AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Garmin 396 Reception Improves          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Owning Airplanes View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Mike Spera Guest Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 4:28 am    Post subject: Garmin 396 Reception Improves I did have the GA-25 antenna all the while I had intermittent lost sat reception. Bought a new high-gain replacement on line and did the swap last weekend. For 2 days prior to the swap, I would lose reception completely on a S-SE heading. The new antenna shows 10 sats 3/4 way up or better. Also, the sats are now solid and not "dancing around" as they were with the stock GA-25. I had done a side by side swap test a couple of weeks ago and saw pretty dramatic improvement, but could not get the original to lose it completely until this weekend. As someone mentioned, there may have been a recognized problem with these stock units. I need to take a few more flights before declaring victory. I'll see if Garmin is game to swapping the original unit out for the GA-26. Good luck, Mike Back to top Dan Luke Guest Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:49 am    Post subject: Re: Garmin 396 Reception Improves "Mike Spera" wrote: Quote: As someone mentioned, there may have been a recognized problem with these stock units. Not "may have been," Mike: there *is* a recognized problem with these stock units. I told you about it a month ago, remember? Quote: I'll see if Garmin is game to swapping the original unit out for the GA-26. They will. -- Dan C172RG at BFM Back to top Mike Spera Guest Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:12 am    Post subject: Re: Garmin 396 Reception Improves Yes, I remember your report. However, I generally qualify statements on the 'Net because we have a segment of the population who just LIVES to argue whenever someone makes an absolute statement. Also, I don't personally know most of the folks here and I won't take their word as gospel. So, "may have been" is the best you will get out of me until I see it with my own eyes. Then I will likely progress to "in my experience". Nobody has shown me a url at Garmin where they admit these units are defective. Till then... "may" Mike Quote: "Mike Spera" wrote: As someone mentioned, there may have been a recognized problem with these stock units. Not "may have been," Mike: there *is* a recognized problem with these stock units. I told you about it a month ago, remember? I'll see if Garmin is game to swapping the original unit out for the GA-26. They will. Back to top Dan Luke Guest Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Garmin 396 Reception Improves "Mike Spera" <mwspera (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in message news:QLTXh.857$296.425 (AT) newsread4 (DOT) news.pas.earthlink.net... Quote: Yes, I remember your report. However, I generally qualify statements on the 'Net because we have a segment of the population who just LIVES to argue whenever someone makes an absolute statement. Also, I don't personally know most of the folks here and I won't take their word as gospel. You are suspicious to the point of debility. I wasn't trying to sell you something. You might have been rid of this problem weeks ago with a simple phone call. -- Dan C172RG at BFM Back to top Jonathan Goodish Guest Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Garmin 396 Reception Improves In article <13314n8r46l2peb (AT) news (DOT) supernews.com>, "Dan Luke" <c172rg (AT) dingdongsouth (DOT) net> wrote: Quote: You are suspicious to the point of debility. I wasn't trying to sell you something. You might have been rid of this problem weeks ago with a simple phone call. You told him that, I told him that (multiple times), other people told him that, but some folks have to suffer the pain and learn on their own. Even with the GA26C, I've heard of folks having sporadic problems. I do not have problems in my airplane with my radios, but I suspect that in some cases, comm radios may still create a problem for some folks. I believe that the KX155 in particular can cause problems, as can certain other radios. JKG Back to top Dan Luke Guest Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Garmin 396 Reception Improves "Jonathan Goodish" wrote: Quote: You are suspicious to the point of debility. I wasn't trying to sell you something. You might have been rid of this problem weeks ago with a simple phone call. You told him that, I told him that (multiple times), other people told him that, but some folks have to suffer the pain and learn on their own. Makes you wonder why he even bothers with usenet. Quote: Even with the GA26C, I've heard of folks having sporadic problems. I do not have problems in my airplane with my radios, but I suspect that in some cases, comm radios may still create a problem for some folks. I believe that the KX155 in particular can cause problems, as can certain other radios. Since changing to the GA26C I've had no further reception problems, and my NAV/COM 1 is a KX155. Fingers crossed, -- Dan C-172RG at BFM Back to top Jonathan Goodish Guest Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:11 am    Post subject: Re: Garmin 396 Reception Improves In article <13347o14crrq10f (AT) news (DOT) supernews.com>, "Dan Luke" <c172rg (AT) dingdongsouth (DOT) net> wrote: Quote: Even with the GA26C, I've heard of folks having sporadic problems. I do not have problems in my airplane with my radios, but I suspect that in some cases, comm radios may still create a problem for some folks. I believe that the KX155 in particular can cause problems, as can certain other radios. Since changing to the GA26C I've had no further reception problems, and my NAV/COM 1 is a KX155. I believe that there is a filter that's supposed to be installed on older KX155 units during installation of a panel-mount GPS. I don't recall the source of that information off-hand, but I remember reading about it during my recent research into replacing my KX170B. I elected to get the KX170B fixed for now, though I will probably replace one of them with a 430W in the near future. 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