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Garmin 196: Anyone else dissapointed in the actual ability to capture sats



 
 
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Old February 27th 04, 10:41 PM
Maurice Givens
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"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.
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Old February 29th 04, 09:36 PM
Dennis O'Connor
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I bought the ProNav 100 the week it came out (had to wait until the show
ended at OSH, in order for the factory to hand it to me as it was their only
demo.)
I bought the 195 as soon as they came out...
I bought the 196 as soon as they came out...
I like both... The 196 beats the 195 hands down in lockup time, and most
everything else... 196 is on my yoke, the 195 is on the co-pilots yoke...
The ProNav (later Garmin 100) finally died, but it rode the glare shield all
those years...
denny

"Maurice Givens" wrote in message Any actual
196 users want to weigh in.




 




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