- GPS Receiver:
- Barometric Altimeter And Brand New 3-Axis Electronic Compass
- Scratch Resistant Lens On The 2.6-Inch Color Tft Display With Backlit Display & Keypad
- Resolution: 240 X 160 Pixels
- Weight: 6.4 Ounces Without Batteries
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GPS Based Tracking System. Garmin International is pleased to announce the Astro GPS enabled dog tracking system. Astro is the ultimate solution for the hunter who has spent many hours wasted searching for her four-legged friends. Now you can release the dogs and know what they are. There are two components to the system Astro: pocket receiver / Astro 220 / and a dog collar transmitter / DC 20 /. The DC 20 is a transmitter relays the position of the 220 dogs for Astro. It is mounted in the included, lightweight neoprene harness. The harness straps to the dog collar, wraps around the chest, and behind the front legs. Users can also choose to set the DC 20 for a necklace using the existing electronic plate included necklace. Astro can track up to ten dogs at one time and has the ability to update the position every five seconds dogs. In flat, open terrain, the Astro system can reach up to five miles. This system requires very little configuration out of the box. Once the transmitter and receiver acquire a GPS signal, the receiver automatically displays the location of the dog. For your outdoor adventures when your dog is not on your side, whether hiking, camping and biking, Astro 220 serves as a full unit features handheld GPS. It contains high-end features like a high sensitivity GPS receiver, long battery life, screen sunlight readable color and a robust IPX7 waterproof exterior. This unit also offers automatic routing with turn by turn directions. The Astro 220 has a slot for micro SD card so you can add preprogrammed data cards with detailed maps such as TOPO, Inland Lakes, BlueChart and City Navigator. Amazon . Com
Amazon. Com Product Description The Garmin Astro GPS dog tracking system allows hunters and sportsmen spend their time looking for game, rather than looking for their dog. This unique system identifies dog tracking the position of your dog and shows you exactly where it is, even when you can not see or hear.
This system includes a bright color screen handheld Astro 220 GPS and a wireless transmitter, the 20 DC. Simple and easy to use, just take the Astro outdoors and turn on both units to acquire a GPS satellite signal, then attach the DC 20 to your dog, either by the included neoprene harness or by threading it onto a existing 1-inch e collar, and you’re ready to go.
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The Astro system fitted with a bright color screen handheld GPS and a transmitter without thread. Enlarge image.
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Tired of searching for your hunting dog in tall grass or dense cover? The Astro is the answer. Enlarge image. The DC 20 transmits your position dog to your handheld every five seconds, showing the current location and where it has been on the map page. Dog Tracker page shows you a compass that points to the location of your dog, and you can see the current status of your dog, like running, sitting, or trees on the verge of a career. The Garmin Astro can even sound an alarm to let you know instantly if your dog goes on point.
Astro 220′s high sensitivity GPS receiver can track the position of your dog, even in the densest cover, and you can track up to 10 dogs at once, five miles in open territory . The Astro meter Covey, which allows you to place a special waypoint that tells you the exact location, time and elevation where you found your prey, and the number of birds taken from the red place. The Astro also lets you save other important issues, such as trucks and Lodge, and choose special icons to represent food plots, tree stands and other hunting gear.
complete Astro handheld has all the same functions as Garmin’s premium handheld outdoor, including a barometric altimeter, microSD card slot for maps, celestial information and a calculator field and option cards detailed city street, more than 6 million points of interest, directions and accurate turn-by-turn. This unit has an extremely robust construction, with an IPX7 waterproof exterior that can withstand complete immersion in water up to 1 m depth for 30 minutes, and a revolutionary 3-axis compass works regardless of the computer handheld is oriented.
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Each dog collar transmits its exact location for you.
a variety of bright icons and colorful markers are available.
Check cycles of the sun and the moon for your location.
waypoint icons to represent special food plots, tree stands and other items related to hunting.
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Astro Garmin 220 handheld with VHF antenna and DC 20 wireless transmitter with VHF antenna, a neoprene harness, a plaque mounting collar, carrying case, a lithium-ion batteries for the DC 20 transmitter, a cigarette lighter adapter and AC adapter for DC 20 transmitter, a travel and Waypoint Manager CD, USB cable, hand strap, belt clip, an owner’s manual and quick reference guide.
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May 19th, 2010 at 12:29 am
Double UPDATE – Garmin has introduced the DC 30 dog collar transmitter + GPS. It fixes many bugs in the old design. It uses a metal plate behind the GPS instead of plastic. The GPS is black instead of orange. The antenna is longer and more flexible allowing greater range and less breakage. And since the GPS hanging by default, the new DC-30 is a small GPS antenna in the dog collar itself facing skyward. Overall, it works best in the country, it adds about 2 miles to your range trackign if you use the car mounted the antenna. These two miles could mean finding your dog. The new kit comes with the DC 30 and costs about $ 60 more than the previous model (it) is likely to be interrupted my dog has a broken antenna and two plastic mounting plates. Note however that the new seal rings did not attach labels or leashes. This means that your dog is wearing two collars when they are monitored, but gone are the days of broken parts and track your dog without the GPS attached.
