[Az-Geocaching] Garmin Astro 220

[ShadowAce]

Range is still the same as the advertised range for the Rhino though .. Up
to 5 miles in flat unobstructed terrain.

$649.99 WOW..

 The Rhino is already running on VHF frequencies, so I am thinking this is
simply a Rhino that broadcasts for itself instead of having to be keyed up.

The Tiraxial Compass looks sweet though. Many cachers fail to keep the GPS
flat when using the compass and this will make a more accurate compass when
walking around.

I have yet to find anything about the mhz it will run on but I suspect it
will be the same FCC regulations as the current versions.

On 1/8/07, Roping The Wind <arizcowboy at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Now this is cool!
>
> http://www.garmin.com/astro/
>
> It transmits position updates every 5 seconds on a VHF frequency. Could
> this
> mean that Garmin will make the Rino units available in VHF frequencies on
> the next model update? I hope so! The Astro 220 appears to have a better
> antenna on it than the Rino 530/520 as well. I still would like to see an
> external antenna adapter available on the next Rino Garmin puts out.
>
> The Astro 220 looks to be available in June of 2007. Another very cool and
> innovative GPS/radio integration by Garmin!
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
>
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