"Richard Kaplan" wrote

That is a good point but then again there are some cockpits where it is
already hard to fit a 296; anything bigger and the GPS would simply not
work
in some cockpits. So there is a tradeoff to be made.

All cockpits have knees, and an external antenna could be used.

I won't buy until size increases, but my guess is that Lowrance will soon
come out with equal or better features on it's 1000/2000 series, and that
Jay's unit (can't remember the name right now) will be close behind that.

I will make a prediction and say that a "fly though the boxes" display will
not be too much further behind, (2 years or less) on a portable model, for
not much more money.
--
Jim in NC