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"Mike Murdock" wrote: They refer to each scan as "base reflectivity", no matter what elevation the radar is tilted to. The point is that the colors you see in your airplane represent the highest level of all the different elevations scanned for that area. I'm not sure of the source of your information, since you didn't provide a direct reference, and it doesn't seem to appear on the WxWorx web site. Certainly, none of the information that WxWorx provides on their web site confirms that a composite reflectivity image is provided, and the information that you provide suggests that the image is a base reflectivity image with some "educated guessing" involved in order to attempt to paint a composite-like picture using some base reflectivity data. However, I'm not a radar expert, so perhaps I'm misinterpreting something along the way. I have never put the WxWorx and NWS products side by side to see how they compare. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has done such a comparison. WxWorx seems to be somewhat guarded about the details, or at least I haven't found a good source for the details yet. I have heard that WxWorx does a pretty good job of painting the heavy and severe stuff with yellows and reds, but I've personally had some yellow cells sneak up on me all of a sudden in a sea of green. Seems that echo tops (which I had turned off at the time) may have shown a higher-level return before the cells actually painted yellow on the NEXRAD image. JKG |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Jim N. wrote:
You are correct. Garmin claims that with some upcoming changes the full functionality of the data downlink will become available. Of course, we've been waiting for WAAS and terrain for over two years now, with no firm delivery in sight. I was told a number of months back that this is included in the WAAS upgrade. That was while the upgrade was still scheduled for...well...right about now. - Andrew |
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Jonathan Goodish wrote:
However, I'm not aware that the 396 has the airport directory, fuel price, or A/FD information contained in the latest version of AnywhereWx. The "killer app" for AnywhereWX in my opinion is still the backup AI. If only I'd finally break down and buy the damned thing laugh. - Andrew |
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