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Garmin Astro 220
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:30 am
by Rob
If anyone is currently using one.
What are the positives and negatives of this tracking unit. Any durability or quality issues.
It appears that the antenna may be a problem.
Re: Garmin Astro 220
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:47 pm
by gabe
i too am interested in hearing about them. i have heard the range is the main weakness. is there any truth to this?
Re: Garmin Astro 220
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:02 pm
by royhollister
postive you know where you dog is all the time how fast range. neg poor satelite cond. the box on the unit which goes on the dog is way to big the brackets where the collar goes through break easy. i dont have one but my buddy does i run with him all the time. if i was to buy a tracker unit i would not buy the astro. and im still looking to buy a tracking collar. in which im leaning towards wildlife,tracker,quik-trac. but thats my view of the astro. roy
Re: Garmin Astro 220
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:19 am
by chapkosbeagles
my buddy has one and it is cool as a gaget but they olny work up to 5 miles that is not very far for a tracker it dose not mount on a beagle good at all i like the tracker classic just dont get the strike collars but i hear a lot of good about wild life and i dont have a problum with that
Re: Garmin Astro 220
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:47 am
by richard g harker
we had a garmin 220 on droummond island this year
worked great

Re: Garmin Astro 220
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:12 am
by fulcount
Chapko
what problems are there with the strike collars??
John O