XM question for Garmin 396/496 owers

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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What are the weather overlay capabilities of these units? Can you
overlay a radar map on top of your airspace map? Across a route you are
navigating?

Yes, yes, and yes. Everything -- airspace, navigation, and radar
returns -- can be shown on the same map. (You can add satellite, too.)

Sadly, the 496's screen is so little that it's difficult to see any of
this great stuff.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

OK, next question...

Why'd you select the 496 instead of the 396 if the key functionality is XM,
which is more or less what you indicated in another post?

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:IvKrk.309937$yE1.95597@attbi_s21...
What are the weather overlay capabilities of these units? Can you
overlay a radar map on top of your airspace map? Across a route you are
navigating?

Yes, yes, and yes. Everything -- airspace, navigation, and radar
returns -- can be shown on the same map. (You can add satellite, too.)

Sadly, the 496's screen is so little that it's difficult to see any of
this great stuff.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

OK, next question...

Why'd you select the 496 instead of the 396 if the key functionality is
XM, which is more or less what you indicated in another post?

The 496 has a faster processor and updates faster when you are switching
views. IMO that's the biggest advantage although there are a few bells and
whistles you get with the 496 not found on the 396.

The 496 has a faster processor and updates faster when you are switching
views. IMO that's the biggest advantage although there are a few bells
and whistles you get with the 496 not found on the 396.

Yes -- although the 496 is still painfully slow to use. Scrolling is an
exercise in patience and frustration, and work-arounds to this problem are
unsatisfactory.

Hopefully a future iteration will address this issue, but -- as long as
there is no direct competition from Lowrance or AvMap -- there is little
incentive for Garmin to improve such a niche product.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
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The 496 has a faster processor and updates faster when you are
switching views. IMO that's the biggest advantage although there are
a few bells and whistles you get with the 496 not found on the 396.

Yes -- although the 496 is still painfully slow to use.

Perfect for you. It will match the speed of your tiny mind.


Bertie