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Offline Rob GTI

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GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« on: December 13, 2010, 10:41:35 pm »
After a number of PMs with Carl I have moved my antenna and now got a better signal and less Regenburg syndrome  :happy2:

Mine is now mounted at the furthest most point under the central air vent whn before it was at the furthest back point under the same vent. I now get 6or 7 out of 9 sats instead of 3 or 4 out of 9 sats.

What other places have you guys and girls put yours?
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 10:45:23 pm »
On the vent arm thing that moves up and down when you twiddle the knob.
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2010, 08:37:04 am »
On the Dash and i get 10/11 of 12 Sats :P  :laugh:
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2010, 05:35:04 pm »
« Last Edit: December 14, 2010, 05:36:43 pm by StephenED30 »
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2010, 06:39:39 pm »
I have used the first pic from the link above.

The red arrow shows where i pushed mine in between the 2 layers of the dash.  There is a metal structure there, and it being magnetic, meant it didn't rattle or give and problems.

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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2010, 08:17:11 pm »
Mine sits on top of the metal structure;-



How many sats you guys getting and how long until Regensburg clears on start up from cold?
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2010, 09:00:31 pm »
I get 10 or 11 satellites normally.   I jumped in the car last weekend and for a few seconds the satnav thought it was in it's Motherland but it only took a few seconds to realise it was actually somewhere else.  I would say it took less than 10 seconds for it to untwist it's undergarments.
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2010, 09:29:39 pm »
On the roof in the shape of a shark :grin:

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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2010, 10:53:16 pm »
Quote from: mortygttdi on December 14, 2010, 09:29:39 pm
On the roof in the shape of a shark :grin:

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same here :signLOL:
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2010, 10:55:15 pm »
Actually I would rather be in Regensburg.  :rolleye:
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2010, 12:15:22 am »
Quote from: Hedge on December 14, 2010, 10:55:15 pm
Actually I would rather be in Regensburg.  :rolleye:

Looks quite nice actually, wonder if we get a forum discount for all the free adverts we've been giving  :laugh:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regensburg
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2010, 09:18:04 am »
Ok getting annoyed now, got 5/6 sats this morning and after 8 mins I was still according to the car in Regensburg  :fighting: No idea how long it would have taken to find itself as I got to work and couldn't sit in the car all morning waiting for the car to arrive.

So the F/W is 2760, antenna is in a similar location to where other (see above), what else can it be??

Also wondering why the MyGTI guide two antennas?
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2010, 09:40:26 am »
Never had Regensberg syndrome, mine sits above the metal beam as all the rest, only time the unit has ever had problems locating was when I first installed the unit and it took it awhile to figure out I wasn't in Tewkesbury (clearly where the unit was removed from a car)

DOnt think the my-gti one does have two gps antennas, I imagine the other cable goes to either video input device or as he is an AUS some form of different radio antenna is it Cirrus in the USA???
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2010, 11:19:45 am »
There are 2 antennas on the MY GTI site;-



I'll try moving to that position but I'm not convinced that will drastically change things. :confused:
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Re: GPS Antenna - Where have you got yours?
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2010, 11:25:24 am »
I think that will probably be a Sirius satelite radio puck


I could be wrong though, but I dont think a second gps receiver would provide any benefit, especially so closely placed to the other.
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