"pgbnh" wrote:

Looking to upgrade the panel to include an IFR GPS. Are there really any
alternatives to Garmin? (either 430 or 480 or 530) (where alternative is
defined as comparable functionality for comparable price)?

Not really, alas.

Bendix/King has the KLN-94. It's a nice GPS but it does not have built-in
NAV/COMM.

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Dan
C-172RG at BFM