva type 7 compass (or suunto equiv), a map, a notebook & pencil, observant eyes and brain and you're on your way. (And a spare pair of AA!) Good walking/sailing.

8 out of 16 viewers found this review helpful.

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Rhondle
Salmon Arm, BC
March 7, 2009
 		 WORTH EVERY PENNY

Pros: amazing sensitivity
Cons: sub-par battery life, no usb port
Having used this GPS for well over a year now I can safely say that despite a few issues, this is a great GPS for the price. The good: Unlike it's predecessor, the etrex-H has amazing sensitivity. I have used it in dense forest without any problems. I've even used it indoors and it still locked on to multiple satellites. The screen is pretty decent i've used it both day and night. It's a grayscale screen, so naturally it shows up pretty good in daylight. I had no problems seeing the screen in bright sunlight. I use this unit heavily for geocaching. Although Garmin's website doesn't list this unit as "Geocaching Friendly", it gets the job done just fine. You'll need a serial cable to hook up this GPS to your computer though - it's not included, and there's no USB port. Garmin will gladly sell you an overpriced cable but if you search the net you can do better. I personally use a home-brew serial cable, it provides a serial connector to hook up to my computer, and power to run the GPS in the car. The GPS is fairly sparse on features, but what do you expect from an entry-level GPS. If you need to get from point A to B and back again, this GPS will do the job just fine. Battery life isn't all that great, but it's still acceptable. With 2650 mAh NiMH batteries, I can get about 10 hours of continuous use - plenty for my needs. The etrex-H is a solid unit. I've probably dropped 50 times i've used it in the pouring rain i've used in temperatures from -20C to +41C. And it's still working like the day I got it. The bad: I have had some issues with this GPS. When I first got it, I noticed that there were vertical dark bars visible on the screen - not enough to obscure the text, but they were a bit annoying. In time they eventually went away, and I haven't seen any reoccurance of them in the past six months or so. The second issue is that the unit used to spontaneously power itself down without warning. All would be well, battery status was fine.. then *poof* the unit would be off. This, however, seems to have been resolved with the latest firmware update as I haven't seen this happen in quite a long time. The third, and perhaps most serious issue I have encountered was while geocaching in Australia: on two separate occasions I noticed that this GPS was displaying the wrong coordinates. This was confirmed as I had GPS 60 alongside this one and the coordinates were out by ~100m. Power-cycling the device didn't resolve the issue, but taking out the batteries and waiting a few minutes did. When the unit powered back up the accuracy was fine. While this issue was being experienced, the "accuracy" indicator on the satellite tracking screen never dropping below 10m. WAAS was disabled, and the terrain was flat with an excellent view of the sky (The GPS 60 isn't as sensitive as this device and it was picking up lots of satellite just fine). The fourth and final issue is probably due more to heavy use and extreme temperatures: The black rubber grip encircling the unit has completely detatched. I'm not really sure what kind of glue to use to repair it obviously it has to be flexible. Conclusion: This is the one to get if you need a GPS but not lot of fancy features. It does what it's supposed to do, and it does a great job. Just make sure you update to the latest firmware.

55 out of 93 viewers found this review helpful.

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Lewis Marut
December 10, 2008
 		 GARMIN ETRAX H DON'T BUY

Warning Do not buy this product. I didn't have this GPS for more than one month. The second day of use while up moose hunting I left the unit on the counter over nite. It was about 20 degrees F. I went to use the unit and noticed that the plastic faceplate had cracked. Not abused as accused by Raytech and Garmin. They both voided the warranty and to find this out I had to call them 1 1/2 months later to find out the status of my claim. They would not even contact me as to the status of the GPS. I will not purchase anything from a company which in my opinion does not stand behind their product. Warning Do not buy this product.

65 out of 144 viewers found this review helpful.

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Joe
December 4, 2008
 		 Have had no problem with this GPS. Works great and locks on very easily in open conditions. Have not used it under canopy.

63 out of 136 viewers found this review helpful.

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Jasie
April 7, 2008
 		 My previous post was actually the eTrex non-H older version. So this H version may actually work under canopy. The older version does not work under canopy.

66 out of 144 viewers found this review helpful.

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Jasie
April 5, 2008
 		 AVOID THIS MODEL UNLESS EXPECTATION IS LOW

I have had 2 of these, first one being stolen. Now I am forced to buy a 3rd GPS. Both had same problems. GPS altimeter is useless and wrong. Easily off by 50 or more meters and rarely locks in. Under moderate canopy loses signal. If you dont live in desert, avoid this. The GPS coordinates are in minutes decimal and one has to constantly do mental calculation to convert to seconds. No way to get it into seconds.

66 out of 140 viewers found this review helpful.

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Javob
April 1, 2008
 		 Amazing GPS

69 out of 138 viewers found this review helpful.

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wayne
March 16, 2008
 		 excellent working gps

67 out of 138 viewers found this review helpful.

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LM
February 7, 2008
 		 SERIOUS SOFTWARE BUG ??

It displays completely ridiculous `trip odometer' and `moving average' figures (thousands of kilometers km/per hour) when restarted in poor sky visibility... Looks like serious software bug so far from excellence...

68 out of 135 viewers found this review helpful.

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Jack
January 5, 2008
 		 ETREX H

Excellent Unit

75 out of 150 viewers found this review helpful.

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