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Astro

220

©2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, Kansas  66062, U.S.A.
913/397.8200  fax 913/397.8282

Garmin (Europe) Ltd
Liberty House
Hounsdown Business Park
Southampton, Hampshire SO40 9RB U.K.
44/1794.519944  fax 44/1794.519222

Garmin (Asia) Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
886/2.2642.9199  fax 886/2.2642.9099

www.garmin.com

0407

Specifications are preliminary and subject to change
without notice.

*   

Subject to accuracy degradation to1000m

2DRMS under the U.S. Department of
Defense Selective Availability Program.

**

These units are also able to transfer waypoints,

routes and tracks between the PC and GPS
using MapSource.

Navigation features

Waypoints/icons:

1000 with name and graphic symbol,
10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity

Routes:

50 reversible routes with up to 250
points each, plus MOB and TracBack

®

modes

Tracks:

10K automatic track log; 20 saved tracks 
500 points each let you retrace your path
in both directions

Trip computer:

Current speed, average speed, resetable 
max speed, trip timer and trip distance

Alarms:

Anchor drag, approach and arrival,
off-course, proximity waypoint,
shallow water and deep water

Tables:

Built-in celestial tables for best times
to fish and hunt, sun and moon rise/set 
based on location

Map datums:

More then 100 plus user datum

Position format:

Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, 
Loran TDs and other grids, including user
UTM grid only

GPS performance

Receiver:

12 channel SiRFstar III

high-sensitivity

GPS receiver (WAAS-enabled) continuously
tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to 
compute and update your position

Acquisition times:

Warm:

< 1 sec

Cold:

< 38 sec

AutoLocate

:

< 45 sec

Update rate:

1/second, continuous

GPS accuracy:

Position:

< 10 meters, typical*

Velocity:

.05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:

Position:

< 5 meters, typical

Velocity:

.05 meter/sec steady state

Protocol messages:

NMEA 0183 output protocol

Antenna:

Built-in quad helix receiving antenna

Moving map features

Basemap:

Detailed routable basemap with cities,
highways, interstates, exit info, rivers,
lakes; preloaded with worldwide cities

Uploadable maps:

Accepts downloaded or plug-in microSD 
map detail from a variety of optional 
MapSource media

Electronic compass feature:

Accuracy:

±2 degrees with proper calibration 
(typical); ±5 degrees extreme northern 
and southern latitudes

Resolution:

1 degree

altimeter feature

Resolution:

1 foot

Range:

–2,000 to 30,000 feet

Elevation computer:

Current elevation, resetable minimum 
and maximum elevation, ascent/descent 
rate, total ascent/descent, average and 
maximum ascent/descent rate

Pressure:

Local pressure (mbar/inches HG)

Power

Source:

2 “AA” batteries (not included)

Battery life:

24 hours

Physical

Size:

2.25"W x 6.25"H x 1.25"D
(without UHF antenna)
9.25”H with UHF antenna

Weight:

6.5 ounces (185 g) w/o batteries.

Display:

1.5 x 2.2 inches (38.1mm x 56mm) 
256-color transflective TFT 
(160 x 240 pixels)

Case:

Waterproof to IPX7 standards

Temperature range:

-4ºF to 158ºF (-20ºC to 70ºC)

MURS performance:

Frequencies:

151.82 MHZ
151.88 MHZ
151.94 MHZ
154.57 MHZ
154.60 MHZ

Range:

(5 miles line of site)

Trackable units:

Able to track up to ten DC 20 units
simultaneously

Accessories

Standard:

Belt clip
USB PC interface cable
MapSource

®

Trip & Waypoint Manager CD

User’s manual
Quick reference guide
Wrist strap

Optional:

Automotive Navigation Kit

(includes City Navigator

)

Automotive mount
Marine mount
Suction cup mount
Carrying case
12-volt adapter cable
Power/data cable
Magnetic mount antenna
Bike mount
Retractable tether

With enhanced street
map detail from
optional MapSource
software, you can look
up destinations and
view automatic
point-to-point routes.

The Astro 220 series
accepts downloaded
map detail, including
TOPO maps with
elevation information.

The barimetric
altimeter feature on
the Astro 220 provides
elevation profiles for
climbers and hikers.

The dog tracker page
lets you see your dog’s
distance, bearing and
status.

Covey Counter

dog information page

hunting specific waypoints

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