Goodbye to Garmin's Weather Monopoly

[Jay Honeck[_2_]]

From EAA's hotline:

XM RADIO TEAMS WITH AVMAP
As part of XM Radio's ongoing effort to provide pilots with a wide selection
of XM WX-capable display solutions, the company has teamed with AvMap. AvMap
will offer XM WX Satellite Weather as an option on its portable navigation
systems including the EKP-IV, the EKP-IV PRO, and the GeoPilot II Plus. To
learn more visit www.avmap.us or www.xmwxweather.com.

It's about time!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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Jay Honeck > wrote:
> From EAA's hotline:

> XM RADIO TEAMS WITH AVMAP
> As part of XM Radio's ongoing effort to provide pilots with a wide selection
> of XM WX-capable display solutions, the company has teamed with AvMap. AvMap
> will offer XM WX Satellite Weather as an option on its portable navigation
> systems including the EKP-IV, the EKP-IV PRO, and the GeoPilot II Plus. To
> learn more visit www.avmap.us or www.xmwxweather.com.

Where, unless they've updated the web sites in the few hours,
you will find nothing about it on the Avmap site and an Avmap logo
on the XM site which takes you back to the Avmap site.

--
Jim Pennino

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[Ron Natalie]

Jay Honeck wrote:
> From EAA's hotline:
>
> XM RADIO TEAMS WITH AVMAP
> As part of XM Radio's ongoing effort to provide pilots with a wide
> selection of XM WX-capable display solutions, the company has teamed
> with AvMap. AvMap will offer XM WX Satellite Weather as an option on its
> portable navigation systems including the EKP-IV, the EKP-IV PRO, and
> the GeoPilot II Plus. To learn more visit www.avmap.us or
> www.xmwxweather.com.
>
> It's about time!

Garmin has never had a monopoly on the weather. AnywhereMap has had
it on their solution for years.

[Jay Honeck[_2_]]

> Garmin has never had a monopoly on the weather. AnywhereMap has had
> it on their solution for years.

True enough. But as far as an all-in-one box, Garmin was it.

No more. (Although that AvMap website is a real mystery...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bertie the Bunyip[_24_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in
news:ApSNj.124844$yE1.108313@attbi_s21:

> From EAA's hotline:
>
> XM RADIO TEAMS WITH AVMAP
> As part of XM Radio's ongoing effort to provide pilots with a wide
> selection of XM WX-capable display solutions, the company has teamed
> with AvMap. AvMap will offer XM WX Satellite Weather as an option on
> its portable navigation systems including the EKP-IV, the EKP-IV PRO,
> and the GeoPilot II Plus. To learn more visit www.avmap.us or
> www.xmwxweather.com.
>
> It's about time!



You're a moron.

Bertie

[Bertie the Bunyip[_24_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in news:_JTNj.124932$yE1.4110
@attbi_s21:

>> Garmin has never had a monopoly on the weather. AnywhereMap has had
>> it on their solution for years.
>
> True enough. But as far as an all-in-one box, Garmin was it.
>

No, it wasn't.

Bertie

[Jay Maynard]

On 2008-04-18, Jay Honeck > wrote:
>> Garmin has never had a monopoly on the weather. AnywhereMap has had
>> it on their solution for years.
> True enough. But as far as an all-in-one box, Garmin was it.

Will the others interface with my GNS430W? (At least as well as the 496
does.) Do the others provide XM radio? (My roommate is addicted to XM 164; I
am, too, but expect that it'll be hard to follow a story with ATC traffic
cutting in frequently.)
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

wrote:
> Jay Honeck > wrote:
>> From EAA's hotline:
>
>> XM RADIO TEAMS WITH AVMAP
>> As part of XM Radio's ongoing effort to provide pilots with a wide selection
>> of XM WX-capable display solutions, the company has teamed with AvMap. AvMap
>> will offer XM WX Satellite Weather as an option on its portable navigation
>> systems including the EKP-IV, the EKP-IV PRO, and the GeoPilot II Plus. To
>> learn more visit www.avmap.us or www.xmwxweather.com.
>
> Where, unless they've updated the web sites in the few hours,
> you will find nothing about it on the Avmap site and an Avmap logo
> on the XM site which takes you back to the Avmap site.
>

The only mention I could find of XM Wx on the Avmap site was this on the
Geopilot II Plus page.

Weather Conditions (coming soon!)
With an optional antenna you will be able to receive constantly updated
XM/WX weather conditions: NEXRAD (next generation radar), and Lightning
information will be displayed on the map.

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Jay Honeck wrote:
>> Garmin has never had a monopoly on the weather. AnywhereMap has had
>> it on their solution for years.
>
> True enough. But as far as an all-in-one box, Garmin was it.
> No more. (Although that AvMap website is a real mystery...)

Do we KNOW that the AvMap is going to be all-in-one?

[JGalban via AviationKB.com]

Jay Maynard wrote:
>Do the others provide XM radio? (My roommate is addicted to XM 164; I
>am, too, but expect that it'll be hard to follow a story with ATC traffic
>cutting in frequently.)

It's not bad. I don't have XM, but I do have about 4,000 hrs. of classics
on .mp3 that I listen to in flight. As long as your not in an ultra busy
sector, it's pretty easy to follow along. My intercom mutes the audio when
ATC transmits.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

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[JGalban via AviationKB.com]

wrote:
>
>Where, unless they've updated the web sites in the few hours,
>you will find nothing about it on the Avmap site and an Avmap logo
>on the XM site which takes you back to the Avmap site.
>
The total lack of info from Avmap and Garmin would lead me to believe that
this is just a vaporware announcement. I wouldn't get too excited until they
start putting some hardware and software out.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

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[Longworth[_1_]]

On Apr 18, 9:34*am, Gig 601Xl Builder >
wrote:
> Do we KNOW that the AvMap is going to be all-in-one?

Most likely not, since XM weather is an add-on feature to the Avmap.
I'm certain that an external receiver/antenna is required just like
the XM addon to anywhere map.

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

JGalban via AviationKB.com wrote:
> wrote:
>> Where, unless they've updated the web sites in the few hours,
>> you will find nothing about it on the Avmap site and an Avmap logo
>> on the XM site which takes you back to the Avmap site.
>>
> The total lack of info from Avmap and Garmin would lead me to believe that
> this is just a vaporware announcement. I wouldn't get too excited until they
> start putting some hardware and software out.
>
> John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)
>


Is it safe to assume you meant to write XM where you wrote Garmin?

[JGalban via AviationKB.com]

Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
>
>Is it safe to assume you meant to write XM where you wrote Garmin?

Yep. Sorry about that. Not enough coffee this morning.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

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[Jay Honeck[_2_]]

> Do we KNOW that the AvMap is going to be all-in-one?

>Most likely not, since XM weather is an add-on feature to the Avmap.
>I'm certain that an external receiver/antenna is required just like
>the XM addon to anywhere map.

Presuming that AvMap combines the external receiver & antenna into one unit,
this seems to differ little from the 496's hockey-puck antenna.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Jay Honeck wrote:
>> Do we KNOW that the AvMap is going to be all-in-one?
>
>> Most likely not, since XM weather is an add-on feature to the Avmap.
>> I'm certain that an external receiver/antenna is required just like
>> the XM addon to anywhere map.
>
> Presuming that AvMap combines the external receiver & antenna into one
> unit, this seems to differ little from the 496's hockey-puck antenna.

I think that is a huge presumption. It could and might very well be a
hockey-puck and a box in addition to the AvMap unit.