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Garmin GPS 60 Non-Mapping Personal Navigation Unit

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  • WAAS-Enabled, 12 Parallel-Channel GPS Receiver
  • Non-Mapping Unit That Comes Factory Preloaded With A 1 Mb Marine Point
  • Large, 4-Level, Grayscale Display With Bright, Backlit Led
  • 28 Hours Of Battery Life
  • Showcases Best Time For Hunting, Fishing & The Day'S Sunrise/Sunset Times
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The GPS 60 is completely waterproof, with up to 28 hours battery life using two AA batteries, this new product will target the marine and outdoor recreation markets. The GPS 60 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 60 provides 1 MB of internal user memory, which is preloaded from the factory with worldwide cities. This 1 MB of memory can also be used for storing downloaded points of interest data from our MapSource Points of Interest CD-ROM. The GPS 60 provides separate serial and USB interfaces. Navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port. Includes: unit, USB interface cable, lanyard, belt clip, manual, quick start guide

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Amazon.com Product Description Garmin's affordable GPS 60, a handheld, 12-parallel-channel GPS receiver, is perfect for land or marine navigation. The device is designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). With its separate serial and USB interfaces, the device is convenient to hook up and use right out of the box.


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The Garmin GPS 60 packs land and marine navigation into single device. View larger. The GPS 60 is a non-mapping unit that comes factory preloaded with a 1 MB marine point database that includes world cities. This trusty handheld is compact and lightweight, with a user-friendly interface. It's reliable and as extra-precise as WAAS can make it. The unit also offers a dedicated geocaching mode, indoor/outdoor games, an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, optimal hunting and fishing times, and much more.

The device offers a high-contrast, four-level grayscale LCD (160 x 240 pixels) with backlighting for the display and the keypad. A large-numbers option provides easy viewing. You get 1,000 user waypoints with name and graphic symbol and 20 reversible routes; position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS, and user grid. Memory is non-volatile for permanent user data storage, requiring no memory battery.

A handy trip computer provides an odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. The unit also comes with a 10,000-point automatic track log, and 20 saved tracks (500 points each) let you retrace your path in both directions. Other features include course and speed filtering; built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt (plus sun and moon calculations); an alarm clock wake-up and stop watch; audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, and proximity waypoint; and a geocaching navigation mode. Navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the serial port.

The GPS 60's rugged, fully gasketed case is waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards, meaning it's submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. The device derives up to 28 hours battery life using 2 AA batteries (not included).


What's in the Box
GPS 60 receiver, Worldwide City Point database, PC/USB interface cable, wrist strap, belt clip with button, quick-start guide, and owner's manual.

What's in the box

  • unit, USB interface cable, lanyard, belt clip, manual, quick start guide

    • Product information

    Product Dimensions 1.3 x 2.4 x 7.1 inches
    Item Weight 1 pounds
    ASIN B0002V4QVG
    Item model number 010-00322-00
    Batteries 2 AA batteries required.
    Customer Reviews
    3.0 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Best Sellers Rank
    Is Discontinued By Manufacturer Yes
    Date First Available September 2, 2003
    Department mens
    Manufacturer Garmin

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    Customer reviews

    3 out of 5 stars
    16 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers find the GPS unit accurate and effective, with one mentioning it picks up satellites reasonably well. They appreciate its ease of use, with one customer noting it's handy for marking anchor locations. Customers consider it a good basic GPS unit and offer positive feedback about its value for money. The trackability feature receives mixed reviews.

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    6 customers mention "Functionality"5 positive1 negative

    Customers find the GPS unit effective, with one mentioning it picks up satellites reasonably well and another noting it starts entering waypoints within 5 minutes.

    "This is a good, but higher level basic GPS. Picks up satelites reasonably well, except in heavier tree cover. Clear and readable display...." Read more

    "Nice unit but it's for field use only. No road maps. Works good for GeoCash, or hunting and fishing." Read more

    "...I bought them because they do waypoint averaging and accept an external antenna and external power...." Read more

    "...I was able to plug it in, load the software, and start entering waypoints within 5 minutes...." Read more

    5 customers mention "Accuracy"4 positive1 negative

    Customers find the GPS unit accurate, with one customer specifically noting its precise distance measurement in feet to waypoints.

    "...The unit itself is very accurate -- although it took me 5 minutes to realize that I didn't have to wait and watch it synch with satellites each time..." Read more

    "...months of data collected this way and found that the accuracy estimate is a good estimate of one standard deviation, and most of the measurements..." Read more

    "...First the positve. Accurate distance in feet to waypoint, very handy for marking where we drop the anchor and if the anchor has dragged...." Read more

    "...Memory is a bit limited, and accurracy not as good as you can get now, but if you can still find one of these for under $100 and you just want a..." Read more

    4 customers mention "Ease of use"4 positive0 negative

    Customers find the navigation system easy to use, with one mentioning it's helpful for marking anchor locations and another noting it's useful for hunting and fishing activities.

