Garmin Astro 220 DC 20

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Garmin Astro 220/DC 20 never Lose Your Dog Again

Millions of dogs are lost ever year and many people are heartbroken about it. Some of recovered, but for the most part Fido is never returned which is something that the Garmin Astro 220/DC20 can help you do. Garmin has a strong following with hunters as they look for a reliable outdoors GPS unit and none is better than Garmin right now. Read Further and discover why the Astro 220 could reunite your dog and you if he or she ever gets lost again.

Once you unpack the DC20, you see that this system was intended to help dog owners to find their dog that either wandered away or just follow and make sure he is not straying too far away. Each unit comes with a neoprene harness that you can attach to a dog which houses a base plate chip that will let you actually follow your dog and where he or she is at all the time. Once the Astro is turned on the opening page, you will see a picture of a dog and which direction he is going and exactly how far away he is from you. This is very important information. If you have ever lost a dog and you have no idea, which direction he is headed it can be almost impossible to find him or her.

There are many different functions on the DC20 that make it very valuable. You will be able to see distance traveled direction, average speed, and even a map to help you out even more. You can also download maps for your area, which will make it much easier for you to track and find your dog. Once big question people ask about this unit was how well it would performed inside the city. When you are in a bigger city you must deal with buildings and I wondered if it would give a good accurate reading and It did extremely well in that aspect. Inside a city it is good for around a two mile range, but outside city limits where you do not deal with power lines and you have open area the range is much longer. Power lines seem to bounce signals, which you will not deal with in wide-open areas. The other thing is satellite signals are always stronger in open areas as well.

One feature I really like in the Garmin DC20 is if the dog makes a sudden change of direction from what they have been doing a flag will popup to alert you of this. This is something that I like because it makes you pay attention more and makes it easier to find the lost dog. Battery life on these models is very good and the one screen display is excellent with very good graphics and good detail. The battery that we used lasted around 17 hours before it needed recharged so that was very good in my opinion. Just like most GPS units, it has waypoints and many different options that make it a multi use tool that you will want to check out. Weather was another factored I worried about. How would the chip perform in colder weather especially traveling on a dog? I was surprised it did work very well and in the cold weather, the tracking was excellent so that will not be a problem for you at all. Many times cold weather will have an adverse effect on tracking and give false readings, but not on this unit. The Garmin DC20 performed well and beyond my expectations that are for sure.

Overall, this unit is a great to help find a lost dog or training aid as well. Garmin DC 20 is a top of the line receiver that is one of the better ones on the market right now. Most people do not realize that GPS can be used to track a lost dog and brought back home. These are also great training aids for outdoor training especially if you or your dog is separated. When loaded with the appropriate maps this is one powerful unit that you should have especially if you train dogs or your pet seems to wander away from the home often. This is one unit that can bring Fido back to his family. Toss in the Garmin name and all the other options that you get and I can see why hunters and dog lovers love the Astro DC20. This is necessary buy for dog owners and that hunter that you know.