WxWorx or Anywhere Wx

I have looked at it but was scared off by the $5000.00 price tag.

Jon Kraus

Jim N. wrote:
If you already have a 430, have you looked at the GDL69? It downlinks near
realtime Nexrad radar along with graphical metars.

An added bonus is XM satellite radio, which has better than CD quality sound
and over 110 channels.

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Jon Kraus wrote:

I have looked at it but was scared off by the $5000.00 price tag.



Not to mention that you only get NEXRAD and METARs on the 430/530
displays, unless Garmin has changed something recently. That's better
than nothing, but no where close to what others can provide at half the
price.



JKG

Jonathan Goodish wrote:

Not to mention that you only get NEXRAD and METARs on the 430/530
displays, unless Garmin has changed something recently.

What I was told a number of months back is that, once a 430/530 is upgraded
for WAAS, the additional WX features of the XM feed will be supported.
Whether this was ever actually, or still is, true is unknown.

But it does make sense to me, in that the WAAS upgrade is a significant
system improvement from what I've read even ignoring the actual WAAS
service. Perhaps the 430/530 haven't the power to handle/display all that
the GDL69 can provide w/o that upgrade.

- Andrew

Jon,

I have been using the IPAQ 4705 with the Anywhere weather. Here is my
experience :

Never leave the 4705 or the Garmin GPS10 bluetooth receiver in the plane
after you land. It won't handle high temperatures. I also keep a vent
pointed towards it while airborne. Twice when the weather go really nasty,
the operating system hung up (due to heat) and I had to reboot while
enduring turbulance.

If you go with the 4705, then you must also buy a 1 Gig SD card and install
the Anywhere Weather on it. Once you have it configured the way you want
it, back it up onto the SD card. That way, any time your system hangs, you
can just restore in less than 45 seconds and bring your last configuration
back.

I have a 430 in my Skylane and I use the 4705 as a backup and for XM
weather. They work great for situational awareness.

The newest release of the Anywhere weather is a vast improvement over the
last release. Seeing is believing. If you want a live demo, I am local in
Indy and can show it to you.

Good Luck.

....Robbie.


"Jon Kraus" wrote in message
...
I have looked at it but was scared off by the $5000.00 price tag.

Jon Kraus

Jim N. wrote:
If you already have a 430, have you looked at the GDL69? It downlinks
near realtime Nexrad radar along with graphical metars.

An added bonus is XM satellite radio, which has better than CD quality
sound and over 110 channels.

In article ,
"Robbie S." wrote:
Never leave the 4705 or the Garmin GPS10 bluetooth receiver in the plane
after you land. It won't handle high temperatures. I also keep a vent
pointed towards it while airborne. Twice when the weather go really nasty,
the operating system hung up (due to heat) and I had to reboot while
enduring turbulance.

I've heard of the lock-ups, though I have a 4705 and haven't experienced
them. I've heard from folks who have had their 4705's replaced by HP
under warranty, and the replacement ones are less prone to lock ups. I
haven't heard anyone complain about the new Dells locking up, and the
Dells are less expensive, but I'm not sure about their durability or
performance.




JKG

The Dells are much slower than the IPAQ 4705. The heat problem is well
documented for the 4705, but the real problem was not knowing. Now that I
know, I don't have any issues with it and the whole setup works like a
charm.

....Robbie.


I've heard of the lock-ups, though I have a 4705 and haven't experienced
them. I've heard from folks who have had their 4705's replaced by HP
under warranty, and the replacement ones are less prone to lock ups. I
haven't heard anyone complain about the new Dells locking up, and the
Dells are less expensive, but I'm not sure about their durability or
performance.




JKG

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"Robbie S." wrote:

The Dells are much slower than the IPAQ 4705. The heat problem is well
documented for the 4705, but the real problem was not knowing. Now that I
know, I don't have any issues with it and the whole setup works like a
charm.

Even the Dell Axim x50v? It appears to have the same processor specs as
the 4705, but a slightly smaller display.

In any case, I think the key with the 4705 is to keep air circulation
going when the ambient temperatures are high. I haven't had a problem
with it regardless, but I did a clean install of AnywhereWx a while ago
and immediately performed a backup. So hopefully, if I ever need to
hard reset, I can restore the system fairly quickly.



JKG