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05-08-2008, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Garmin 396 WX weather question
I'm going to borrow Nordo's 396 for this weekend's flying but when he sold his 8, the new owner still has the GXM30A weather receiver/antenna. I have another (last one, I only have two) friend who is going to loan me his antenna. I can't get hold of Garmin to ask them, so here goes. If my second friend has a current XM weather subscription on his "receiver", will it also show weather on Nordo's 396 or do you have to mate the receiver/antenna with the unit in use??
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05-08-2008, 12:45 PM
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The subscription lives inside the antenna, and will work with any 396 or 496.
cheers,
mcb
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05-08-2008, 12:58 PM
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Thank ya, Matt
Quote:
Originally Posted by mburch
The subscription lives inside the antenna, and will work with any 396 or 496.
cheers,
mcb
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05-08-2008, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Huskerland, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mburch
The subscription lives inside the antenna, and will work with any 396 or 496.
cheers,
mcb
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Sorry, but I don't think that is right.
I have heard this before, but it does not hold true with my Garmin 396 & 496. To activate the weather subscription you have to give XM the ID number of the GPS unit, not the antenna. My 496 has a current XM weather subscription. If I take the XM weather antenna and plug it in the 396 it does not recieve XM weather. If I plug any XM Weather antenna into the 496 I have weather.
Edited by Geico266: This info is not correct, read below.
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05-08-2008, 07:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geico266
Sorry, but I don't think that is right.
I have heard this before, but it does not hold true with my Garmin 396 & 496. To activate the weather subscription you have to give XM the ID number of the GPS unit, not the antenna. My 496 has a current XM weather subscription. If I take the XM weather antenna and plug it in the 396 it does not receive XM weather. If I take the 496 and "plug" it into the panel of any plane with an Airgizmo we have weather. If I plug any XM Weather antenna into the 496 I have weather.
The subscription lives with the GPS unit.
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Sorry Larry, I have documented proof that Matt is right, at least for the 396's - I have used Louise's XM antenna on my 396, and my XM antenna on hers - they work just fine. They have different subscription levels Full and Lit), and the subscription level goes with the antenna. I'm not sure why it is different for your unit....
Paul
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05-08-2008, 07:35 PM
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Antenna
I looked at the back of a 396 today and have a question. The GPS antenna plugs into the BNC connector, but where does the XM antenna plug into? Do the XM antennas come with the 396 or do you have to buy it separately?
I assume the 1/8" connector is for audio out?
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05-08-2008, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by craigvince
I looked at the back of a 396 today and have a question. The GPS antenna plugs into the BNC connector, but where does the XM antenna plug into? Do the XM antennas come with the 396 or do you have to buy it separately?
I assume the 1/8" connector is for audio out?
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The XM Weather antenna plugs into the USB port just below the power plug. The antenna comes standard with the 496 & 396.
The 1/8" plug is audio out.
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Last edited by Geico266 : 05-08-2008 at 07:44 PM.
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05-08-2008, 07:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironflight
Sorry Larry, I have documented proof that Matt is right, at least for the 396's - I have used Louise's XM antenna on my 396, and my XM antenna on hers - they work just fine. They have different subscription levels Full and Lit), and the subscription level goes with the antenna. I'm not sure why it is different for your unit....
Paul
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I stand corrected! I just called XM Weather and the service follows the antenna! I must have a fluke thing going on with my situation. Learn something new every day.
Sorry guys! The service follows the antenna (which is the "Unit ID" displayed in the GPS).
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Last edited by Geico266 : 05-08-2008 at 08:09 PM.
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05-08-2008, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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mine does
When I subscribed to XM I had to give them my antenna number (on back side of the Antenna) and that's my radio ID on my XM account. Never gave them my 496 number.
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05-08-2008, 08:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RV8iator
When I subscribed to XM I had to give them my antenna number (on back side of the Antenna) and that's my radio ID on my XM account. Never gave them my 496 number.
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Same with me - there are antena serial numbers on the back of both of ours....not trying to be troublesome Larry... 
Paul
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