Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator
Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator
- High-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver provides peak performance in any environment
- Lightweight and waterproof
- High-contrast 2.1-inch X 1.1-inch screen with bright back lighting
- 5 buttons located on either side of the device for one-hand operation
- Stores up to 500 waypoints for easy retrieval and 20 routes with up to 125 waypoints per route
Amazon.com Product Description
Perfect for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget, the Garmin eTrex H GPS navigator helps you navigate your way through the toughest terrain. The unit is equipped with a high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, which 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 traipsing through thick woods or strolling near tall buildings and trees, you can count on the eTrex H to help you find your way when you need it the most. And just like the original eTrex, this little yellow wonder is intuitive and rugged, with a lightweight housing that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand.
The eTrex H is a breeze to use, with five buttons on either side of the navigator facilitating one-handed operation. The four-level gray LCD display, meanwhile, is easy to read in a shade or daylight. And you needn’t fret should the weather turn, as the eTrex H is IPX7 waterproof, so it can withstand an accidental splash or dunk in the water and still continue to perform.
Functionally, the navigator stores up to 500 waypoints in its memory for easy retrieval, with names and graphic symbols to highlight the selections. Users will also appreciate Garmin’s exclusive TrackBack feature, which lets you reverse your track (up to 20 reversible routes) and navigate back to your starting point. And the automatic track log offers 10 saved tracks (with 10,000 points), along with the ability to retrace your path in both directions. Other details include a hunting and fishing calculator, sun and moon information, and a serial PC interface.
The eTrex H, which runs for up to 17 hours on a pair of AA batteries (not included), measures 2.0 by 4.4 by 1.2 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty.
What’s in the Box
eTrex H navigator, wrist strap, quick start guide, user’s manual.
Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator
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I bought this, as I felt that my Garmin 60CSx was overkill for what I needed, which is essentially backtrack and waypoint abilities in deep forest. With FRESH batteries and a wide open field, I was unable to fix my location. I tried in multiple places. I let the unit ask me if I had moved several hundred miles since my last location (it thought I was at Garmin HQ), and I said “YES.” It would show the satellites in different positions from where my 60CSx indicated they were. I am returning this unit. Don’t count on this GPS receiver for anything.
Rating: 1 / 5
I would like to know if this unit will be dependable to get from Point A to Point B and back to Point A on a lake. When it is turned off and back on, will it still remember where Point A was and get me back?
Rating: 3 / 5
This is a POS!!! Thank God that I knew to just keep climbing the mountain in an upward direction to find the dirt road!!! It was the end of the day and it was getting dark out!!! This POS!!! gps had us going in the wrong direction!!! My adult son was arguing with me insisting the gps was correct, it was NOT!!! Like I said Thank “God” I’m an old-timer with a good backwoods sense of direction and got us both out of a potentially dangerous situation!!!
DON’T BUY THIS PRODUCT IT WILL GET YOU LOST!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
I have had this new high sensitivity Garmin GPS for seven months and have used it perhaps a half dozen times. Today I was laying “bread crumb” tracks on a hike for about three hours. The Sanyo Eneloop NiMH cells were freshly charged. I set the GPS down, antenna up, while I ate a snack. Upon retrieval, I found the unit had turned itself off. Once I turned it back on, the track it had laid for the last three hours had been spontaneaously erased. No amount of zooming in or out would display the track, even though the track log still said that 12% memory had been used. This spontaneous software glitch could potentially be life threatening if you depended on this unit to get you back to safety. I absolutely do not recommend this unit to you if there is even a remote possibility that it might be called upon to entrust your life to. A cool toy, yes. Survival tool, no way.
Rating: 2 / 5
i think would be a good product but the written instructions are so difficult to figure out. there is a cd that usually comes with the garmin, either this retailer didnt provide it or this model doesnt have it. too hard to figure out so now i have to buy the cd.
Rating: 3 / 5