GPS Antenna (was GMC Motorhome Digest V3 #355)

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Al,

Which antenna did you get? BTW, the Delorme GPS's do not accept external
antennas.

Patrick

>
>
> Arch talked me into ording a great antenna for my Garmin.
> Very pleased with
> the amplification. Don't know if it works with the
> Earthmate. If you can get
> your antenna up high and clear of metal, it will work better.
> If possible,
> since our front pieces are fiberglass, you can add a metal
> pie dish to get a
> ground plane. Don't know if it will get a better signal with
> the earthmate,
> but you might want to try.
> al
>

>
> > Mailed my $270.00 to attend Rayne La GMC spring rally,
> this will be my
> > fourth rally.
> > Hope gas prices don't explode now!
> > Purchased a delorme earthmate from individual on internet.
> > Delorme Earthmate works but screen pops up saying no GPS
> for last 3 minutes,
> > check cables batterys,ect
> > Waiting for a new gps,ordered,I suspect the GPS has an
> intermittent signal
> > reception.
> > Does these GPS work tracking your route all day long?
>

 

[al chernoff]

My Garmin has an antenna that can be removed and I bought one called mighty
mouse. It gets about 10db of gain. I found it great as the signal strenght
was much higher than I had on the antenna alone. It came with a magnetic
plate and I fastened it to the metal that holds the mirror and that's it.
Went to their web site, and since I cant find the web address, perhaps
someone can find it in the archives of the net since that is where I got my
info.
al

> Al,
>
> Which antenna did you get? BTW, the Delorme GPS's do not accept external
> antennas.
>
> Patrick
>

> >
> >
> > Arch talked me into ording a great antenna for my Garmin.
> > Very pleased with
> > the amplification. Don't know if it works with the
> > Earthmate. If you can get
> > your antenna up high and clear of metal, it will work better.
> > If possible,
> > since our front pieces are fiberglass, you can add a metal
> > pie dish to get a
> > ground plane. Don't know if it will get a better signal with
> > the earthmate,
> > but you might want to try.
> > al
> >

> >
> > > Mailed my $270.00 to attend Rayne La GMC spring rally,
> > this will be my
> > > fourth rally.
> > > Hope gas prices don't explode now!
> > > Purchased a delorme earthmate from individual on internet.
> > > Delorme Earthmate works but screen pops up saying no GPS
> > for last 3 minutes,
> > > check cables batterys,ect
> > > Waiting for a new gps,ordered,I suspect the GPS has an
> > intermittent signal
> > > reception.
> > > Does these GPS work tracking your route all day long?
> >

 

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OK, I posted the web site for the Mighty Mouse a few months back.

Glad to hear it works as well as advertised.

Patrick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al [mailto:mr.c]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 11:18 AM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: GPS Antenna (was GMC Motorhome Digest V3 #355)
>
>
> My Garmin has an antenna that can be removed and I bought one
> called mighty
> mouse. It gets about 10db of gain. I found it great as the
> signal strenght
> was much higher than I had on the antenna alone. It came
> with a magnetic
> plate and I fastened it to the metal that holds the mirror
> and that's it.
> Went to their web site, and since I cant find the web address, perhaps
> someone can find it in the archives of the net since that is
> where I got my
> info.
> al
>

>
> > Al,
> >
> > Which antenna did you get? BTW, the Delorme GPS's do not
> accept external
> > antennas.
> >
> > Patrick
> >

> > >
> > >
> > > Arch talked me into ording a great antenna for my Garmin.
> > > Very pleased with
> > > the amplification. Don't know if it works with the
> > > Earthmate. If you can get
> > > your antenna up high and clear of metal, it will work better.
> > > If possible,
> > > since our front pieces are fiberglass, you can add a metal
> > > pie dish to get a
> > > ground plane. Don't know if it will get a better signal with
> > > the earthmate,
> > > but you might want to try.
> > > al
> > >

> > >
> > > > Mailed my $270.00 to attend Rayne La GMC spring rally,
> > > this will be my
> > > > fourth rally.
> > > > Hope gas prices don't explode now!
> > > > Purchased a delorme earthmate from individual on internet.
> > > > Delorme Earthmate works but screen pops up saying no GPS
> > > for last 3 minutes,
> > > > check cables batterys,ect
> > > > Waiting for a new gps,ordered,I suspect the GPS has an
> > > intermittent signal
> > > > reception.
> > > > Does these GPS work tracking your route all day long?
> > >
>

 

[al chernoff]

Patrick: It works really well and I want to thank you for posting it. I
talked to the fellow who developed it and he said it was the best one he
has seen or used.
al

> OK, I posted the web site for the Mighty Mouse a few months back.
>
> Glad to hear it works as well as advertised.