Product Description: Affordable, rugged and pocket-sized, the Magellan GPS 310 adds a new level of fun and safety to your adventure. The GPS 310 lets you explore the outdoors with confidence; you'll always know exactly where you are and where you're going to within 15 meters or better. Save your route with up to 10 legs while the trip odometer tells you exactly how far you've traveled, making it easy to find your way back. Advanced power management and weather-proof construction make the GPS 310 a reliable GPS receiver under any conditions.
Amazon.com Product Description: The Magellan GPS 310 is an affordable 12-channel global positioning system receiver with an NMEA 0183 output for downloading map data from optional CD-ROMs via your PC. This GPS unit's quadrifilar antenna locks on to satellites for accurate positioning in all kinds of terrain.
View your navigation information on any of three graphic screens with a powerful backlight for dim conditions. Other GPS features include 100 waypoints, one reversible route with 10 legs, and a resettable trip odometer that tells you how far you've traveled so you can estimate the time you need to start back. Distance, bearing, heading, direction, steering, speed, time to go, elevation, XTE, time, and satellite elevation are all displayed on the high-resolution LCD screen. Tough rubber armoring protects this unit in the field, and waterproofing allows it to float.
The GPS 310 runs on two AA alkaline batteries for up to 20 hours. It comes with a wrist strap and quick-reference guide. It is covered by a one-year warranty.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Not Getting Lost In My Backyard! Or on the Back Roads.
Just using the electronic moving compass feature helped plot out the boundaries of my lot of land. When I found all the corners, the Lat&Long feature let me place marker post for a fence. It would be good/better if the altitude feature was more accurate, I could use it to make a topographical map of my land too. The reading I do get are just estimates (+/-40 ft).
While on trips out of town, or out of state, having been to my destination at least once in the past w/ my 310, I can use the ETA feature(Estimate Time of Arrival) for getting there or coming back home.
The 100 landmarks ... Read More
Rating: - Good bargain for connecting to laptop computer
The Magellan 310 is an old, discontinued GPS receiver. I bought the Magellan 310 at $30 at a local chain department store. As I suspected, the unit displays the coordinates in only 4 digits of "minutes" (A.K.A. DD MM.MM format). Modern GPS receivers display 5 digits of minutes. Unfortunately this means the Magellan 310 can only display coordinates to within +/- 60 feet in each dimension (North/South and East/West).
When I hooked the Magellan 310 to a laptop computer with a serial cable, the 310 outputs up to 6 digits of Minutes - more than sufficient for any task. So if you're looking ... Read More
Rating: - Great, basic GPS
If you want a GPS that will tell you where to turn left to get on the Turnpike, this isn't it. But if you want to know exactly where you are on the planet, the Magellan 310 and 315 do an excellent job of it, with full 12-channel satellite tracking, the highest available. The nobs are complicated at first, but most guys like learning that sort of thing. This is basically the perfect gift for geeky dads or hikers. BTW, the screen on the 310 and 315 as well as the features are superior to the eTrex basic model, although that model is far more ergonomic.
Rating: - Get The Magellan 315 - for a few dollars more - Worth it!
I had purchased a 310 and a 315 because they run out of the Magellan 315. What a difference! To start the batteries do not run out that often, the 315 is more accurate somehow, dont ask me why; just comapring side by side the 310 even though a bit smaller seems less "in the Game" I gave my 310 to my son, its a godd starter GPS, if you are serious about GPS handhelds, get the Magellan 315 for a few dollars more. Worth every penny!
Rating: - easy to use gps with all the features you need
third gps I have owned,the only thing I dont care for is naming waypoints with a 4 digit limit.Unit locks onto sats.faster than any i have owned,easy to use and enter waypoints.other than digit limits I would have given it 5 stars.better than etrex
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