Garmin GPS 72 Hand Held
GPS
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 can provide position
accuracy to less than three meters when receiving WAAS corrections. This rugged,
waterproof, unsinkable GPS receiver offers a large, 4-level grayscale screen.
It's designed as the next generation in basic, entry-level Garmin®
GPS.
Features include:
Built-in quad helix receiving antenna
High-contrast FSTN,
4-level gray scale (120 x 160 pixels) display
Backlit display and keypad
Permanent user data storage; no memory battery required
Water resistant,
IEC-529, IPX7 (Submersible 1 meter @ 30 minutes) and floatable
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 MB internal memory for
loading MapSource® Points of Interest data
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
Plotter/Moving Map
Features
Download PDF Specs
*Requires
Adobe Reader 5.0+
Database: Factory preloaded with
Marine Point Database (Americas) that contains worldwide cities, navaids, and
U.S.A. tide data.
MapSource®: Accepts up to 1 megabyte of data from the
optional MapSource Points of Interest CD **
Navigation
Features
Waypoints/icons: 500 with name and
graphic symbol, 10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity
Routes: 50 reversible
routes with up to 50 points each, plus MOB and TracBack® modes
Tracks: Automatic track log; 10 saved tracks let you retrace
your path in both directions
Trip computer: Average speed, resettable max. speed, trip timer
and trip distance
Alarms: Anchor drag, approach and arrival, off-course, proximity
waypoint, shallow water and deep water
Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and
hunt; sun and moon rise, set, and location
Map datums: More than 100 plus user datum
Position format: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, Loran TDs
and other grids, including user grid
GPS Performance
Receiver: WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver
continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your
position
Acquisition times:
Warm: Approximately 15 seconds
Cold: Approximately 45
seconds
AutoLocate®: Approximately 5 minutes
Update rate: 1/second,
continuous
GPS accuracy:
Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05
meter/sec steady state
WAAS accuracy:
Position: < 3 meters, 95%
typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
Dynamics: 6 g's
Interfaces: RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and
proprietary Garmin®
Antenna: Built-in quadrifilar
Differential: DGPS, USCG and WAAS capable
Power
Source:
External Power, 8-35V;
Two "AA" batteries (not included)
Battery Life: Up to 16 hours
Physical
Size: 2.7"W x 6.2"H x 1.2"D (6.9 x 15.7 x 3.05 cm)
Weight: 7.7 ounces (225 g)
Display:
1.6"W x 2.2"H (4.1 x 5.6 cm)
120 x 160 pixels, high-contrast
FSTN with bright backlighting
Case: Fully gasketed, high impact plastic
alloy, waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards
Temperature range: 5°F to 158°F (-15°C to 70°C)
User data storage: Indefinite, no memory battery
required
Specifications are subject to
change without notice.
* Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the United
States Department of Defense-imposed Selective Availability Program.
**These units are also able to transfer waypoints, routes, and
tracks between the PC and GPS using MapSourceª.
