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GoLeafsGo
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:43 pm    Post subject: How do I get better reception in London? Reply with quote

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!!!

Thanks
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Throw the Quest away and get a device with SiRF III chipset.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:07 pm    Post subject: Re: How do I get better reception in London? Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:15 pm    Post subject: Antenna Reply with quote

Thanks, what would you recommend?
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Connecting an external antenna is very easy. Well spent money.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:41 am    Post subject: External Antenna Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought a cheap one off ebay and it works brilliantly, although never tried London with it yet.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:10 pm    Post subject: Quest in London Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:00 pm    Post subject: External Antenna Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: External Antenna Reply with quote

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.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:40 pm    Post subject: Even with an external antenna Reply with quote

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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