wrote:
I wonder, though, will it really be able to download from the
satellites with the little antenna? I currently own a 196 and with the
built-in antenna it often has a hard time getting a lock on the GPS. I
might guess that the requirements to download the weather data (which
is a lot more data than GPS) would be higher.

I have had a 196 for nearly 3 years and have never had a problem
getting or keeping a GPS lock. I don't even bother using the suction
cup window-mounted antenna; the little flip-up one works just fine from
the yoke mount in my Warrior.