Garmin Programmer for 430 / 530 terrain (share, borrow, rent)

[cnoe]

With great luck I've now found myself in a new (to me) 201 with a Garmin 530W.

 

My terrain database is going on 6 years old now, and as quickly as they put up towers down here I'd like to install a new update (<$50).

 

While I don't mind giving Jeppesen ~$60 for a card writer I find it preposterous to give Garmin $200 for their proprietary card writer.

 

So... I was wondering if others in my predicament might be interested in "sharing" a programmer (card writer) to help keep our individual costs more reasonable.

 

Garmin likely has some legal prohibition on "renting" the units to other people but surely they couldn't prohibit us from "borrowing" the card writer from one another.

 

If there were a few interested individuals I would be willing to buy one and then let others "borrow" it for the cost of shipping (wink wink); perhaps $25?

 

Or if ANYBODY has one of these programmers already I'd be more than willing to give them $25 if I could borrow it for a day.

 

Any interest???

 

Chuck

[CDF219]

Chuck , Id be interested. I was thinking about the same thing, my local avionics shop does not have one I considered buying one and use it then sell it to them for 25.00 less what I paid. Question is will it work on your 530 and my 430 WAAS.

[cnoe]

The programmer will indeed work for both units. Garmin's description was incomplete at https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/prod1190.html but another site stated...

Compatible products for this item are:

GNC 420, GNC 420W, GNS 430, GNS 430W, GNS 530W, GPS 400, GPS 400W, GPS 500, GPS 500W

I can call Garmin to be sure about compatibility.

I intended to say that I want to update my "obstacle data" not my "terrain data" which is obviously more static. This card writer will do either/both but WILL NOT write to the Jeppesen database card.

If a couple more people are interested I imagine we can strike a deal that's favorable to all. Anybody else???

Chuck

[CDF219]

Living here it Atlanta there are cell towers going up all over and I think my obs/ter data is older than yours. Im in maybe if we could get 4 people it would be worth while.

 

Chris

[cnoe]

Looks like this thread is dying here Chris.

 

I may start a similar thread on a different forum but will get back with you if I find more interest.

 

Thanks,

 

Chuck