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GoLeafsGo Occasional Visitor
Joined: Nov 02, 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject: How do I get better reception in London? |
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Hi there,
I recently bought a Quest and have nothing but good things to say except that in places (i.e. Central London) with tall building reception is poor. What can I do to remedy this? Antenna? Help!!!
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Throw the Quest away and get a device with SiRF III chipset. _________________ Lutz
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Eldar Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 1294 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: How do I get better reception in London? |
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GoLeafsGo wrote: | Hi there,
...that in places (i.e. Central London) with tall building reception is poor. What can I do to remedy this? Antenna? |
external or re-radiating antenna should do the trick |
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GoLeafsGo Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject: Antenna |
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Thanks, what would you recommend? |
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Eldar Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 1294 Location: London
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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It's up to you really, personally I would go for an external antenna, but I don't know much about the Quest in terms of how easy it is to connect and disconnect the external antenna. |
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elsinga Regular Visitor
Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 171
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Connecting an external antenna is very easy. Well spent money. _________________ Robert Elsinga =8- )
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GoLeafsGo Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:41 am Post subject: External Antenna |
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Thanks but it is not obviously clear how to connect an external antenna. And which antenna do you recommend. Thanks again. |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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the antennas are all the same - ceramic patch. The difference is just the connector, either MCX or MMCX. Look at the inner pin - if it has a white isolator around it then it's MCX, if it is bare then it is MMCX _________________ Lutz
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locksmith Lifetime Member
Joined: Aug 16, 2005 Posts: 221
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a cheap one off ebay and it works brilliantly, although never tried London with it yet. |
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DanGleebitz Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 04, 2005 Posts: 15
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject: Quest in London |
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Forgive me if I'm wrong .... GPS is line of sight ... if you can't get the buildings out the way of sufficient saterlite signals ... then you wont get any positioning data. This will be the same whatever GPS system you are using. |
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elsinga Regular Visitor
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Correct, but behind the windshield the roof of the car is blocking half the sky. Using an external antenna on the roof will give you maximum sky-view, not less. _________________ Robert Elsinga =8- )
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GoLeafsGo Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:00 pm Post subject: External Antenna |
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I'm new to GPS and the amazin Quest, so could anyone provide a more detailed instruction as to how to install. Would this mean running wires throughout the car or could it be connected to the car radio antenna (more discreetly) somehow? Thanks for all the input. Cheers |
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locksmith Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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I keep mine in the boot with enough loose cable to reach out to the roof, the anttenas are magnetic fixing. I have routed the cable under the carpet and up to the dash via the rubber front door seal. There is just enough loose cable on show to connect to the quest but not look untidy when the quest is not there. Didn't need any tools or permanent fixings at all, took about 10 minutes to do! |
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Skippy Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: 24/06/2003 00:22:12 Posts: 2946 Location: Escaped to the Antipodies! 36.83°S 174.75°E
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: External Antenna |
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GoLeafsGo wrote: | Would this mean running wires throughout the car or could it be connected to the car radio antenna (more discreetly) somehow? |
The better the view of the sky, the better reception you will get. Ideally you should be able to see all 4 compass points.
On the roof or inside the sunroof are good places to mount the antenna but it should work reasonably well in the rear window or behind the rear view mirror.
As for the wiring, try putting the antenna in the back window and running the cable under the carpet to your dash.
The antenna type is quite different to your car radio one. _________________ Gone fishing! |
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GoLeafsGo Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject: Even with an external antenna |
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Even with an external antenna, how much better will reception be??? Of note, I have been walking around with it in Central London (Covent Garden to be exact) and it takes sometime to pickup a decent signal. This comes and goes. Thanks |
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