    "...Accurate distance in feet to waypoint, very handy for marking where we drop the anchor and if the anchor has dragged...." Read more

    "...My brother has one and he enjoys it very much and its a great help geting places...." Read more

    "...No road maps. Works good for GeoCash, or hunting and fishing." Read more

    "Functional & Practical, but basic..." Read more

    4 customers mention "Gps quality"4 positive0 negative

    Customers find the GPS quality positive, with one describing it as the best unit ever made.

    "The GARMIN 60 GPS is a nice GPS that is "base" no-frills model...." Read more

    "Nice unit but it's for field use only. No road maps. Works good for GeoCash, or hunting and fishing." Read more

    "This is a good, but higher level basic GPS. Picks up satelites reasonably well, except in heavier tree cover. Clear and readable display...." Read more

    "for the price this is one of the best GPS units ever made...." Read more

    3 customers mention "Value for money"3 positive0 negative

    Customers find the navigation unit offers good value for money.

    "...Connection for remote antenna. Small rugged unit. Good price...." Read more

    "Nice budget GPS" Read more

    "Simple, Effective, and Priced Right..." Read more

    3 customers mention "Trackability"2 positive1 negative

    Customers have mixed experiences with the GPS unit's tracking capabilities.

    "...just simple ability to give you an accurrate location and track your movements...." Read more

    "...Small rugged unit. Good price. Neagatives: Anchor drag alarm single low tone beep is useless, tone and duration NOT adjustable, our old 48..." Read more

    "...The first unit tracks pretty good, but the second units position is off a large percentage of the time and sometimes as much as 400 meters...." Read more

    Top reviews from the United States

    • CMD
      3.0 out of 5 stars Functional & Practical, but basic
      Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2006
      Verified Purchase
      The GARMIN 60 GPS is a nice GPS that is "base" no-frills model. I was able to plug it in, load the software, and start entering waypoints within 5 minutes. The plug and play USB port worked without a hitch.

      The unit itself is very accurate -- although it took me 5 minutes to realize that I didn't have to wait and watch it synch with satellites each time I turned it on. The Unit's GUI is somewhat counter-intuitive - with 9 buttons -- some of which you hit all the time, others which are never used.

      Entering coordinates does not appear to be possible (except onto the GARMIN software on your computer and transferring to the GPS unit), but this method works reasonably well.

      The screen is fine, but not overly large (you should have 20/20 vision) and is black and white -- no color. This is not a complaint as the screen is perfectly read-able.

      Battery life was approx 4 hours on 2 AAs. The belt clip and attachable hand-leash were nothing special, but utilitarian.

      INSTALL: A

      EASE OF USE: A

      GUI on GPS: B-

      POWER/BATTERIES: C

      SCREEN: B
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    • bisenberger
      1.0 out of 5 stars Garmin's not what it use to be
      Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2006
      Verified Purchase
      I purchased two of these units the first one worked OK. The second one has a problem. In a side by side comparison the signal qualities of the two units vary. I checked there accuracy and tracking with OziExplorer moving map software. The first unit tracks pretty good, but the second units position is off a large percentage of the time and sometimes as much as 400 meters. I sent the faulty unit to Garmin to be repaired. They sent it back with a description of the problem and that it had been fixed. I checked the unit out and it is the same as when I sent it to them. Now I'm stuck with a dud.
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    • Mary Em
      2.0 out of 5 stars Can't understand the instructions
      Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2008
      Verified Purchase
      Have been unable to use the GPS to find out how many miles I've hiked on trails in the mountains because I don't understand the instructions.
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    • C. Bailey
      4.0 out of 5 stars Repeatable locations to one inch, if you average for days!
      Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2008
      Verified Purchase
      This will be an oddball review. I own four GPS60 units and use them in amateur surveying. I bought them because they do waypoint averaging and accept an external antenna and external power. I leave all four averaging their waypoints for minutes or hours or even days at a time, typically with external antennas (from Garmin or Gilson). When I'm not out surveying I usually leave one or two doing waypoint averaging using a couple of external antennas on my roof. After a few days the estimated accuracy shown on the display is usually down to 0.3 or 0.2 feet, sometimes down to 0.1. I've analyzed months of data collected this way and found that the accuracy estimate is a good estimate of one standard deviation, and most of the measurements are closer to my overall average antenna position than the estimate on the screen. Most of the ones that say "0.1 feet" are closer than one inch to the overall average. Note, though, Garmin's software insists on rounding the coordinates off to lower resolution than this - I have to use mapping software by Fugawi to get enough digits reported in the coordinates.
      Any product that can report your position to an inch, based on satellites, is pretty impressive - even if you have to leave it running a week!
      Not sure, but I think all Garmin's 12 channel products, which must be almost all of them, use the same GPS engine.
      And another reviewer was wrong to say these can't output NMEA data. They can - you just have to menu over to Setup > Interface and select NMEA instead of the proprietary Garmin. I just checked to make sure!
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    • Mark
      5.0 out of 5 stars Garmin GPS 60
      Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2008
      Verified Purchase
      I have enjoyed this product since the day it was put into my hands. My brother has one and he enjoys it very much and its a great help geting places. I use mine a lot to find geo-treasures and getting from point to point. Its been a great help and would recommend it to anyone who is starting out in geocaching.
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    • sv AMULET
      3.0 out of 5 stars Garmin GPS 60 for marine use
      Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2010
      Verified Purchase
      I have two GPS 60's I bought to replace our old and very well liked 48's that have failing memory batteries. I have had them for 10 months now of full time cruising. We've been cruisng for 12 years now.

