External Antenna for £9.99 (Maplins)

ST4S · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 29

I couldn't really say that I've had problems with signal loss on my Q1 but it has been an ocassional issue, especially near trees or near high buildings.

Anyway, I wouldn't have bothered paying out much money for an external antenna but today I found this.......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=A47FH&DOY=27m8

For a tenner, I thought I'd give it a go. I've only tried it in the car so far but there was an immediate visible increase in signal strength on the GPS info screen of the Quest.

I'm off to France on the bike in 3 weeks so I'll give it a good testing then, but so far so good. Based on initial results, if anyone's having signal strength problems, I'd suggest giving one of these a try.

ST4S

fruit · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

Interesting, so they do exist.

None of the Maplins shops I've tried know anything about their GPS antennas.

lowrider · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

After breaking the flip-up antenna accidentally, I have brought NT-555 (GBP 9.99) from Maplin Brighton (the guy working there has been very helpful) in June and I've been using the external antenna since then with no problems at all.

And it seems that the signal being received is much stronger than the flip-up antenna.

bumpkin · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:30 am Post subject:

Just collected my Mum's Peugeot 306 this afternoon, she's giving up driving at the age of 89 and decided to give us her car :D before coming back home set up the Quest and got no satellite, must have one of these flash windscreens Confused

Will have to go to Maplins and pick up one of these anteni, thanks for the tip.
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Chas
Garmin i3, Quest & StreetPilot 2720 with GTM10

bumpkin · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject:

Maplins!! Made the 20+ mile journey to Cheltenham believing that the stock control reporting on their web site was telling the truth (4 reported on stock). The members of staff there were helpful and one in particular knew exactly what I was talking about, even knew the price off the top of his head, went to get one from where he had previously seen them only to arrive at the locked cabinet containing the GPS kit to say "that's the space where they normally are, sorry we're out of stock". Stop it!

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Chas
Garmin i3, Quest & StreetPilot 2720 with GTM10

lowrider · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear that you had problems with Maplin. Try calling the one in Brighton, I beleive they still have one in stock.

Brighton
65 London Road, Brighton. BN1 4JE
Store Closed Sunday 3rd September 2006 due to Stock Check

Tel: 01273 620 930

Opening hours:
9.00am to 6.00pm Mon to Sat. Sun: 11.00am to 5.00pm

The code at the back of the antenna is ANT-55.
Good luck,

bumpkin · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject:

bumpkin · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject:

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