InReach Tracking on the Alpha 300i

InReach® tracking on the Alpha® 300i dog tracking handheld is a great feature where people at home can follow your trip progress. Your friends can view you on a computer web browser or even a smart phone internet browser.

• An active inReach subscription is required.

• It works by uploading of your position coordinates periodically to the Iridium® satellite network.

• The information is then sent to a Garmin provided website.

  • Each account has its own dedicated LiveTrack™ website URL or MapShare™ website URL to share with friends, depending on your account settings.

    • For more details on setting up LiveTrack, see - Setting up LiveTrack for inReach Devices in the Garmin Messenger app.

    • For more details on setting up MapShare, see - InReach Tracking and MapShare on the Alpha 300i.

  • You can share your dedicated website URL address with your friends via inReach Message (email or SMS text).

    • It can also be sent from within your account at explore.garmin.com.

• By default, inReach tracking is set for uploading a tracking point every 10 minutes.

Starting inReach Tracking on the Alpha 300i Handheld

You must manually "Start Tracking" on the Alpha 300i handheld to activate this feature each time you want to use it.

1. Select  to access the main menu.

2. Select InReach.

3. Select Tracking.

4. Select either:

   • Start Tracking to begin inReach tracking and start your activity.

   • Share With¹ to send a link to either your LiveTrack or MapShare page (depending on your account settings) to recipients as you start your inReach tracking.

     1. Select Share.

     2. Select To: field, then Type Recipients to manually enter contact information or select from a list of available contacts.

     3. Select Send Message when done.

¹ Share With will count as a text message for inReach subscription plans that have limited message options.