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Old 05-21-2012, 09:09 AM
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Default XM Weather/Music...does it go with the antena or the GPS?
Question.....Can you take your XM antena and use it on a different GPS? I have an account and want to move the weather from a 396 in one plane to a 796 in another.
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Old 05-21-2012, 09:12 AM
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The antenna is the reciever. That being said, I am not sure the antenna's are the same/compatible between the 396 and the 796.
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Old 05-21-2012, 09:23 AM
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Wx subscription goes with the antenna. I've used my 496 antenna with XM on another's 396. Also not sure about the 796. Best, Jim
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Old 05-21-2012, 09:26 AM
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True - in teh portables, the antenna IS the reciever, and the subscription goes with it. In teh G3X, the antenna is just an antenna - the reciever is built into the display unit. The antenna/reciever for the 396/496 is a GXM 30, and for the 696/796 a GXM40....they are different dimesnions, but I don't know if they are software compatable.
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