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Accessories for the Aera 660

DennisRhodes

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Looking at upgrading my Garmin 396 with a Aera 660. I see that to get XM music and Wx ( like I have on the 396) I need to purchase another $600 XM device ie GDL51. Will the 660 not receive XM from the old hockey puck xm antenna , I believe its a GXM40 or may be an GXM 30?? If not, sure makes my old 396 look even better!
 
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Nope. The only way to get SXM anything in the aera 660 is to buy a GDL 51/52. Legacy antennas cannot be used. If you want to stay with your current hockey puck you will have to stay with the GPSMAP 396/496 (GXM 30) or 696/796 (GXM 30/40). Were it me I would either stay put or spring for the 660 with a GDL-52. Basically an all or nothing proposition. To hit somewhere in between would be penny wise and pound foolish.

Jim
 
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