---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 06/11/07: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:23 AM - Garmin Foretrex 101 -- great cheap GPS (Hopperdhh@aol.com) 2. 10:44 AM - Re: SPA-400 intercom (Doug McNutt) 3. 12:12 PM - Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 -- great cheap GPS (DENNCO2@aol.com) 4. 12:40 PM - Re: Garmin Foretrex 101 -- great cheap GPS (Hopperdhh@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:23:28 AM PST US From: Hopperdhh@aol.com Subject: Avionics-List: Garmin Foretrex 101 -- great cheap GPS I hesitate to post this to these sophisticated lists, but I can't resist! Last week I bought a Garmin Foretrex 101 GPS at ALDI (a grocery store) for $59.95. It will operate about 15 hours on two AAA batteries and weighs about 3 ounces, and has a 12 channel receiver with WAAS. It has NEMA out which means it could conceivably send data to an autopilot -- I don't have the serial cable to try this yet. Yesterday I tried it out in my RV-7A on a 50 mile trip. Wow! It worked perfectly. You have to program the airports manually out of the Airport Directory, but you can assign an airplane icon and name them with the identifiers, etc. It will hold up to 500 waypoints. You can set the units to NAUTICAL for speed and distance. It may be possible to download a data base from a PC since it has the serial interface. This is an amazing little GPS. Dan Hopper Walton, IN ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:44:16 AM PST US From: Doug McNutt Subject: Re: Avionics-List: SPA-400 intercom Have a look at: At 22:43 -0400 6/10/07, Bob Vandegrift wrote: > I have fried several resistors/diodes (don't ask, lets just say the previous professional approved installation choice of protection had something to do with it) in the unit to the point I can not tell what they are or their values. There is a cluster of 4 passives, a diode, capacitor, ? and ? located just behind the on/off switch on the board. Anyone out there have access to a schematic or and old unit to help me determine what they are. They will be easy to replace and repair the unit. -- --> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <-- ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:12:34 PM PST US From: DENNCO2@aol.com Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Garmin Foretrex 101 -- great cheap GPS In a message dated 6/11/2007 4:25:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Hopperdhh@aol.com writes: Last week I bought a Garmin Foretrex 101 GPS at ALDI (a grocery store) for $59.95 ================================ My brief search for this product shows $129.00 retail. $60 only at ALDI? ~Den~ Bothell, WA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:40:24 PM PST US From: Hopperdhh@aol.com Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Garmin Foretrex 101 -- great cheap GPS Den, Yep, I wouldn't lie! They said it was a special purchase. Our local stores are sold out now, but hopefully someone will find a store that still has some. ALDI does not list telephone numbers. In the store, just ask for GPS. The Foretrex 101 is the only one they have had that I know of. The Foretrex 201 is a better model (more expensive). It is very similar but with rechargeable battery and a serial cable included. I haven't seen it but the manuals that you can download from the Garmin sight are almost identical. do not archive Dan In a message dated 6/11/2007 3:14:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, DENNCO2@aol.com writes: In a message dated 6/11/2007 4:25:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Hopperdhh@aol.com writes: Last week I bought a Garmin Foretrex 101 GPS at ALDI (a grocery store) for $59.95 ================================ My brief search for this product shows $129.00 retail. $60 only at ALDI? ~Den~ Bothell, WA ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message avionics-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Avionics-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/avionics-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/avionics-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.