External GPS antenna Mounting?
Submitted: Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 09:58
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Truckster (Vic)
Got the external for my Magellan Colour.. May as
well mount it somewhere.
Where have people mounted theirs, and how did you mount it? Double sided tape?
or...?
I've seen em on the
snorkel, but wondering if they get wiped out there while in the bush, not so much open road or desert landscape....
I've actually seen one between the wipers on that grilled bit bottom of windscreen, but dont think that would be much use!
Thoughts?
Reply By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 17:14
Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 17:14
Not sure what yours is like, the one for my Garmin was magnetic but also had little rubber suction cups for glass mounting. Now I was always going to mount it outside (probally on the
snorkel) but I stuck it to the windscreen (behind the rear view mirror) as a tempory measure. IT'S STILL BLOODY THERE! ;-)
It's never budged and it works really
well, never drops out and normally have about 3-5m accuracy.
Just food for thought...
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 18:29
Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 18:29
On the Playdo, had it on the top of the
snorkel, held there with a big dob of black silicon.
On the
farm truck, just put a piece of loop velcro on the base and it sits on the dashmat.
Worked fine in both positions, but in SA we don't have to worry about too many trees :-))
Cheers
phil
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Reply By: Member - Cocka - Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 23:26
Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 at 23:26
Y' bought an EXTERNAL antenna then that's where it goes - outside. Mine sits on magnet on roof just above the windscreen, cable attached to R/rack and comes in through door trim, down & inside pillar, under dash top rug to GPS mounted on velcroe in front of SWMBO.
Power supply comes from continuous supply cigy plug mounted down under dash side wall beside her feet, keep it up high. Continuous power means it's never off from the time we leave & I keep all travelling data accurately. It's a b... when you turn off the ignit & GPS shuts down & you forget to turn it on next time you start off.
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