Update – I ordered the mount antenna car and found the beach phenomenal boost. In CITY range went from. 7 miles 1. 7 miles, almost full 2 Rating mile. In the range country has more than 4 miles. He is the best $ 25 spent over the Amazon price enhancement is strongly reduced over Garmin. If you think you might have to use your 4WD to find your dog, start using the external antenna optional accessory from the beginning.
I got my Astro are about and one month since the beginning of the range of 2 miles was not there (closer to 33. Maximum miles). I checked with a meter pulse HP / Agilent and he was out only 0. 45 watts. 38 seconds, not the rating 2W (and the battery lasted much longer than it should for some reason!). I sent it to Garmin, recovered it and was putting on 2. 2 watts. Range was still disappointing to 0. 6 miles (city – paid – but my Rino do much better and they are not digital!)
Then I found that there are 5 Astro channels which can use two of them are used by all radio jobcom construction, etc. (154. 57 and 154. 600 is the worst and are used in every sense) – my unit was one of the chains that were almost always being use, then use another tool (RF spectrum analyzer) – I found a much better channel and suddenly the city range was 1. 5 miles which was not bad.
Assembly –
You get 2 mounting options – a bracket that will screw up the issuer dog collar which works really well, or in a pocket Velcro to put the device, the strap around the dog’s chest and put a tab under the dog collar to keep it standing. I tried the first option vests and when the dog came back all the company swung around the dog’s neck (and Velcro is filled with hair if your dog sheds – the efficiency of handling tends to zero).
The necklace that I thought was the best, because the labels are always grounded, but now the heavy part is up. I think was a sinker to fishing light in the dogtag strap that held vertically – without the weight of the dog returns with the collar turned sideways and horizontally from the antenna, which affects your range again.
Once factory set at full power, put on a freqency clean and mounted with a counterweight it works really well – 1. 5 mile range of the city and 2. 0 Beach mile or more in the country are not uncommon. I found my dog was left on a five mile pursuit once the truck.
There is a problem in the few pieces that Garmin uses for “state of the dog” as “woody” or “career”, etc. – When the GPS has moved a bit they are meaningless if I ignore that and leave it on the detail page that tells you dog how far your dog is, where it is and the battery level / GPS coverage of the dog, with the radio signal that you have found. I would have preferred a “mobile” or “stable”, you can get from the card if the signal reaches.
You can get a nice VHF (marine type) the antenna if you become bound car and unscrew the antenna and connect garmin external antenna which is more than double range or better now – much to the end of searches per day for the dog. Both the dog and user antennas are SMA and removable unlike Rino that the law must have a permanently attached antenna unless you’re good to weld on your outboard cylinders, which allows large external antennas and amplifiers high-power radio. transmitter to your dog programmed time interval, when the handheld transmitter only when you need to adjust the parameters of a dog, making it a 2way link temporarily on AA batteries.
< br /> The GPS (s) in both the dog and use the pocket very sensitve SIRF chipset (which is very cheap because the entire GPS is a single chip, but because of the ease of use Within it sees fit to charge almost 2x Garmin example, most rino520HCX is also using the SiRF for GPS, which costs less than them) – he negotiated the sensitivity to obtain a signal accuracy compared to their old Garmin 12 channel receiver of fact (like putting a Ford engine in a Corvette). Anyway, they are very sensitive, handheld lets you load the card 2 GB of data on a micro-SD card, such as your phone uses, so there are many interesting features in the game, Furthermore you can use the handheld without dogs. ) I put the road and topographic mapping data of Western United States, with the entire CD roads. I have GPS mapping in my car and Garmin has a really poor algorithm on it – you require the 5 miles back to get on the motorway, 5 miles from the destination before a / 4 mile ahead. It is better for sea or 4 wheel drive that accidents on the road. ON-way navigation is probably a feature to avoid.
My Only “STRONG” negative is that they use 2-AA batteries in the GPS handheld. In the world, is a regrowth of disposable batteries because of the price – countries like Germany and Switzerland charge of the battery to a disposal charge – If you are caught putting them in the garbage for 500 eyes $ fines. Most of Europe has adopted this, hence the switch to Li-ion standards. I have been evaluating prototype 3000-3500 mAh AA batteries in my lab for a battery company. The combination is really good – better than alkaline in all cases. I’m used to cell Li-ion Rino radios I use that last forever. Garmin would have been suitable for some types of Li-Ion battery pack in the battery making it responsible to both charger dog (who is Li-ion) batteries and car charger dog (included in kit). But alas, we are stuck with children’s toys AA batteries.
The seal outlasts rain and bad weather – for you and the dog. Overall, knowing in which direction and how my dog is great information. I have not found geo-fencing, but would be nice to keep your dog away from problem areas on the map as railroads or roads.
