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performance in deep water. Garmin recently introduced four new fishfinders with
expected availability in March 2006. Among other new features, these units offer
Garmin’s new Ultrascroll™ technology, which allows boaters to get a faster refresh rate
on their sonar display.
GPSMAP/Sounder
(6 models) ‘‘All-in-one’’ product lines with GPS, chartplotter and sonar functionality. These units
come with different display sizes (ranging in size from 4.2” to 7.25”) and the capability
of uploading mapping and nautical chart data. Certain models feature dual frequency
transducers for optimal sonar performance in deep water. GPSMAP 178C and GPSMAP
188C feature color displays. In addition to color displays, the newly-introduced
GPSMAP 298, GPSMAP 398, and GPSMAP 498, which are expected to be available in
March 2006, offer either dual frequency or dual beam sonar capability and compatibility
with Garmin’s new BlueChart® g2™ technology. The GPSMAP 398 includes preloaded
inland lakes cartography and the GPSMAP498 includes preloaded marine cartography.
Two-way communications products:
Rino
(5 models) Handheld two-way Family Radio Service (FRS) and General Mobile Radio Service
(GMRS) radios that integrate two-way voice communications with GPS navigation.
Features include patented “peer-to-peer position reporting” so you can transmit your
location to another Rino radio. The Rino 120 has an internal basemap and MapSource
compatibility for street-level mapping. The Rino 130 has 24 MB of internal memory,
built-in electronic compass, barometric sensor, and NOAA weather radio receiver. The
Rino 520 has 5 watts of transmit power, color display, mini-USB interface, and a turn-by
turn automatic route calculation for use in automobiles. The Rino 530 has all of the
features of the Rino 520, plus a seven-channel weather receiver, electronic compass, and
barometric altimeter.
Aviation
Garmin’s panel-mounted product line includes GPS-enabled navigation, VHF communications
transmitters/receivers, multi-function displays, traditional VHF navigation receivers, instrument landing system
(ILS) receivers, digital transponders (which transmit either an aircraft’s altitude or its flight identification number in
response to requests transmitted by ground-based air traffic control radar systems or air traffic avoidance devices on
other aircraft), marker beacon receivers and audio panels.
Garmin’s aviation products have won prestigious awards throughout the industry for their innovative
features and ease of use. The GNS 430/530 offers multiple features and capabilities integrated into a single product.
This high level of integration minimizes the use of precious space in the cockpit, enhances the quality and safety of
flight through the use of modern designs and components and reduces the cost of equipping an aircraft with modern
electronics. The GNS 430 was recognized by Flying Magazine as the Editor’s Choice Product of the Year for 1998.
In 1994, and again in 2000, Garmin earned recognition from the Aircraft Electronics Association for outstanding
contribution to the general aviation electronics industry. The GPSMAP 295 won Aviation Consumer Magazine’s
Gear of the Year award for best aviation portable product in 2000 and again in 2001. Most recently, Flying
Magazine’s editors awarded the GPSMAP 396 with a 2005 Editors’ Choice Award for outstanding achievements.
Garmin was ranked No. 1 among avionics manufacturers for operation, presentation, technical advancement,
information, construction and satisfaction in Professional Pilot magazine’s survey of its readers in each of the last
three years. Also, Garmin was ranked No. 1 among avionics manufacturers for avionics product support in
Professional Pilot magazine’s survey of its readers in each of the last three years. Garmin received the Airline
Technology Achievement Award from Air Transport World Magazine in January 2005 for championing the
development of Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast technology, an enabling technology for air traffic
management.