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Old May 3rd 18, 04:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default Notable Power Flarm saves - Is it 'worth it'?

Off topic, but...

On 5/2/2018 9:59 PM, Darryl Ramm wrote:

One ADS-B issue is, as it has always been, the cost of doing ADS-B Out. Both the cost of the transmitter and suitable GPS source.... especially if you want that source to be 2020 Complaint.

Yeah, and I just bought a WAAS GPS from Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electronics-XGPS150A-Multipurpose-Augmentation/dp/B006M49G80/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1525361200&sr =1-3&keywords=waas+gps
for $78.58.Â* I can use that to provide a good signal to my iPad if I
choose to use it in my glider for powered repositioning flights and
using Garmin Pilot software.

Seems to me that the price of a "suitable" GPS source has more to do
with paperwork (TSO) than with technology.
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Dan, 5J