just looking Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 I have been having issues with some of my Garmin. I have a 396, 496 for aviation and a 420S for boating. All of these units are having trouble picking up satellites. Anyone else having issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starflesk Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 got the same issue early march, i think that was a 496 installed in the aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcmachz Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 usually a sign that the internal battery is past its life expectancy.. when that battery loses all its charge the GPS loses its last known position and has to do a complete scan of the skies to try to locate itself 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diaper_Pin Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 zero issues with my 695. GMCMACHZ makes a very good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 coming up on max date for GPS as well, it will reset to zero, can't remember what day it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sven Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Winnie said: coming up on max date for GPS as well, it will reset to zero, can't remember what day it is It's April 6th. https://support.garmin.com/en-CA/?faq=zWQY6Z2kFiAuY9kDnDBgZ6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirlybird Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I have tried to get help from Garmin and they straight out told me they will no longer support the 396 or fix it and there only solution was to buy a new one. . . Does anyone know of a good GPS company in the western Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robottxt Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 31 minutes ago, Whirlybird said: I have tried to get help from Garmin and they straight out told me they will no longer support the 396 or fix it and there only solution was to buy a new one. . . Does anyone know of a good GPS company in the western Canada? https://www.gpscentral.ca They may be able to help you with a repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diaper_Pin Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Whirlybird said: I have tried to get help from Garmin and they straight out told me they will no longer support the 396 or fix it and there only solution was to buy a new one. . . Does anyone know of a good GPS company in the western Canada? Repair for all 496, 396, 296 and 196 ended some time ago. These units are now unserviceable.https://fly.garmin.com/fly-garmin/support/warranty-information/out-of-warranty Best bet is to troll ebay for a 596/596 or newer at a reasonable price. They are least still repairable by Garmin. I picked up a 595 2 years ago for $500, so there are deals out there. Option B, Foreflight on a Cellular iPod. my two cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDont Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 I find Foreflight is such a good tool. The downside to it is bush flying, fires for example. Marking user waypoints is a process. If they added a quick mark button or simplified the user waypoint menu it would be perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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