Garmin 496 loss of satellite reception

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"Dan" wrote:
Again, stub antenna worked fine. I contacted Garmin, who sent me
another GA25 antenna (no dice). When I called back, they said that
there have been issues with the GA25 antennas (apparently in the design
iteslf) and sent me a GA26 (the older version, same form factor as the
antenna that came with the GPSMAP 195). So far I believe this will
resolve the issue, but I am planning to test after work today.

Ah, perhaps there's the clue. My 396 came with the GA26 antenna, which
is the same antenna that I had with my 195. I noticed that the new 396
and 496 units are shipping with the GA25, which is about half the size
of the GA26. I've never had reception problems with the 195 or 396
using the larger GA26 antenna.


JKG