Has anyone come up with a way to supply external power to the Garmin 296 while getting the GPS "PRC" output string at the same time... I understand you need 2 different cables,,,,, Carl Taylor W9ZGU Hollywood, FL. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/195 - Release Date: 12/8/2005