Travel Bug Dog Tag NAV 1000

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Released:
Friday, November 11, 2011
Origin:
Arizona, United States
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NAV 1000

Magellan NAV 1000. Made in 1988 this was the first commercial handheld GPS.
It took 6 'AA' batteries and would run for about 7 hours. It has a 4-line, 16-character screen. With the batteries installed it weighs just under two pounds. 
The NAV 1000 took 2.5 minutes to get the first satellite fix and updated every 3 seconds. You could store only 100 waypoints.

The owners manual (72 pages) recommends setting the unit in a window and using the a/c adapter for the first-time reading of the satellite almanacs, which could take up to 24 hours.

Original retail price was over a thousand dollars. This one still works.

In 2010, TIME Magazine listed the NAV 1000 as one of the 'All Time 100 Gadgets' (100 greatest and influential gadgets from 1923 to the present)


 

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Mark Missing 7/10/2014 TEAM 360 marked it as missing   Visit Log

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Closed permanently.
Discovered It 2/17/2013 6ftzpr&1/2zip discovered it   Visit Log

Saw this Big Boy at the Yuma Mega Event.
Discovered It 2/16/2013 tufbill discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered it. Thank you for sharing.
Discovered It 2/15/2013 rubberpaws discovered it   Visit Log

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Discovered It 2/15/2013 Mrs.Tanky discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered it. Thank you for sharing.
Discovered It 2/12/2013 makeme discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered in Yuma AZ during the Yuma Mega event. Thanks for sharing your trackable.
Discovered It 2/12/2013 Team Evil Fish discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered this trackable, at the Yuma MEGA event.

This entry was edited by Team Evil Fish on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 at 03:18:02 UTC.
Discovered It 2/10/2013 The Fossillady discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered at the Yuma Mega Event. Thanks, this is really an antique.

THe Fossillady
Discovered It 2/10/2013 Summer Sky Dawg discovered it   Visit Log

Very interesting....and today I saw a pet tag GPS and tracker for $100.
Technology and GPS is moving at the speed of light!

Found this bug roaming Yuma, AZ.
Nice to find compadres playing the game!
Happy Trails! :-)
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