GPS units
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 09, 2023 at 14:17
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GarryR
I am currently on my second Garmin Glo2 unit in about 7years. The first one got over heated where it was placed and was considered unservicable according to tech. The second one (my current device) is now playing up. Have replaced the battery which was purchased from original supplier. It seems to be charging, but all is pointing to another internal failure. This has been a good product to use in the past, but I feel it is not lasting long enough for the amount of times I use it.
Question is, is there another simple GPS unit using Glasnoss that I may be able to use. As not being tech savvy myself, and annoying the christ out of the
cook (the navigator) who is better tech savvy than myself, can some recommendations be put forward to me to look at, I will then pass this idea onto Judy to look at, then throw the saucepan lid at me. lol not really.
I shall be away for the next couple of weeks with in and out service.
Thanks in advance for your efforts. Garry
Reply By: Peter J4 - Monday, Sep 11, 2023 at 07:47
Monday, Sep 11, 2023 at 07:47
A slightly easier direction for in vehicle use is to fit a re radiating GPS antenna in the vehicle.
I fitted one to our previous vehicle nearly 20 years ago and when we changed to the current Oka I refitted it in the Oka.
It picks up the GPS signal from the satellites and it has a second antenna inside the vehicle which radiates the GPS signals inside the vehicle allowing anything with a GPS to have strong signal as you travel.
It works especially
well in older vehicles with lots of steel and smaller windows especially when travelling in southern areas or facing south (as most GPS constellations are in the Equatorial area).
Metallised window tint will also degrade incoming signals so it gets around that as
well.
It also means phones and navigators can be located out of the sun which most don't like sitting up on the windscreen area in the heat.
I bought
mine on ebay nearly 20 years ago, no idea if they are still available or where.
It doesn't solve the original posters problem of pads without an internal gps though.
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Follow Up By: GarryR - Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 16:37
Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 16:37
Thanks Peter,, but i have looked at the re radiating GPS and consider it good but not easy to move from one vechile to another. Fortunately I was travelling a vechile with a re radiating device, to which I hooked into for most of the trip. I was connected to 2 devices ( including my garmin). Unfortunatly the Garmin failed yet again with 2 days to go. ( just finished my trip). I shall speak to agent to what is going wrong. All said I am looking at using a different device on recommendation by the tour guide we had for 13 days. Thanks for your input.
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