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"Dan Luke" wrote:
I put the XM antenna on the dash of the car for the drive home yesterday, and
it affected my aircraft compass from nearly two feet away. That's a hell of
a magnet; Garmin needs to provide a way for us to get rid of it without
voiding the warranty.


Good luck. The GPS10 has similar herculean magnets, and they affected
my compass no matter where I put the GPS10 on the glare shield. I
finally had to (carefully) pry open the unit and remove them.

Some folks with GPS10 units tried to get Garmin to take the magnets out,
even for a fee, and Garmin refused to do it.

My understanding is that the 396 XM antenna is glued shut in a similar
manner to the GPS10, and if so, some patient and careful prying will
open it up--but it will void the warranty.



JKG