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depsi
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 Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject: TMC Aerial connection |
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I have a Garmin TMC 12 unit which has a small aerial wire (Stub) attached to it.
Do most of you think this will be sufficient for an RDS Signal ?
Would it be possible to cut the Aerial end and attach it to a Y splitter that connect to my Aerial (i.e hard wire it to my aerial) |
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swing
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:37 am Post subject: Re: TMC Aerial connection |
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| depsi wrote: | | I have a Garmin TMC 12 unit which has a small aerial wire (Stub) attached to it. |
Coo, where did you get that from - I didn't think that was available yet in the UK (or maybe I should be asking where in the world are you?)
| Quote: | | Do most of you think this will be sufficient for an RDS Signal? |
Again, it depends which country you are in (your profile doesn't say). If you are in the UK (or are trying to use it in the UK) - then I suspect you are one of the first to have the GTM12, and I for one, would be interested to hear how well it works.
| Quote: | | Would it be possible to cut the Aerial end and attach it to a Y splitter that connect to my Aerial (i.e hard wire it to my aerial) |
Not without affecting the warranty I suspect  |
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depsi
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Swing,
I'm in the UK.
I manage to source one from ebay,
8) with a receipt from some shop in east London for what it's worth..
Will let you know how I get on once I've had a proper chance to use it...
Can you help me verify if it has a UK subscription.
It currently shows as RAC:Live Life time subscription but it says it's won;t get activated until I have a RDS * GPS signal. Which I don cos I can see traffic details.
I persume then it's technicaly feasible for me to directly connect it to a y splitter. |
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swing
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| depsi wrote: | Can you help me verify if it has a UK subscription.
It currently shows as RAC:Live Life time subscription |
This would seem to indicate is has a UK lifetime subscription (as it should) | Quote: | | but it says it's won;t get activated until I have a RDS * GPS signal. Which I don cos I can see traffic details. |
This doesn't sound so good, I'm not sure if this is standard for the GTM units - SpeedCam / BrummyGit (or anyone else with a GTM TMC unit - did your's say something similar the first time you used it?)
| Quote: | | I persume then it's technicaly feasible for me to directly connect it to a y splitter. |
Unless there's already a connector - your only option may well be to cut it as you first asked - I've no idea if it would work, but it'll definitely void your warranty (so I would ensure the unit is working first!) |
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