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Garmin Chirp Geocache Transmitter

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Place the Garmin Chirp geocache transmitter in your geocache and let its broadcast help geocachers find it.

Chirp utilizes ANT technology to broadcast a local signal with a typical range of 10m to compatible Garmin GPS units
Chirp can be programmed to transmit your geocache name, hints, description, riddle and next-stage coordinates for multicaches
PIN-protected use deters theft and reprogramming
Garmin Chirp works with ANT-enabled versions of Garmin Oregon, Dakota and GPSMAP 62/78
Replaceable lithium CR2032 battery has a typical life of more than 1 year

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Garmin Chirp Geocache Transmitter Customer Reviews

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Garmin Chirp Geocache Transmitter

3.3

(based on 3 reviews)

67%

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Oct

2010

(7 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great Potential, But FYI:

By ecanderson

from Colorado

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to Use
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry

Comments about Garmin Chirp Geocache Transmitter:

Nifty gadget, and I think we'll be seeing a few of these in the field. Fortunately, the Oregon 450 I purchased at REI will allow me to play with these.

Before buying one of these to use in a geocache, cache owners should be aware that the announcement of this product caught the folks at Groundspeak TOTALLY flat footed. Garmin provided no prior warning. Groundspeak has very quickly reviewed this gadget, and based partly on the fact that the receivers are sole sourced (only certain Garmin handheld GPS units can receive and understand the content of a Chirp transmission), have arrived at the following compromise in their use. Per Jeremy hisself…

"Garmin didn't tell us about this product. We only became aware of it, by accident, two days prior to the public announcement."

and per Groundspeak, the following will apply as of this morning:

Here is the current plan:

1. A new attribute for a "beacon" will be added soon. Any caches that use a Chirp (or any future similar device) should use this attribute.
2. If a cache owner puts a beacon in a traditional cache and geocachers have an alternative method to find it without using the beacon, then OK. I remind you to use the coming attribute.
3. If the cache owner insists on not providing an alternative means of finding the geocache, it must be listed as a mystery with the beacon attribute.
4. Cache descriptions may mention the "Chirp" as long as the text doesn't go on and on with "overtones of advertising, marketing, or promotion" as per our long-standing commercial guidelines.
5. We do not plan to add a new cache type just for this.

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Mar

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Fun!!!

By The Steaks

from Green River, WY

About Me Power User

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Pros

Easy To Use
Well Made
Works Well With GPS

Cons

Best Uses

Geocaching

Comments about Garmin Chirp Geocache Transmitter:

These Chirps are almost as cute as little ducks! They also WORK! I've done 1 Chirp enabled cache, and bought one for myself. I have played around with the many different programming functions, and I've made a couple recommendations for added functions with Garmin. Until those come out, it's a GREAT piece to add to the Geocaching experience.

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Feb

2012

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Great idea but FAIL

By Reeseman222

from Milwaukee, Wi

About Me Power User

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Pros

Well Made
Works Well With GPS

Cons

Best Uses

In a Garmin only world

Comments about Garmin Chirp Geocache Transmitter:

I love geocaching. I have even gone to the extent of focusing vacations solely on a Geo adventure. This product has a great concept and is well constructed. Unfortunately it is only compatible with certain Garmin devices and not all of us use Garmin so it definitely limits the Geocacher.