T&T: GPS Repair Service

[Peter Bennett]

Saturday, November 11, 2006, 5:24:42 PM, thomas wrote:

tb> Have two of the old Garmin 75s. The one on the upper station went
tb>   blank while running yesterday. Switched it with the one on the lower
tb>   station so I know the antenna is OK. Tried to get it to work with the
tb>   antenna for the lower unit but no go.
tb>   Seems everything is working except it will not acquire the satellites.
tb>   The SKY MODE shows me they are there but for some reason the
tb>   unit will not read them up.

tb>   Question: Does anyone know of a service company that can repair
tb>   an old Garmin 75? Ive had this unit since they first came out and
really
tb>   would like to keep it.

tb>   Garmin does not service this unit any longer

tb>   Tom Barnes


That is an ANCIENT single-channel scanning receiver - break down and buy a new
12-channel model - you've got your money's worth from the 75's.

My 12XL (much newer than the 75, and a 12-channel receiver) recently developed
a display problem, so I replaced it with a Garmin GPS72.



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Peter Bennett, VE7CEI    Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Lien Hwa 28 (AKA Polaris 30) "Sea Spray"
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