Garmin GPSMap 76 Handheld – A Great GPS
The GPSMAP 76 adds an Americas basemap and 8 megabytes (MB) of map storage space to the other great features of the mariner-friendly 76-series navigators.
Don’t worry about losing this GPS device in the drink. The Garmin GPSMAP 76 handheld floats in water, and it’s IPX7 waterproof to withstand the accidental dunk or splash in the lake. Whether on water or land, the GPSMAP 76 can save up to 1000 of your favorite places in memory and takes you directly to your destination.
The Garmin GPSMAP 76 gps is preloaded with a basemap of principle cities, interstates (including exits), highways and roads as well as marine navigation aids, including lights, buoys, sound signals and day beacons.
It also has 8 MB of internal memory, so you can load detailed maps from a variety of optional MapSource products. If you’re into boating, hunting or fishing, you can use the Garmin GPSmap 76′s built-in celestial data, which includes tide information, sunrise/sunset times and a hunting and fishing calendar.
Pros: Utilizes WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) technology to achieve an error area of 3 meters or less.Serial computer interface makes it quite possible to add new programs and maps as well as store previous trips and data.Tracklog function automatically creates a record of the path traveled and stores it as a series of points for later use.Safe in all weather, this unit is waterproof.System includes Garmin marine point database (Americas) and Garmin Americas highway basemap.
Cons: Stores 2048 tracklogs, which is considerably fewer than some similarly priced GPS receivers.
Suitability: A general purpose GPS receiver, suited for typical tracking and positioning tasks.Has an internal antenna which is desirable for activities where an external antenna would get in the way.
Value: In view of its relatively inexpensive price, this GPS receiver has good features for the money.Also note this gps unit is able to store up to 500 waypoints.This is in line with the average GPS device.Unit is covered by a 1 year warranty.
Suggestions: This GPS device only comes with internal memory.If you plan to store many trips or add base maps, you may wish to consider a gps that has removable storage media.