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DaveMatthews
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| swing wrote: | | DaveMatthews wrote: | | Am I right in thinking that any broadcaster *other* than Classic FM who is tx'ing some sort of trafffic data will actually be tx'ing TrafficMaster data? |
Yes, that's pretty much true. There are only 2 RDS-TMC suppliers, iTIS only ues Classic FM, and Trafficmaster use everyone else.
Apart from the odd test signal, that's all there should be. |
OK, many thanks for clarifying that. Looking through a lot of TMC receiver manufacturers websites, it isn't always clear which of the two systems they make use of (or, indeed, if they use both).
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Beep
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:05 am Post subject: |
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DaveMathews
Also be aware that the Navigon hardware you have can be used by other products.
I moved a few months ago from Navigon 4 to Destinator 6 (TrafficSam)and still use my trusty Navigon tri-ciever :D Not saying it works for them all but perhaps something to consider.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: |
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I have the GTM 11 that I had to wire into may car aerial in the end.
In my experience they work if you have a signal, but I find that a problem around the southeast.
Traveling in France I've found one/two man minor side of motorway repairs coming up via tmc, here in the UK some time the TMCinfo is good other times not so clever! |
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DaveMatthews
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| Beep wrote: | DaveMathews
Also be aware that the Navigon hardware you have can be used by other products.
I moved a few months ago from Navigon 4 to Destinator 6 (TrafficSam)and still use my trusty Navigon tri-ciever :D Not saying it works for them all but perhaps something to consider.
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Thanks, Beep.
I wonder if I bought a TMC receiver that worked with both iTIS and TrafficMaster signals, whether my existing navigon software would handle both types....?
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swing
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Any SatNav setup can only work with 1 traffic provider at a time, so although the hardware can work with both suppliers, the software will only listen for 1 supplier and provide info on that 1 supplier.
There is only 1 product on the market that supports both suppliers in the same software, and even then you select (and pay for) one or the other, not both. |
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Beep
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swing is spot on.
The best way to think about this is that the TMC receiver is basically a "radio" which actually detects many radio stations both those that supply TMC and those that don't. It is up to the software you are running to find a signal it "understands". So the same receiver can receive both iTIS and Trafficmaster TMC but the software you are using will only "understand" one or the other. |
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DaveMatthews
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Beep & Swing - thanks once again for the explanantions! :D
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