rv7charlie
Well Known Member
Anyone have an affordable method of updating the chart data on Garmin portables (GPSmap xxx, etc)?
I perused the Garmin support site and got no hint that updating chart data would cost $ for my ancient 196. Purchased a data cable, loaded the software, entered the ID of the device, and only then discovered their charges for the VFR handhelds.
$300/yr or $50/update seems a bit much for a VFR chart update on a $100 GPS, for the same tax dollars-funded data that's available for multiple other platforms for free (not counting my tax dollars, of course).
Thanks,
Charlie
I perused the Garmin support site and got no hint that updating chart data would cost $ for my ancient 196. Purchased a data cable, loaded the software, entered the ID of the device, and only then discovered their charges for the VFR handhelds.
$300/yr or $50/update seems a bit much for a VFR chart update on a $100 GPS, for the same tax dollars-funded data that's available for multiple other platforms for free (not counting my tax dollars, of course).
Thanks,
Charlie