UNIT DESCRIPTION The GPSMAP 396 with XM WX Satellite Weather? features Next
Generation Radar (NEXRAD), Aviation Routine Weather Reports
(METARs), Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs), Temporary Flight
Restrictions (TFRs), Lightning and Winds Aloft, and several other
important weather products to help pilots make informed
navigational decisions. This new aviation handheld continues to
reduce pilot workload by displaying Traffic Information Service
(TIS) data when interfaced to the GTX 330, and can channel
frequencies with the touch of a button when interfaced to the SL30
nav/comm radio. The GPSMAP 396 is also capable of receiving XM
Satellite Radio¡¯s 130-plus channels of music, sports, news, talk,
and entertainment programming through a subscription. Once on the
ground, the unit continues to provide pilots with invaluable
information in a car or boat via automotive or marine navigation
modes. Pilots can customize the map display to overlay XM WX data directly
over the unit¡¯s Jeppesen and topographic map databases, or display
individual weather products on the exclusive weather explorer?
page. In terrain mode, the GPSMAP 396 combines inputs from built-in
terrain, obstacle, and electronic flight databases to give pilots a
vivid depiction of proximity hazards that require their attention.
Pilots can customize their own minimum-clearance limits to receive
terrain cautions, which pop up as digital thumbnail images. Viewing the display in any light is easy, thanks to the device¡¯s
256-color, high-resolution (480 x 320-pixel) TFT display. The unit
also features USB data transfer, fast processing speed, and a
rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack. XM Satellite data and audio is delivered to the GPSMAP 396 through
Garmin¡¯s new GXM 30A smart antenna, which is included with the
unit. The compact GXM 30A (roughly three inches in diameter)
processes all weather information and sends the finished data to
the G
