+munro290 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
+munro290 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 come on, any one? Ive had this antenna for quite some time and havent found anyone else with one. Quote Link to comment
+GeekBoy.from.Illinois Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 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? Quote Link to comment
ossumguywill Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 WTF!!! A. Explorists can't use external antennas. B Mighty mouse? Quote Link to comment
+munro290 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
vagabond Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment
+munro290 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
ossumguywill Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Cool idea for an antenna. Quote Link to comment
+munro290 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 Yeah but I have found that I have to keep my sat. radio turned off otherwise it interferes with the gps antenna Quote Link to comment
ossumguywill Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Wait... won't the extra antenna interfere with timing and reduce accuracy? Quote Link to comment
+hukilaulau Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
+munro290 Posted November 4, 2006 Author Share Posted November 4, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 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. Quote Link to comment
+GeekBoy.from.Illinois Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 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". Quote Link to comment
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