![]() ![]() By going paperless, they hope to help the environment. Recognizing this unit is used predominantly by geocachers, it contains geocache specific displays which can show the difficulty, size and cache description if loaded correctly. ![]() It’s also WAAS-enabled, with GLONASS support, although WAAS does not currently operate in Australia. The unit comes in a relatively small, glossy colour print cardboard box.Īs listed by the box, the unit is IPX7 “submersible”, so it’s not afraid of at least a little water. ![]() Lets take a look at what you get for your money. Unfortunately, the 20 and 30 are about double and triple the price. The 20 and 30 are more advanced with colour screens, expandable storage and upgradeable basemaps. The 10 is the most basic unit and takes over the original eTrex and eTrex H’s position in the market, with a monochrome screen, simple basemap and a similar price hovering around AU$100. That led me to discover the refreshed series of eTrex GPSes – the 10, 20 and 30. Then, it just so happened that I was looking for a standalone GPS+GLONASS solution only to realize modules and receivers supporting both constellations were very expensive. While I had always meant to grab one of the original units, I never quite got around to it as I always found something more interesting to buy. It’s been around for a long time, so much so that even EEVblog’s Dave did a video on them. It also retailed at a fairly reasonable price. Part of the reason for this was their rugged build, simple and reliable operation, and high sensitivity GPS chipset. While they’re not really targeted at the average consumer, consisting only of a monochrome LCD and a very limited base map, they found favour with hikers, bushwalkers and geocachers amongst others. The original Garmin Etrex and Etrex H have been a highly recognizable series of handheld GPS navigation devices. ![]()
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