Thread: Garmin handheld with electronic compass?

Originally Posted by crappie cowboy

I have the Garmin 76 that has the compass, I bought it on sale at Cabela's
bargin barn for $99.00 dollars. It don't have any mapping just plain jane unit, but it's all I need.

crappie cowboy

Crappie Cowboy, you musta got one that was a discontinued model. I don't expect to find a deal like that. Looks like the cheapest 76 is gonna be a over $300. Looks like they would offer a low-end unit without the map feature. You got a good deal!!

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Originally Posted by luvjign

Crappie Cowboy, you musta got one that was a discontinued model. I don't expect to find a deal like that. Looks like the cheapest 76 is gonna be a over $300. Looks like they would offer a low-end unit without the map feature. You got a good deal!!

Hey Yall, I made a mistake the Garmin I bought at Cabela's bargin barn is the
Garmin 72, Not the 76. Sorry I was drinking strong tea last night..My bad.
But anyway it does have a compass, it might not be the compass that your talking about?.

crappie cowboy

[QUOTE=crappie cowboy;578617]:o

Hey Yall, I made a mistake the Garmin I bought at Cabela's bargin barn is the
Garmin 72, Not the 76. Sorry I was drinking strong tea last night..My bad.
But anyway it does have a compass, it might not be the compass that your talking about?.

I think you may be looking at the pointer page with it's compass, the CSx has an electronic compass. I have a GPS 72, still a good unit to find your waypoints, and a GPSMAP 76CX and carry both in my boat. I keep the 72 on the pointer page and the 76CX on the map page to go to my waypts. Nothing wrong with the 72 just a little out-dated. Be sure to go to the Garmin web-site and download the last update to the 72 so you can use your unit in WAAS. I too use a bouy to stay on my waypts, just so much easier than keeping a eye on the gps as well as your depth finder.
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I really don't use the eTrex to "hold to" a waypoint. I guess I was assuming that the electronic compass feature would be more responsive when "approaching" a waypoint. I guess this may play into the issue with the slow response that's been discussed on here with the Humminbird SI units. It just seems when you approach and home in on a waypoint with the eTrex, the pointer is slow to the point of confusion. I understand it's a low-end unit, but just wondering if the units with the electronic compass helps in zeroing in on a spot any better?

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If you want to try before you buy, email me your waypoint list and I'll try 'em out in my 76CSx and let you know. :D

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