| Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator | 
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| Category: CE
Buy New: £61.30
New (13) from £55.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 659
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 2 x 4.4
Model: eTrex H
UPC: 753759072858
EAN: 0753759072858
ASIN: B000PDV0CE
Release Date: September 13, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Handheld GPS navigator designed for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget | | • | SPECIAL High-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled 12-parallel-channel GPS receiver | | • | 500 user waypoints with names and graphic symbols; built-in patch antenna | | • | 4-level gray LCD display; automatic track log with 10 saved tracks | | • | Requires 2 AA batteries; measures 2 x 4.4 x 1.2 inches (W x H x D) |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Cracking Bit of Kit October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A few mates in the Army had eTrex units and always spoke very highly of them (rugged, idiot proof, accurate) so decided I'd give it a go. Looked on Amazon and realised that the eTrex was being sold by someone else so with the P&P it came out more expensive than the eTrex H from Amaxon with free delivery. Bit of a no brainer! I ordered the eTrex H in a bit of a rush before I went gadding around the Transylvanian Alps. Unit arrived in 3 days (thanks Amazon!) and off I trotted.
The unit is extremely easy to figure out. I did the usual bloke thing and binned the instructions almost straight away and only referred to the quick start guide a few times which was ample.
The unit performed brilliantly and even coped with the extremes of altitude (up around 5000 feet) followed by sitting in a gorge surrounded by trees the next. Very accurate, I followed the advice on this page about leaving the unit for 10-15 mins after turning it on in plain sight of the sky whilst it sorted its life out and this seemed to work a treat. The time I didn't, it took 20 mins to acquire a signal to tell me my location and even then took another 5 mins to get down to a 10m accuracy. Leaving it for 10-15 mins at start up got me to within 3m almost every time and seemed to maintain a Sat lock better as well. Battery life was around 25 hours (consistantly, and that was with rubbish Army batteries not posh ones).
In all, what a cracking bit of kit. No frills just a grid, altitude, bearing and a few other niceties on a unit that's gotten me out of the poo on a couple of occasions already. Go on, buy it. I'm glad I did!
Safely back from Exmoor September 23, 2008
I have just returned from Exmoor where I used my Garmin for the first time. I used it in conjunction with Memory Map software - allowing me to create OS Explorer 1:25000 scale mapping routes which I then downloaded to the Garmin as listed waypoints (routes). I did try using it manually - typing in given waypoints from guide books but this is a tad time consuming and tedious and doesn't help battery life. Although the digital mapping is easier to use, it does come at a price (Dartmoor/Exmoor 80-00), but I was so impressed I purchased the Lake District too.
However used, manually or with software, one thing's for sure - it's a great asset; used with a map, you can't go wrong - or if you do it will show you!
The Garmin really showed its potential in wooded areas where it coped brilliantly under thick canopy and especially where footpaths became indistinct and hard to follow.
My only gripe (and a small one it is too) with the Garmin is that to automatically follow a route (being guided from waypoint to waypoint) you do need to be at waypoint 1 to start. This is slightly annoying when you park up near the start of your route and you find that your first waypoint is down the hill from the car park and the second waypoint is up the hill from the car park. You must go down hill to waypoint 1 first to activate the route before you can come back up the hill to waypoint 2 and automatically continue. Other than that, this is a great bit of kit - highly reccomended.
Fantastic July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great basic GPS unit, the main feature is the fact its so good at picking up satellites. This new H version is more sensative than the older model. Far better than my old Garmin Forerunner 101. I can even get a fix indoors.
High build quality, unit feels solid and chunky in the hand. An intuitive menu system, adding waypoints and routes is easy. The screen is clear and easy to read.
Do not expect to be able to upload maps etc. This GPS is a basic unit perfect for a location fix and using out hikes and monitoring distance traveled and average speed etc.
Battery life is excellent, 17 hours on good quality alkalines. I shall try lithiums and see what the difference is.
To sum up, a great value basic GPS that suits my requirements perfectly.
Good for starting with GPS June 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After a short period sorting out how the Etrex H works, I look forward to using it regularly on holidays. It is quite slow to do this but by editing (Mark) waypoints you can input the exact map co-ordinates, Latitude and Longitude, found from Google Earth and so mark and find hotels, railway stations, restaurants etc with confidence. While on holiday, mark your position with a waypoint and then wander around foreign parts knowing that you cannot get lost - simply use Goto the waypoint and use the direction arrow to find your way back, knowing how long it will take you. There is no need to buy any more leads or expensive mapping software unless you really want to. The GPS didn't seem to work on TGV trains but on the English ones you can see how fast the train is going, although the compass arrow gets a bit confused when you are travelling in a seat going backwards!
 Garmin eTrex H GPS June 24, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this unit to replace an old Magellan
It is smaller , lighter, and vastly quicker to obtain a fix and seems completely accurate, ie can locate itself to greater than the accuracy of a map. It also seems to be able to calculate altitude accurately, at least where I use it on hills where it can find multiple satellites for a fix. I use OS GB co-ordinates for navigating.
BUT: on my old Magellan I could enter a waypoint as an OS grid reference and navigate my way to it; useful on a flattish hilltop in mist or to find the top of a critical route off a hill. I cant do this with the Garmin which is very frustrating. I havent invested in the RS232 lead and dont know if this would help but this is an irritating lack.
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