Garmin GPS 72.

GARMIN have just released news of their latest GPS receiver - The GPS 72. .
The GPS 72 is a low-cost solution for land or marine navigation designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
The GPS 72 is a suitable replacement for the popular GPS12, the GPS72 offers a large 4 level grayscale screen and a dedicated GOTO button. The GPS 72 provides 1 megabyte of internal user memory to be used for storing downloaded points of interest data (available from the European Road & Rec CD). This 1 megabyte of storage area is preloaded from the factory with worldwide cities (populations greater than 200,000) and nautical navigation aids such as lights, buoys, sound signals and day beacons.

Specifications:

• WAAS enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver
• Built-in quad helix receiving antenna
• Unit dimensions: 6.2"H x 2.7"W x 1.4"D (15.7cmH x 6.8cmW x 3.5cmD)
• Display: 1.6"W x 2.2"H, high contrast FSTN, 4-level gray scale (120 x 160 pixels)
• Weight: 7.6 ounces with batteries (215g) (not included)
• Backlit display and keypad
• Dedicated GOTO button
• Battery life: 16 hours using two AA alkaline batteries
• Permanent user data storage; no memory battery required
• Water resistant, IEC-529, IPX7 (Submersible 1 meter @ 30 minutes), and it floats
• 500 user waypoints with name and graphic symbol, 50 reversible routes
• Position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS and user grid
• Audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint and clock
• Large numbers option for easy viewing
• 1-Mbyte internal memory for loading MapSourceTM Points of Interest data
• Internal memory is preloaded with worldwide cities, navaids
• Trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed and more
• Automatic track log; 10 saved tracks let you retrace your path in both directions
• Course and speed filtering
• Built-in celestial tables for best time to fish, plus sun and moon calculations

The GPS 72 will be available in November 2002.

The GPS 72 differs from the GPS 76 in the following ways:
*Lower screen resolution (120 x 160) vs. (180 x 240) pixels
*The GPS 72 does not accept an external antenna
*GPS 72 has a black case; the GPS 76 is white
*PC interface cable is optional with the "72" and is included with the "76"

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