XM WX Satellite Weather?

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Feb 12, 2005
143
- - Lake Worth, FL
anyone have it? Is it worth the $? I got a quote for $999 for a computer interface and $49 per month for service. its supposed to have nation-wide nextrad live radar, that would be a hell of a step up from weather-fax. Can anyone comment on its reliability and data quality?
 
Jun 4, 2004
629
Sailboat - 48N x 89W
Globalstar ?

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Don

try it

We just tried it on a display Garmin chartplotter at the local WM and it seems to be a great way to go - eliminates the need for a laptop and interface (and their $$$) as long as you already have the appropriate display. The only problem I noticed was the difficulty reading all that info (chartplotter, radar and weather) on a small display - the 6 or 8 inch screens both seemed to be too cluttered but was easily viewed on the 10 inch. Don
 
Feb 12, 2005
143
- - Lake Worth, FL
cool, ill go hit up westmarine this weekend

and see if they have it at the store near me, they should, its the florida flagship store... :)
 
Aug 1, 2005
84
Beneteau J-Boat Huntington, NY
Very Interested

I have taken a look for my new boat next season, its an option for the Garmin Chartplotter. They claim you can dodge storm cells with this thing. If it does not become available as an option on the E-80 series raymarine chartplotter by February, I might switch over to purchasing Garmin instead just to get this feature integrated into the larger display.
 
Feb 12, 2005
143
- - Lake Worth, FL
i wouldnt mind changing from my C80

but the garmen radar antenna is frekin huge, it seems like its 2x bigger than the raymarine, no way it will mount on my mast, plus, it actualy costs more.
 
Mar 20, 2004
1,753
Hunter 356 and 216 Portland, ME
globalstar phones

globalstar phones for purchase run $400-700 and you can get real deals on refurbs. they have many plans, the more minutes/mo in the plan the cheaper per minute. My plan is $50/month for an hour of airtime, with additional minutes at $1.00
 
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