The Garmin 396 GPSMap: All you need for navigation on land and sea, or in the air

On land, the Garmin 396 is a superior automotive navigation device that accepts downloads from MapSource City Select software. Once you program a route or destination, you’ll hear turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions and see your route on the screen. To customize using the Garmin 396, you can purchase a separate kit that will use your car’s speaker system via a 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter as well as allow mounting the unit on your dashboard.

On sea, the Garmin 396 is a full-functioned marine navigation device that can be paired with MapSource BlueChart software that will display a variety of information. This comprehensive marine cartography tool makes travelling by boat easy and safe by showing you:

Anchorages
Depth
Inter-tidal zones
Soundings
Wrecks
Ports
Cables

In the air, the Garmin 396 makes keeping a logbook easy and automatic, recording flight time and departures and arrivals. You can use FlightBook software to download stored logbook information at any time. When in flight, the unit can collate information from terrain and obstacle databases to alert the pilot of hazards en route. Pilots can also program their own alerts.

Whether on land, sea or in the air, travelers need accurate weather information and here’s where the Garmin 396 really shines. The navigator comes with XM WX Satellite Weather that features:

NEXRAD radar reports
METARS aviation weather reports
TAF terminal aerodrome weather forecasts
TFR temporary flight restriction reports

On the lighter side, the Garmin 396 can also receive more than 130 channels of music, sports, talk and entertainment from XM Satellite Radio via a separate subscription. With unparalleled versatility and features to optimize nearly any mode of travel, this compact and multifunctional GPS navigator is at home anywhere on Earth.

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Rita Liotta is a successful author and publisher at www.1st-at-gps-tracking.com. Recommending gps equipment and associated products
02-01-06