Garmin 220 Chart plotter will no longer aquire sats...

[Bryan Rose]

title says it all ...has an external antenna and I have checked the antenna connections but no joy..does the antenna have an internal Battery or something...any help here, I know the unit is old but not picking up the sats...plus Ihave a ton of chart chips for it.

Bryan

[capybob]

no longer serviced by Garmin list the charts for sale and take anything offered time to buy a new unit

[Bryan Rose]

Originally Posted by capybob

no longer serviced by Garmin list the charts for sale and take anything offered time to buy a new unit

ok then

best unit out there in a 10 inch model...for the price and where to buy?

[dlevitt]

I think that I saw a Garmin 3210 from BOE for $1100. You would still need to add the transducer and sonar module.

[Bryan Rose]

Originally Posted by dlevitt

I think that I saw a Garmin 3210 from BOE for $1100. You would still need to add the transducer and sonar module.

who is BOE

[bwguardian]

Probably just a bad antenna...they do go bad especially if around a radar.

[slief]

Originally Posted by Bryan Rose

who is BOE

BOE is one of the best marine electronics suppliers I have had the pleasure of dealing with. They are a board sponser here with an impecible record. Great prices and great service. Jim is the man!

http://boemarine.com/

[Buoy Scout]

Your gpsmap 220 will work with any passive (i.e., unpowered) antenna. If you have the original antenna for this unit, and it's been working all along, I suspect you have a bad connection somewhere. The antenna is passive and not likely to "go bad." The gps itself is rugged. If it powers up and displays charts, just won't pick up the sat's I'd suspect the antenna connection and beg/borrow some one else's antenna to hook it up for testing. I would not throw it away too quickly. On the other hand, the newer units have much faster redraw rates. The 210/215/220/225 series are too slow on the chart redraw for a boat moving over 10 knots (IMHO). It's old technology, so probably time to upgrade. keep the old unit for a backup.

If shopping, check out getfeetwet.com as well. Lots of debundled and reman garmin stuff. the debundled 4208 is $100 less than at BOE for example. No affiliation with either, but have bought a bunch of stuff from getfeetwet.com. Have not dealt with BOE.