Tom Tom antenna suitability

K13ehr · Lifetime Member Joined: Jul 12, 2008 Posts: 286

I'm thinking of getting an antenna for my Tom Tom one V4 4N00.005, (yup still got one sold the other with the MH) but it's never listed can anyone point me to the correct one, it's for the van, the unit is mounted high up so never really gets to see the sky, but the view point is much better due to no sun on the screen.

If I look on Ebay as there are a few used ones, which parts do I need for a permanent fixture.

Cheers Kev.

pcaouolte · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject:

Does your TomTom have a socket that looks like this:

The gold circle near the bottom of the picture is the socket that the remote gps antenna connects to. Newer models without the socket are not compatible with the antenna.
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mikealder · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject:

If the socket on the rear is the same as the picture posted earlier the one you need is with an MCX plug, the mMCX is about half the diameter of that used on the TomTom One - Mike

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mikealder · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:31 am Post subject:

there are two types mMCX and MCX you need the MCX style plug - Mike

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Gee-Pee · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:47 am Post subject:

I might have a suitable one for your device. The label on the unit is 4V00.013. It has a VERY small pin plug on it. I have looked on the TT shop website, but cannot find any antennas there now.
PM me if you are interested.

PS It is NOT the one compatible with Paul's picture, above.
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Gee-Pee · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject:

See HERE, Kev. The picture is a bit small, but you will probably see that this is a male plug with the top end of it recessed into a black plug all of which goes into the device socket.
You are still welcome to it IF you are confident that it is what you want, but I suspect not. Mike A might like to cast an opinion on it.
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Gee-Pee · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:27 pm Post subject:

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:37 pm Post subject:

@K13ehr. The plug that GeePee has wil not fit! His is like an earphone plug which fairly obviously will not fit into your co-axial socket without considerable force which will break either the plug or the socket or both and won't work even if you achieve complete penetration.

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M8TJT · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:00 pm Post subject:

The one that you want looks like a bit like a teensy-weensy TV arial plug of the old fasioned plug in type, not one of your new fangled screw on type.

Mikeader has made two posts above. Both of which tell you the type that you require Shocked

But just in case you missed it, it's an MCX style plug.
Search eBay for 'gps antenna mcx' there are shedloads of them, mainly from china for less than a tenner. I've bought stuff from China before on eBay and had no problem, other than the expected extended delivery time (10 days or so)

Gee-Pee · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:42 pm Post subject:

Oh well! Hope you find what you want, Kev. Wink

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