New Garmin 396

"Dan Luke" wrote in message

Is that so? A WxWorx person on the phone led me to believe it is
something to do with the XM system.

I have certainly heard and read that if you do not use an XM receiver for 90
days then it needs to be re-activated. There is no doubt that is an "XM"
issue.

I have not heard of any such deactivation issue for a unit used more often
than every 90 days; if that is the case, that is certainly not common to XM
receivers overall.

The Bluetooth situation you describe is indeed an excellent example of why a
solution like the 396 is more appealing than a PDA solution. The less
potential in-flight issues to diagnose the better. I love tinkering with
computers but not while I am flying.


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Richard Kaplan

www.flyimc.com

In article 1121262944.2f06222670a0bc3f220fd5b432f1d014@teran ews,
"Richard Kaplan" wrote:
I have not heard of any such deactivation issue for a unit used more often
than every 90 days; if that is the case, that is certainly not common to XM
receivers overall.

Richard,

It is common to the XM receivers used by WxWorx, and it is fairly well
known. It doesn't matter whether you're using those receivers with a PC
or PDA, or whose software you're running. I am not sure whether they've
found a resolution in the newer receivers, but as I stated, I haven't
had a problem with this issue.


JKG