Antenna For Ex 500?

[+munro290]

I just purchased a Mighty Mouse wide Re-radiating Antenna for my Explorist 500 and was wondering if any one has had anything to do with one and if so how it worked.

[+munro290]

come on, any one? Ive had this antenna for quite some time and havent found anyone else with one.

[+GeekBoy.from.Illinois]

I just purchased a Mighty Mouse wide Re-radiating Antenna for my Explorist 500 and was wondering if any one has had anything to do with one and if so how it worked.

 

I'm not an expert on the eXplorist line, but I was under the impression that they did not have a connection for an external antenna. How have you connected yours to your unit?

[ossumguywill]

WTF!!!

A. Explorists can't use external antennas.

B Mighty mouse?

[+munro290]

I purchased the antenna from gpscentral.ca , it plugs into cig. lighter in car and has a magnetic antenna on the roof and one inside that re-radiatesthe gps signal inside the cab of my truck.

[vagabond]

I purchased the antenna from gpscentral.ca , it plugs into cig. lighter in car and has a magnetic antenna on the roof and one inside that re-radiatesthe gps signal inside the cab of my truck.

 

Unless your truck has one of the windshields that block the signal, which some newer vehicles have, it was probably a waste of money.

My 500 picks up a good signal under the seat where I've tossed it a few times

[+munro290]

Yeah, your right if you drive a 1981 ford ranger with a rusty roof. I drive a 07 dodge mega cab an since I put on the new canopie the signal hasnt been the best unless my 500 is on the dash or against one of the the side windows.

[ossumguywill]

Cool idea for an antenna.

[+munro290]

Yeah but I have found that I have to keep my sat. radio turned off otherwise it interferes with the gps antenna

[ossumguywill]

Wait... won't the extra antenna interfere with timing and reduce accuracy?

[+hukilaulau]

My 500 works fine in the windshield cradle or on the seat. I used to have to hold my etrex against the window. I drive a Sonoma pickup.

[+JohnnyVegas]

I have an antenna like that it was given to me by a company that sells them when I was a GPS buyer for some outdoors stores a few years ago.

They are a waste of money, send it back. As has been said, unless someone know for sure that the car or trucks windsheild will block a GPS signal they should not buy extra antennas.

[+munro290]

Well it works fine and Im happy with it, since I put a canopie on my truck the sat lock wasnt that great. The antenna gives me good reception on my 500.

[+embra]

If you find that the external antenna gives you a signficant improvement in performance, 'nuff said. You'll probably find very few people who have found the need for one since reception under most conditions tends to be pretty good.

[+GeekBoy.from.Illinois]

My 500 works fine in the windshield cradle or on the seat. I used to have to hold my etrex against the window. I drive a Sonoma pickup.

 

I too drive a Sonoma pick-up (2002) and I use a Magellan eXplorist 600, or a Garmin GPSmap 60CSx on the passenger's seat with no issues. Both units report what appears to be accurate coordinates and relatively low epe... I haven't taken my truck to a benchmark to validate the coordinates, hence the term "appears to be accurate".