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In the field of marine navigation technology, the best you can have is the next generation basic 72 gps Garmin entry level system. You can never go wrong with this handy little device. It provides a low-cost but reliable solution for marine or land navigation. Its next generation technology gives you precise gps positioning by the use of correction data that it obtains from the System of Wide Area Augmentation (WAAS). Its position accuracy provided while receiving WAAS corrections is never more than three meters. This small unit offers a grayscale 4-level screen and is waterproof, tough and impossible to sink.
The most appealing attribute of this 72 Garmin gps for everyone is that it is lightweight and portable, with an in-built antenna. It has a screen and keypad which is backlit so that you have no difficulty in using it in darker conditions. It has a surprising number of 500 user waypoints complete with graphic symbols and names. It also has 50 reversible routes with different types of position formats as well as audible alarms when you use it for marine navigation for anchor drag, on your arrival at the destination, when you veer off-course and waypoints for proximity and a clock.
The display of this 72 garmin gps consists of easy-to-view large numbers and internal memory of a full megabyte to enable you to upload Map Source interest points. These are fabulous when using a navigation aid because then you can locate certain places which might interest you. The interest points enlist …
