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Title: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: BthomasM on February 15, 2013, 06:53:09 pm Heard a lot of people are having trouble losing signal and battery running down on the garmin 320. Want the Birdseye view so the 320 is what I'm wanting. Any of y'all having any problems out of your 320?
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Hogdoggerdogos on February 17, 2013, 03:27:27 pm Battery don't last long on mine I always keep spare AA batteries. No other issues.
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Shotgun wg on February 17, 2013, 04:18:17 pm Keep plenty of batteries and use the long antenna that comes with unit. Replace factory antenna on collars with long range. A set of batteries last me one hunt. I keep a package of 10 or so in my bag. I did also get the extendable long range antenna for my unit incase I need it.
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Lacy man on February 17, 2013, 05:21:38 pm I use regular ole Duracell and I ve made 3 or 4 hunts lasting 4 or more hours each hunt. Agree on the antenna just put the long range on I had my dogs at 1.5 before I lost and had to put the longer range on and picked up at 2 + miles and they have original antennas on their collars
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Bawl Mouth on February 17, 2013, 05:24:06 pm I get much better results with lithium batteries. Several hunts vs 1 to 1 1/2 hunts with alkaline
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Lacy man on February 17, 2013, 08:03:31 pm How long y'all huntin? I don't seem to have these problems? Knock on wood
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Shotgun wg on February 17, 2013, 09:27:39 pm This time of year we hunt 10 hrs regular. May run all day Saturday and Sunday. During the hotter months we run from around 10pm or mid night till 5 or 7 in the am. A short hunt to me is 5 or 6 hours.
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: pigsticker64 on February 17, 2013, 10:27:42 pm change your settings to the type of battery you are using this should help alkaline or lithium. I replace my batteries each hunt.
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: )(Cmoore)( on February 18, 2013, 03:41:00 pm I Use Ultra lithium last me 4 to 5 hunts and have the birds eye view love it have saved me alot of time getting 2 where the dogs are....
Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: firemedic on February 18, 2013, 06:49:03 pm I Use Ultra lithium last me 4 to 5 hunts and have the birds eye view love it have saved me alot of time getting 2 where the dogs are.... X2....I agree 100%.....Birdseye is the stuff. Lithium all the way. Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: crackae11 on February 19, 2013, 04:47:04 pm I Use Ultra lithium last me 4 to 5 hunts and have the birds eye view love it have saved me alot of time getting 2 where the dogs are.... X2....I agree 100%.....Birdseye is the stuff. Lithium all the way. Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: Lacy man on February 19, 2013, 05:49:50 pm I Use Ultra lithium last me 4 to 5 hunts and have the birds eye view love it have saved me alot of time getting 2 where the dogs are.... X2....I agree 100%.....Birdseye is the stuff. Lithium all the way. On the Birdseye is it just a certain area and you have to constantly download new areas? Title: Re: Problems with garmin 320 Post by: firemedic on February 19, 2013, 07:47:21 pm You pick out the areas that you hunt and download them onto your 320. You have unlimited access to this for one year with your subscription to the Birdseye download. You should be able to get most everywhere you hunt put into it in a year. I put almost all my places the first time I used it. I cannot explain just how helpful this feature is to anyone running dogs. Don't be intimidated by it either,....there are vids on youtube showing you how to download it.......if I can do it anyone can. You will never regret it....oh, and get one of those extendable folding antennas for the 320, yes it's not as tough as the original, but it works great, I haven't had to get out my long range antenna since I got this one.
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