Garmin 396 'installation' in the Maule

xyzzy wrote:

Jonathan Goodish wrote:

In article , xyzzy wrote:

I wonder why the GXM-30 has to have view of the sky? The WxWorx
antenna that comes with the ControlVision solution works fine in the
side pocket of a Cherokee. I may try my GXM-30 there just to see
what happens.




I'm sorry, but I just don't believe that the XM antenna works while
stowed in the side pocket. I have a difficult time getting a good
signal for weather even when it's on the glare shield, unless it's in
just the right spot.

Are you sure that you aren't getting the antenna and receiver
confused? With the Control Vision solution, they are separate, but
the receiver and antenna are integrated into one unit with the 396.


You may be right on my having the receiver and antenna confused,I'll
have to double check. I read it in an Aviation Consumer article, plus a
pilot I know who has one told me that, but they may have been referring
to the receiver now that I think about it.


Btw you were right, I checked with teh guy who had it and he said that
the receiver went in the side pocket and the antenna was a much smaller
piece that he had to put on the glareshield.

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In article , xyzzy
wrote:
Are you sure that you aren't getting the antenna and receiver
confused? With the Control Vision solution, they are separate, but
the receiver and antenna are integrated into one unit with the 396.


You may be right on my having the receiver and antenna confused,I'll
have to double check. I read it in an Aviation Consumer article, plus a
pilot I know who has one told me that, but they may have been referring
to the receiver now that I think about it.


Btw you were right, I checked with teh guy who had it and he said that
the receiver went in the side pocket and the antenna was a much smaller
piece that he had to put on the glareshield.


That's what I thought, as the little antenna seems to be sensitive to
position.

On the other hand, the Garmin GPS10 (Bluetooth GPS) that I use can get a
3D lock in the middle of the first floor of my 2-story house. It's
incredible. It doesn't surprise me to hear that the 396 has similar
capabilities.



JKG