      First the positve. Accurate distance in feet to waypoint, very handy for marking where we drop the anchor and if the anchor has dragged. Handy to know where the anchor is (direction and feet) when the wind dies and a new boat comes in to anchor. Low power drain, we leave them on continuously plugged into 12v. Connection for remote antenna. Small rugged unit. Good price.

      Neagatives: Anchor drag alarm single low tone beep is useless, tone and duration NOT adjustable, our old 48's have continous alarms that would wake you. The backlite timer is deactivated when you plug into 12v source (which we always do). I guess they figure this timer is a AA battery power saving feature only, we see it as a night vision saver so the timer should work in all power modes. On/off button difficult to use. No direct numerical entry of waypoints, must make a mark then alter the Lat/Lon. Must use remote antenna for unit to work inside our cabin, we have thick wood/foam/glass constuction. Not a big problem, remote antenna cheap, most GPS's have problem receiving in our cabin. The rounded bottom makes it difficult to stand up for viewing, laying it down hurts antenna reception. Again not a big problem we strap it to a vertical surface when we're not holding it.

      One unit has failed to go past the start page no matter what buttons I push, the only way to turn it off is to remove the batteries.

      Not happy with them but what other simple, portable, non-color, non-map choices are available, I may try the 72H but I understand it also has the useless anchor drag alarm single beep.
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    • Norman H. Mason
      1.0 out of 5 stars Review of Garmin GPS 60
      Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2009
      I purchased the Garmin GPS 60 to get the anchor drag alarm, which product advertising and information says it has. The so-called alarm gives one, and only one, barely audible " beep" and that is it. This clearly is not an "anchor drag alarm". An alarm must be continuous until it is shut off. This would never awaken a sleeping individual, and is consequently useless as an "ancor drag alarm". Product advertising and information is very misleading and wrong. Disappointing for a company like Garmin.
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    Product Summary: Garmin GPS 60 Non-Mapping Personal Navigation Unit

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    About this Item

    • WAAS-Enabled, 12 Parallel-Channel GPS Receiver
    • Non-Mapping Unit That Comes Factory Preloaded With A 1 Mb Marine Point
    • Large, 4-Level, Grayscale Display With Bright, Backlit Led
    • 28 Hours Of Battery Life
    • Showcases Best Time For Hunting, Fishing & The Day'S Sunrise/Sunset Times

    Product Description

    Product Description
    The GPS 60 is completely waterproof, with up to 28 hours battery life using two AA batteries, this new product will target the marine and outdoor recreation markets. The GPS 60 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 60 provides 1 MB of internal user memory, which is preloaded from the factory with worldwide cities. This 1 MB of memory can also be used for storing downloaded points of interest data from our MapSource Points of Interest CD-ROM. The GPS 60 provides separate serial and USB interfaces. Navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port. Includes: unit, USB interface cable, lanyard, belt clip, manual, quick start guide
    Amazon.com
    Amazon.com Product Description Garmin's affordable GPS 60, a handheld, 12-parallel-channel GPS receiver, is perfect for land or marine navigation. The device is designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). With its separate serial and USB interfaces, the device is convenient to hook up and use right out of the box.

    Main menu with feature icons. View larger . 3-D navigation display. View larger . The Garmin GPS 60 packs land and marine navigation into single device. View larger . The GPS 60 is a non-mapping unit that comes factory preloaded with a 1 MB marine point database that includes world cities. This trusty handheld is compact and lightweight, with a user-friendly interface. It's reliable and as extra-precise as WAAS can make it. The unit also offers a dedicated geocaching mode, indoor/outdoor games, an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, optimal hunting and fishing times, and much more.

    The device offers a high-contrast, four-level grayscale LCD (160 x 240 pixels) with backlighting for the display and the keypad. A large-numbers option provides easy viewing. You get 1,000 user waypoints with name and graphic symbol and 20 reversible routes; position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS, and user grid. Memory is non-volatile for permanent user data storage, requiring no memory battery.

    A handy trip computer provides an odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. The unit also comes with a 10,000-point automatic track log, and 20 saved tracks (500 points each) let you retrace your path in both directions. Other features include course and speed filtering; built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt (plus sun and moon calculations); an alarm clock wake-up and stop watch; audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, and proximity waypoint; and a geocaching navigation mode. Navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the serial port.

    The GPS 60's rugged, fully gasketed case is waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards, meaning it's submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. The device derives up to 28 hours battery life using 2 AA batteries (not included).

    What's in the Box GPS 60 receiver, Worldwide City Point database, PC/USB interface cable, wrist strap, belt clip with button, quick-start guide, and owner's manual.

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    3" / 7 cm

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