HR Support for Forerunner 301

[KenF]

I realize this is ancient history, but does the TF download of heart rate data now work with the Foreunner 301?

I ask because this unit is now available new at a very good price and I have always liked the same tiny form factor in my Foretrex 201.

Garmin still seems to be working on the storage of HR data in the Foretrex 401 (displays but doesn't store).
Aside from that the 401 is nice and has the same screen size as a 201 on smaller face area but it is thicker and a bit heavier

KF

[ScottMorris]

Yep, TF definitely reads the HR data from the 301.

[KenF]

Yep, TF definitely reads the HR data from the 301.

Thanks. But now I also see that the 301 and its corresponding HRM are not likely compatible with other Garmin units and their newer transmitters.
So much for that plan.
This may be a useful FYI for anyone else who may have thought of getting a cheap 301 to use with a pile of other Garmin hardware.

But if compatibility with other hardware is not an issue, ~$100 for a TF compatible GPS device (including the HRM transmitter belt) is a screaming deal.

KF

[ScottMorris]

Really?  It's a different heart rate strap?  Bummer.

My heart rate strap from the Forerunner 305, which is now fairly old, still works with the newer units.  Are you sure it's a different one?

[KenF]

Really?  It's a different heart rate strap?  Bummer.

My heart rate strap from the Forerunner 305, which is now fairly old, still works with the newer units.  Are you sure it's a different one?

That's the word on the street.
https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=162

I'm waiting for a direct response from Gamin email support but everything else I have found suggests that Garmin's HRM transmitters  are either compatible with the FR301 [127 kHz] or they are compatible with ALL other Garmins [2.4 GHz].
Yes, bummer indeed.
But that may also explain why the FR301 is so cheap-
For example here:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858108234
Although even yesterday that site showed it as merely "out of stock" with a price of $99.99 and today it is "unavailable."


KF