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I know the Garmin trackers are a hot topic on here and have been well covered. But I am just wanting to gather some opinions on which model is preferred to the other. This will be my first Garmin tracker, but I have done a lot of research on both products and understand the differences of each product. Just wanted to hear from hunters using these models in the woods every night and see what your opinions are.

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I hope I never have to hunt without the ability to tone and correct.

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I still use the 320 with hound hunter shock collar. When they put shock and tone on the 430 ill jump ship. The touch screen of the alpha is whats holding me back from up grading. Hunt with plenty of guys who have the alphas and the touch screen sucks compared to the buttons on the 320 or 430. I know of several houndsmen in the same boat who coon and coyote hunt that would drop the alpha in a heartbeat if the 430 had training capabilities.

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The touch screen is the reason I switched to the alpha. 3 years and no trouble .

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13 months with Alpha. No problems.

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Whatever you decide on after you register it with garmin you can get the collars or anything else 10% off

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MJD can to you me to where you saw this at? There is something very wrong with that statement. Not saying your wrong but there is something wrong with it.

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Bruce i cant post pics on here because i only have phone internet but give me a email or a cell number and ill send a picture,or log into garmin and put the serial number down for the alpha and collars i bought off of conkeys and it brings it up ,i have it printed from garmin and 3 emails ,1 for the alpha and each collar that says 10% off for 30 days.

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MJD the email is

coondog123@aol.com

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Whats the general consensus out there on the touch screen of the Alpha vs the buttons on the Astro?

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I've used an Alpha since 2012 with absolutely no issues at all with handheld or collars. Keep both handheld and collars updated regularly and couldn't be happier but I've never used anything else.

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I never had a 320 but i had a 220 and i wouldnt trade touch screen for buttons plus a hundred dollars. I bought 2 Alphas back when they first
came out, how long ago was that? Never had any kind of problem with either and cant say i have ever heard anyone complain about the touchscreen.

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Whats the general consensus out there on the touch screen of the Alpha vs the buttons on the Astro?

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I had a Astro 320 for a couple of years and have now had the Alpha 100 for about 2.5 years. The Alpha in my opinion is a huge upgrade over my old Astro 320. But as it has been stated by others I did prefer the buttons over the touchscreen. My one and only complaint about the touchscreen is it drops a pin wayyyy to easily. Seems like every time I touch it a pin gets dropped. Other than that it's a great tracker and I'd recommend it.

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Slowpoke on the pin dropping it will if you touch the screen lightly. Touch it harder and the pin won't drop.

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Email sent

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MJD the email is

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I see what your saying now.

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I have used the alpha now for two weeks...I already like it over the 320...seems easier to function and don't go through a pair of batteries ever couple of days

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I still use the 320 with hound hunter shock collar. When they put shock and tone on the 430 ill jump ship. The touch screen of the alpha is whats holding me back from up grading. Hunt with plenty of guys who have the alphas and the touch screen sucks compared to the buttons on the 320 or 430. I know of several houndsmen in the same boat who coon and coyote hunt that would drop the alpha in a heartbeat if the 430 had training capabilities.

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The touch screen is the reason I switched to the alpha. 3 years and no trouble .

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I still carry my 320 with me as a back up the alpha likes to erase tracks for some reason and my 320 keeps them so I can find my way out of these mtns

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I still carry my 320 with me as a back up the alpha likes to erase tracks for some reason and my 320 keeps them so I can find my way out of these mtns

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I have them both. I realized today that I don't even know where my 430 is! I never use it unless I'm in a UKC hunt. I carry it and leave the alpha on and in the truck. Its the only reason I can think to have a 430.

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I have them both. I realized today that I don't even know where my 430 is! I never use it unless I'm in a UKC hunt. I carry it and leave the alpha on and in the truck. Its the only reason I can think to have a 430.

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