External Antenna for NAVMAN

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Hi

As the title says im after a cheap ext. antenna for a Navman 510, any think will do as long as it has a decent amount of wiring and has an MCX connector.

Advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

225

Brandon78 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2004 Posts: 18

Team225 -

Actually, with the 510 you will want a MMCX (mini-MCX). I bought one off eBay for $20 + 5 for shipping in the US. Here is a link to the one I bought:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34289&item=5740701506&rd=1

There is another one from Britan:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4668&item=5741359854&rd=1

Mine works great. The cable is quite long and it works perfectly. Any one I found from other sellers (non-eBay) were much more expensive. These were the best deals!

Good luck!

stanshawe · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:45 am Post subject:

Hi 225, if you go to the review section and look at reviews for GPS Accessories and then go to Battery Re-Rad Antennas you can read Dave's excellent review on the PC Mobile antenna. I bought one of these from the company in Hong Kong (don't let that put you off they were brilliant, if you want any info just e-mail them, rapid response) and I'm in the UK for about £27 (approx $54 if I remember correctly), it only took about 5 days to arrive and it works just fine, don't worry about the plug for your iCN 510 as all you have to do is hook the end of the lead onto the 510 aerial as it has a loop on it (ideal for using on other units as well (I use it on my Garmin 12) plus you can use it away from a power source and the batteries really do last a long time. You get a choice of plugs when you buy it but I went for the MX as it was smaller. Hope this helps.

Rich

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Thanks guys, will get one very soon Wink

:D

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Just got one from ebay from a uk supplier.

9.49 inc vat and delivery Smile

Happy nw yr

stanshawe · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject:

That's sounds pretty good, have they got any more? If so could you pass on the address. Cheers

Happy New Year

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Sorry, tried looking for more, its a one off, there are some more on ebay do a search for:

Gps antenna
MMCX antenna
Navman antenna

stanshawe · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:56 pm Post subject:

OK, thanks anyway but will search those sites.

Cheers

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Got it and works great now!

Cheers

Brandon78 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 28, 2004 Posts: 18

Team225 -

Do you find that you can acquire satelites faster using the external antenna? I have used my in the car, but haven't wired it to the outside yet. I don't want to hassle with it if it isn't going to add much. Play with it and let me know your opinion.

Thanks!

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Hi,

Played with it today...

1) It has a stronger signal

2) When starting from cold it starts acquires satelites faster than before.

Pretty impressed.
Will let you know how it goes on route, atm seems okay and signal stays strong most of the time.

Jeevan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 12

team225,

is yours a standard mmcx antenna?

i ordered mine from ebay the other day (i searched under 'mmcx antenna'). paid £13. should be here soon.

hopefully mine will be similar to yours because the slow TTFF (time to first fix) was frustrating me and sometimes it fails to lock on at all even out in the open!

if it does improve the TTFF, i will be very happy :D

Team225 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 34

Hi,

Yes it is a standard MMCX antenna, probably the same one as yours.

Yes it does improve the TTFF.#

Where is your navman located out of interest and where will the antenna be located?

Jeevan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 12

cheers for the reply mate.

i place my navman on the right side of the windscreen.

about the antenna, im not really sure where to place it. ideally, i would like it at the front-center of the roof. however, im not sure how the wiring will work in this case. also, i will only have 2m of cable, i think?

where have you put yours and how is it wired?

also, i have an aerial at the front of the roof. will this interfere with the gps signal? Rolling Eyes

larkshall · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject:

Just received my external aerial, mine has 3.9 metres of cable, can't wait to try it

David L

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