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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
Well, the word is back from Sun N Fun -- Lowrance still has no XM
weather for the 2000c, despite all the advance rumors. According to one source (a member of the Cherokee Pilots Association), the reps at the Lowrance booth said they will have it in "Maybe 2 months...maybe a year..." An Oshkosh intro, perhaps? Hope springs eternal... A friend of mine who just returned from SNF told me that AvMap had introduced XM weather, and I just about wet myself (Mary and I LOVE our AvMap!) -- but I can find no reference to this introduction anywhere. I presume he's mistaken, but can anyone verify that? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
Jay,
Well, the word is back from Sun N Fun -- Lowrance still has no XM weather for the 2000c, despite all the advance rumors. What they have instead is the lowest-priced color GPS yet. Not too shabby, either. And way more affordable than a 396. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:49:53 -0700, Jay Honeck wrote:
A friend of mine who just returned from SNF told me that AvMap had introduced XM weather, and I just about wet myself (Mary and I LOVE our AvMap!) -- but I can find no reference to this introduction anywhere. I presume he's mistaken, but can anyone verify that? I love my Lowrance 2000c. It's a great unit. Having said that, I do have a couple of nits. Cons o The menus are poorly laid out; but you adapt. o They do NOT encode altitude with their "trail" data. o No USB or serial port which means, if you want to connect your GPS to a computer or other odd-equipment, you must use a special serial cable. I have not checked, so I'm not even sure one is available. If one is available I'd guess it to be expensive. o The thing chews through batteries at an incredible rate Pros o Display very easy to read in multiple light situations o Night mode is good o Terrain database is really nice and I like how airspace is treated managed o The extended centerline is a nice feature too o The 2-d trail data is nice to plot. There exists a google earth deal which lets you convert your trail data to plot on google earth. That can be fun. For students, the trail data really helps show turns around a point and pattern work. o Really, too many nice things about this unit, which can be had for around $800 ($900 if you want terrain). For anyone wanting to get a nice GPS, be sure to look at least think about getting this unit. Greg |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
Greg,
For anyone wanting to get a nice GPS, be sure to look at least think about getting this unit. Or the new 600c. Smaller display at the same resolution. Much less power required, thus batteries last much longer. Oh, the cable is around 35 $ at lei-extras.com. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
Has anyone had trouble getting the E6B functions to work on the 2000c?
After I put in the CAS, pressure, altitude and temp into the calc screen, I don't get the altitude and airspeed calculations, so of course the wind direction and other calcs on the other screen don't work correctly. I've tried most reasonable button combinations to try to get something to display, but I only get the three dashes ("---"). I did find that if I'm in entry mode for the pressure and push the up arrow again after it's displaying "3" for the first digit (using inches Hg for units) the pressure entry field will jump to "39.99", and if I push up again the calculations will magically appear (grossly incorrect because it's using such a wack pressure to calculate!), but if I then push "Enter" to save the setting the calcs return to "---"... I have the Terrain Awareness model with software version 1.4.0 Any thoughts? - Steve |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:07:35 -0500, Stephen Farris wrote:
Has anyone had trouble getting the E6B functions to work on the 2000c? After I put in the CAS, pressure, altitude and temp into the calc screen, I don't get the altitude and airspeed calculations, so of course the wind direction and other calcs on the other screen don't work correctly. I have the Terrain Awareness model with software version 1.4.0 Any thoughts? Sorry, I've not tried to use those features. I'll see if I can check them out sometime in the near future. I have the same version you do. I'll report back if I remember to try it. Greg |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:28:37 +0200, Thomas Borchert wrote:
Greg, For anyone wanting to get a nice GPS, be sure to look at least think about getting this unit. Or the new 600c. Smaller display at the same resolution. Much less power required, thus batteries last much longer. Oh, the cable is around 35 $ at lei-extras.com. Can you provide the exact link and part number? I've having trouble finding a cable. Do you know if you can provide power via the cable too? Greg |
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No XM Weather For Lowrance 2000c...yet
Greg,
Can you provide the exact link and part number? I've having trouble finding a cable. Do you know if you can provide power via the cable too? There are two variants of the cable, one with a cigarette lighter adaptor included, one without. Best call lei-extras customer service. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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