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| Michael A. Terr... | 02-28-2010 |
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What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
accurate?
On 2/27/10, Bart! posted:
> wrote:
>> A few days ago I picked up a Garmin NUVI 285WT for $100 from Amazon.com
>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>> service 9 month trail.
>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>
>> Steve
>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>> service 9 month trail.
>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>
>> Steve
> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
> accurate?
> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
> accurate?
Because that's not what they are talking about. As stated in the posts
and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
which uses FM radio signals.
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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:59:49 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
>On 2/27/10, Bart! posted:
>> wrote:
>>> A few days ago I picked up a Garmin NUVI 285WT for $100 from Amazon.com
>>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>>> service 9 month trail.
>>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>>
>>> Steve
>>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>>> service 9 month trail.
>>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>>
>>> Steve
>> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>> accurate?
>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>> accurate?
>Because that's not what they are talking about. As stated in the posts
>and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
>which uses FM radio signals.
>and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
>which uses FM radio signals.
You have to understand AlwaysWrong. He's *always* wrong.
On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:49:11 -0600, krw wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:59:49 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
>
>
>>On 2/27/10, Bart! posted:
>>> wrote:
>>>> A few days ago I picked up a Garmin NUVI 285WT for $100 from Amazon.com
>>>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>>>> service 9 month trail.
>>>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>>>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>>>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>>>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>>>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>>>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>>>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
>>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>>> accurate?
>>>> A few days ago I picked up a Garmin NUVI 285WT for $100 from Amazon.com
>>>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>>>> service 9 month trail.
>>>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>>>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>>>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>>>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>>>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>>>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>>>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
>>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>>> accurate?
>>Because that's not what they are talking about. As stated in the posts
>>and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
>>which uses FM radio signals.
>>and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
>>which uses FM radio signals.
>
> You have to understand AlwaysWrong. He's *always* wrong.
> You have to understand AlwaysWrong. He's *always* wrong.
He posted a reply to my post about the same time you did. I am beginning to
see what you mean.
Also, I hadn't looked at his headers before - a serious misstep on my
part...
--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:59:49 -0800, Gene E. Bloch
>On 2/27/10, Bart! posted:
>> wrote:
>>> A few days ago I picked up a Garmin NUVI 285WT for $100 from Amazon.com
>>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>>> service 9 month trail.
>>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>>
>>> Steve
>>> I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>>> service 9 month trail.
>>> I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>>> coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>>> wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>>> the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>>> receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>>> green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>>> similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>>>
>>> Steve
>> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>> accurate?
>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>> accurate?
>Because that's not what they are talking about. As stated in the posts
>and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
>which uses FM radio signals.
>and in the subject line, they are talking about the traffic receiver,
>which uses FM radio signals.
Then, the device should have a separate antenna port.
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>I was configuring it indoors and trying to activate the MSN traffic
>service 9 month trail.
>I could not get a good enough signal indoors so I connected a piece of
>coax to the wall jack leading to our outdoor TV antenna, put a jumper
>wire with an alligator clip on the inner wire of the coax and wrapped
>the jumper wire around the NUVI power cord (which includes the traffic
>receiver) and the signal strength increased to 100 percent, all bars lit
>green, allowing me to activate the traffic software. I wonder if a
>similar technique would work with a car radio antenna?
>Steve