In summary you have found 2 very sensitive GPS units (one rechargeable AA and an engine) that communicate in a manner of their location. To top it off the system, Garmin offers a smart box hard to seal and preserve the substance damp cloth soaked in the dryer with a clever strap X support outside of the case
< br /> Remember to run well in the city before you go hunting with him – you know the shortcut keys on the spot, and what the limits are in unity, and that beeps to decode.
Happy hunting!
Rating: 4 / 5
May 19th, 2010 at 2:22 am
The transaction has been excellent. . . good price, fast delivery. My husband was very happy with his new “toy”, and could not wait to try it. He was very impressed by the details he has seen during the monitoring of the dogs in the region. However, the first hunting experience with the unit, the dogs were able to disconnect and lose the antenna (which seems to be pretty wimpy!) And of course, the unit is useless without the antenna! When I made a call to order a replacement, I was told that the parties must come directly from the manufacturer. It was impossible to contact someone from the manufacturer, so I resort to ordering a replacement antenna line that I did receive in time for the next hunt. We are now waiting on a response to email from my husband (he also gave up talking to a real person) to complain of the antenna and to ask the manufacturer to provide a free replacement b / c it is ‘expensive equipment and if the antenna is as easily lost (which makes the device useless), I anticipate it will be an ongoing problem and become the “gift that keeps on giving!”.
Rating: 4 / 5
May 19th, 2010 at 5:07 am
I bought the astro mainly for hiking with my dog in the wooded dunes of western Michigan. It surpassed my expectations. My dog will be chasing something 200 meters, out of sight and earshot, and it works very well. All the stress and worry of not knowing where the dog is gone. Because my dog does not deviate by more than 200-300 meters, I have not had a chance to test the full range, but within these sites and most rugged terrain, he followed without fail.
Rating: 5 / 5
May 19th, 2010 at 5:09 am
First my compliments to Amazon and Garmin for customer service and warranty.
The Astro GPS Dog Tracking System has worked hard in EZ will land, but in much of California, we have few trees hanging, thick bushes and fences. The first time I used it, my dogs were barking a boar Nice 151 yards north-east “. The next time I used it in about two hours hunting scrubland my three dogs fought three antennas and destroyed two beams.
The sending unit with Antena, is owned directly by the beam over and above the shoulders of the dogs, getting hit (and destroyed) when passing through or under obstacles. The mounting of an optional sending unit (the dog’s collar) does not work very well either.
Garmin was great and willingly sent replacement parts free again I sent all the unit back and received a credit. We talked with Garmin TEC and they said they are working on another design. They should also come with a better battery system CAP. I looked forward to new design and reorganization if and when available.
The current system harnesses Antena / probably works well for grassland bird hunting but not hard to cover where the dogs are all To catch a pig.
Hurry Garmin and have it repaired! Maybe if they do not come with another project of a competitor will come with a GPS dog that will stand the test.
Rating: 2 / 5
May 19th, 2010 at 7:44 am
I bought this setup Garmin after looking for a GPS tracking system for dogs in the office since long. competing models either require monthly subscription (through a cellular phone system) or were followed dog * only *. The Garmin handheld device is used as a standalone GPS, with the advantage of communicating with the dog from the GPS unit.
I do not hunt, but rather the intention use this option to allow my dog to run freely while walking. He likes to keep rabbits and deer and for the purpose of Astro worked very well. In the field I walk there a lot of vegetation and it can easily be off the site as little as 20 meters. After a very close eye the first time I used it, I think it worked beyond my expectations. . . GPS always gave me a distance and position on the map and the compass is still entitled to it. Occasionally, he would lose GPS reception or RF communcation, but it always came back within 10-15 seconds. I tried both the backpack and collar, and actually did better with the collar even though it would often switch to the side or bottom of his neck. More counterweight would probably, but it is generally done head towards the ground and could easily be a nuisance to him.
Although the unit of dog is supposed to be impervious to water, I did encounter serious problems when he decided to cross a small river. He can not swim and I do not expect to ever have a problem, but this time it was shallow enough to cross him, and he seems to have gotten wet enough for the collar to a problem. I can not determine if the GPS reception was affected or RF communication with the handheld, but he began by saying it was 100-200 meters away, though still within sight . Finally, he glided toward him reports of 600 or even 900 meters away (I could still see it)! The indicator of the compass pointing began in what seemed to be random directions. It took some time (maybe 15 minutes) but after drying it again, the statement is returned to normal and the right away. I intend to investigate what was happening, and I may have a defective unit. My dog has never broken antenna like others are reporting. . . Come to think of it, however, is perhaps * is * broken, and it is simply not visible to me.
Apart from the issues dog collar I like the handheld unit. I am always looking for features that I did not know he had, and it is well beyond my previous model (GPS 12).
Rating: 4 / 5