"Mike" wrote:
Hi, I just bought the Garmin 196 and I really think its great.. only
problem
I seem to have is satellite aquisition times and if any at all. I have
turned it on in various locations and sometimes receive no aquisition at
all, and sometimes I immediatly get it. I even turned it on in flight to
no
avail.. It seems the "stick" antenna is not strong or working at all... Is
this me or do others have the same problem? Even on the Ramp of my home
airport it seems hard or a long time to aquire a satellite fix.. any help
appreciated ...

The "stick" antenna does not work as well as the remote, amplified "puck"
antenna. Still, it sounds like you may have an intermittent problem in the
antenna connection.
Turning the GPS on in flight results in longer acquisition times, usually.
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Dan
C172RG at BFM