weather

by **Dan Johnson** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:01 am

My plane has been down for a few months for a new engine and annual. Since I got it back I have flown for about 4 hours. The weather is not acquiring on the 530 via the GDL 69A. My subscription has not lapsed. Has anybody else had this problem?
Dan

by **Zach Grant L1011jock** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:03 am

Dan,
Call XM just before you go flying next and have them reactivate your radio. You will need the radio ident and you can get that off of the Xm page on the 530. Just call them up and they will send the signal up to the Sattelite so that you will re start the programing. It needs to be done every so often for some reason...
-Zach

by **jeffrey aryan** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:32 am

Dan,

Also tell XM to activate the WX portion in addition to the music section. They are two different services.

Jeff

by **Dan Johnson** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:21 pm

I will call XM this A.M.
Thankyou,
Dan

by **Charlie Tripp** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:58 pm

The easiest way to refresh the XM signal is from the website below. Just enter your receiver ID.

http://www.xmradio.com/refresh/

by **SPNA** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:31 pm

Don't call or use the website, until you are ready to turn the receiver on. Make sure you have a clear view of the Satellite, it requires a strong signal.

You should start to see the re-activation within about 10min of requesting the refresh. If it takes longer than 45 minutes call XM at the number below.

If you have access to Internet, you can also request the activation by going to the this website. I have this plus the radio ID saved on my Internet capable phone. I even did a re-fresh in the air once.

The XM weather service phone number is 800-985-9200.

Important, NOTE: Please check your 8 digit radio ID code carefully. None of the following letters are used: "I" (eye), "o" (oh), "S" or "F".

by **Dan Johnson** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:40 pm

Thankyou Charlie.

by **Dan Johnson** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:41 pm

Great info Craig.
Thankyou,
Dan

by **Dan Johnson** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:08 pm

All,
Finally got a chance today to try the fix for my weather. Typed in my radio ID's for the weather data and audio on the website. Went flying. It took about 30 minutes for all the data to start working. All is well now. Thankyou for the help. It was easy to do online.

Dan

by **Charlie Tripp** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:13 am

I believe there is a 3 hour refresh time period. If necessary use the website from the house to refresh before you head to the airport. It should not take as long once you get going.

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