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I am too using the Lowrance 300 and like it. It is slow though when using the menues and because it's old it will have to go soon. I checked the Lowrance 500 at Lowrance website. Main thing is that it is using it's own power supply cable to the Cigarette lighter. You can not use just any cable on it because it is designed to use low Voltage and the Voltage reducer is part of that cable. So in case you misplace the cable , you need one from Lowrance. The Lowrance 300 could use any Voltage from 7.5 V to over 30 Volts without harm. Not so the 500. Also the screen seems smaller and the antennae is integrated, making the upper space of the unit just a waste . With the 300 I can detach the antenna and the battery pack, using my own shorter power supply cable and voila, I have something like a directional Gyro , almost a HSI on the dashboard without using too much room. Can't do that this easy with the Lowrance 500. The upcoming Lowrance 1000 seems too big for my panel anyway. I tried the GPS on the yoke and did not like it at all. Looks like the next one is a Garmin for me. Hartmut ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Bullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 6:12 PM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] GPS 196 vs Lowrance 500 > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > Any perspectives on these two units? I can get a great deal ($399) on the > Lowrance 500 because I'm retiring my Lowrance 300, which used to be > trusty but now is tired. > > However, I really like the Garmin 196, and have the impression that > it's going to be better supported over time. I like the display, and > the fact that updates are downloaded, not inserted on a chip. Also > the fact that the 500's 12V adapter is in the ciggy lighter plug itself > seems to me to be a pain in the ass. The Garmin just tolerates > voltages from 6 to 35. > > Then again , the 500 has an obstruction DB... > > Thoughts? > > Greg > > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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