GRT XM unit
I finally got my GRT XM weather unit the other day. I spent a few hours getting it mounted in the plane. I’m having some problems getting it to activate that I’ll work on some more next time.
This GRT XM setup is cheesy to say the least. It is an aluminum GRT box with the WxWorx consumer hardware screwed to the top. It looks like they chose not to actually license the technology, but rather just resell the WxWorx receiver. This is what we accept for a low price. The WxWorx hardware clearly isn’t what I would call “aviation quality”. It is a big plastic box with an antenna connector, USB connector, and a normal consumer electronics barrel power connector. This whole setup weighs surely twice as much as it has to. Oh well, once I see radar on the displays, I won’t care.
