"Mike Z." wrote in message thlink.net...
I appreciate the attempts to cure the problem. Interestingly enough, the little cheapy is the one that had been off for weeks and
locked the first try in 30 seconds. The 196 had been on with a 3D fix a couple times for 15-30 minutes for sure.....

Any actual 196 users want to weigh in.

Mike Z

"Nathan Young" wrote in message ...
.stuff snipped

A better comparison would be to leave both GPSs on for several hours,
then switch the GPSs off, then try the lock time comparison.

-Nathan


I have had a 196 since the 3rd week they came out. I have had no
problems with sats or locking. I have it on the yoke of my Arrow, and
the only time I seem to loose sat signal strenth is banking such that
the ant. can't see the sats. or if the sats. are to the rear of the
plane.

I use it in my car on the dashboard without problems as well.