I've done some searching on line about this. Basically you use XM radio to obtain a weather signal that shows up on your GPS. Talk about nice! I'd love to see what I was going into when driving home and what not.

Anybody know of some good GPS/weather combos. Garmin makes one, but it also has a lot of stuff that I don't need.

 

humm i've never heard of this.. i would like to see one.

 

I already have XM and am thinking of getting a portable GPS... do you have any more info on this.. What units use this?

 

http://www.gpscity.com/item-garmin-s...dio/sp2730.htm

 

I just found out about this too. Pretty cool!

I believe it's $100 activation and $99/mo. for the XM weather service.

http://www.xmradio.com/weather/get_xm_wx.html

 

I figured you'd be some one who would be very interested in this, as am I!

If I can get enough money saved to get a few things, then this will be next on the list.

 

If money was no object, I'd do it in a heartbeat. It's a fairly spendy setup though when you consider the cost of the GPSR, software, and accessories and the subscription on top of it all. I have managed to do pretty well on my overland trips with just WX radio when I can get it, so this would be almost purely for fun. But if I was out on the sea sailing around the world, or flying a plane, I would definitely be into it!

The Garmin 376C looks pretty slick.

376C weblog

TigerGPS page with screen shots

 

my Garmin Rino 130 has weather alert and weather channel selections. THe Rino is a GPS/2 way radio set. I can also send and receive my coordinates to other Rino users. Kind of pricey at $350 from REI.
http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...I_SSHP_GPS_TOC