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| Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator | 
| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: £89.99
Buy New: £68.10
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Rating:  101 reviews
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 2.37
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 2 x 4.4
MPN: 010-00631-10
Model: 010-00631-10
UPC: 753759072865
EAN: 0753759072865
ASIN: B000PDV0CE
Release Date: September 13, 2007
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 101
 Comparison with Old Etrex April 1, 2008
J. TAYLOR (Cumbria UK)
249 out of 251 found this review helpful
I have had an original etrex for the last 15 years, which I normally use for fellwalking and geocaching, exchanging information with OS digital mapping on my pc. It cost £130, and the only weakness was poor sattelite reception under tree canopy and cliff face shadow. I have now bought an etrex H, and taken them both out together. The H performs a lot better in areas of poor reception, with an average accuracy twice as good as the old etrex in areas of poor reception. (eg:15ft against the old units 30ft) It even holds a signal when carried in a coat pocket, where the original one isn't useable, warning of poor gps signal. I am very impressed and satisfied with the H, and as a bonus, it only cost £65.
Cracking Bit of Kit October 6, 2008
FrogMarch (Devon, England)
140 out of 141 found this review helpful
A few mates in the Army had eTrex units and always spoke very highly of them (rugged, idiot proof, accurate) so decided I'd give it a go. Looked on Amazon and realised that the eTrex was being sold by someone else so with the P&P it came out more expensive than the eTrex H from Amaxon with free delivery. Bit of a no brainer! I ordered the eTrex H in a bit of a rush before I went gadding around the Transylvanian Alps. Unit arrived in 3 days (thanks Amazon!) and off I trotted.
The unit is extremely easy to figure out. I did the usual bloke thing and binned the instructions almost straight away and only referred to the quick start guide a few times which was ample.
The unit performed brilliantly and even coped with the extremes of altitude (up around 5000 feet) followed by sitting in a gorge surrounded by trees the next. Very accurate, I followed the advice on this page about leaving the unit for 10-15 mins after turning it on in plain sight of the sky whilst it sorted its life out and this seemed to work a treat. The time I didn't, it took 20 mins to acquire a signal to tell me my location and even then took another 5 mins to get down to a 10m accuracy. Leaving it for 10-15 mins at start up got me to within 3m almost every time and seemed to maintain a Sat lock better as well. Battery life was around 25 hours (consistantly, and that was with rubbish Army batteries not posh ones).
In all, what a cracking bit of kit. No frills just a grid, altitude, bearing and a few other niceties on a unit that's gotten me out of the poo on a couple of occasions already. Go on, buy it. I'm glad I did!
Does what it says on the tin... May 10, 2008
Dr. M. L. Hammond (UK)
57 out of 57 found this review helpful
If you're after a simple, lightweight GPS with extremely impressive reception, this is it.
I've used quite a few different GPS, and this is the only one that maintains a lock in my trouser pocket, when I'm in a cutting in the forest. Cold- and warm-start satellite acquisition is quick, and hot-start is essentially instant.
I never let my GPS completely run out of juice, but the stated 17h battery life seems about right.
I use GPS as a backup to traditional navigation, and to help measure progress on longer trips - so I've no need to use the computer interface. Entering waypoints manually is a bore on the eTrex, but again - I don't need to do that.
So - I think it does exactly what it's intended to, reliably and fast. 5 stars.
Safely back from Exmoor September 23, 2008
John E. Parker (Hertfordshire)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I have just returned from Exmoor where I used my Garmin for the first time. I used it in conjunction with Memory Map software - allowing me to create OS Explorer 1:25000 scale mapping routes which I then downloaded to the Garmin as listed waypoints (routes). I did try using it manually - typing in given waypoints from guide books but this is a tad time consuming and tedious and doesn't help battery life. Although the digital mapping is easier to use, it does come at a price (Dartmoor/Exmoor £80-00), but I was so impressed I purchased the Lake District too.
However used, manually or with software, one thing's for sure - it's a great asset; used with a map, you can't go wrong - or if you do it will show you!
The Garmin really showed its potential in wooded areas where it coped brilliantly under thick canopy and especially where footpaths became indistinct and hard to follow.
My only gripe (and a small one it is too) with the Garmin is that to automatically follow a route (being guided from waypoint to waypoint) you do need to be at waypoint 1 to start. This is slightly annoying when you park up near the start of your route and you find that your first waypoint is down the hill from the car park and the second waypoint is up the hill from the car park. You must go down hill to waypoint 1 first to activate the route before you can come back up the hill to waypoint 2 and automatically continue. Other than that, this is a great bit of kit - highly reccomended.
The Ideal companion for a map and compass! January 16, 2009
aka.ben
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought an original GPS12 years ago used it once and never again, well the technology has come along way since, spent a long time researching gps units, with maps or without, colour, bw, etc etc. The basic Etrex H is all I need, I have Quo maps I can print out as many maps as I like time and time again, so I can't see the need for a tiny map on a screen plus Quo interfaces perfectly with the gps unit. My mate has the old Etrex which is on a par with the GPS12 and never gets used, the new H model is superb, I leave it on all day with rechargeable batteries (can get two days from one set), I get my accurate position instantly, it records the track logs for downloading later, can upload routes etc, I'm impressed. I would suggest anyone buying this also gets some digital mapping software and leads, that would be my one critic, it doesn't come with leads, (I found one on ebay `gpsbitz' that work perfectly) I also use Memory Map but recently changed to Quo at half the price! Conclusion the Etrex H is the perfect companion for a map and compass, happy walking! Ps I found Amazon the cheapest, no postage, you know what your getting and you can trust em!
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