+N9YIM Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Internal Patch vs Internal Quad Helix antenna? I know this sounds like a Garmin vs Magellan topic, but I want to know before I spend my hard earned money! Which antenna has the best performance under varying conditions? Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Neither. Quad has a slight advantage under tree cover. Patch has a slight advantage near rock faces and other vertical surfaces. If you truly want the best performance get a GPS with the ability to attache an external anteana. That makes more difference than the quad vs patch issue. Quote
+Rosco Bookbinder Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Neither. Quad has a slight advantage under tree cover. Patch has a slight advantage near rock faces and other vertical surfaces. If you truly want the best performance get a GPS with the ability to attache an external anteana. That makes more difference than the quad vs patch issue. Under tree cover is the key for sure. My cache hiding team member has a patch and ever time we would get under cover he would loose sats while me with my quad would keep right on pulling sigs. Never had much experience with rocks but then again that's not where the signals come from so I never gave it a thought. Quote
+NimravusHSSR Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 (edited) Night and Day. Go Quad-Helix for sure, my 60cs and Rinos pull sats when my iQue and Legend can't. The patch has an advantage near verticle rock faces because it looks straight up for the most part. Works best with the antenna level with the ground. Hold that GPS at an angle in your hand or on your dash and your losing some sensitivity behind the unit. Unless of course you mount your Patch GPS facing straight up on our dash. or hold it facing straight up The quad helix pulls all around for the most part so it's less affected by holding it in your hand at an angle, dash mounting at an angle etc. I wish my iQue had the quad helix, it would truly be a versatile GPSr. Edited March 26, 2004 by FlashMaster Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.