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GerryJ
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 Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: TMC signal in Barnstaple,North Devon |
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| Has anybody who has got a TomTom with TMC receiver and lives or has travelled to Barnstaple been able to get a signal? |
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Try in the TomTom PND section... this is for "Home" |
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PaulB2005
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DennisN
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't been to Barnstaple recently, but I can't think why you wouldn't get a signal. I had no problem at Porlock a fortnight ago and all the way to Minions a few days earlier.
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Eastholme
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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No problem here, live in Bude and travelled to Bideford and Barnstaple today. Used the TomTom and TMC with no problem.
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mikealder
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| What car do you have and is it equipped with an athermic windscreen as these are very good at killing FM signals - If it is athermic the best option is to connect the RDS-TMC aerial to the car aerial lead but ask for advice before doing this as there are plenty of posts detailing how to achieve this - Mike |
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GerryJ
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 9:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies. My car has a standard windscreen. I wonder if I have a duff TMC receiver? I suppoose there is no way of testing it other than on a TomTom?
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DennisN
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| GerryJ wrote: | Thanks for the replies. My car has a standard windscreen. I wonder if I have a duff TMC receiver? I suppose there is no way of testing it other than on a TomTom?
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Two ways - try it on another TT (any gox20 or x30 will do), or try another antenna from somebody else's TT.
Maybe go into Halfords or wherever you bought it for them to do those tests (e.g. put your antenna on a demonstration model, or put the demo model on your car)?
Maybe add your location to your profile here to see if there's another member close by who you could meet to do the tests? - it wouldn't be the first time it's been done.
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GerryJ
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| DennisN wrote: | Two ways - try it on another TT (any gox20 or x30 will do), or try another antenna from somebody else's TT.
Maybe add your location to your profile here to see if there's another member close by who you could meet to do the tests? - it wouldn't be the first time it's been done. |
Good idea Dennis. Now added my location to my profile.
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