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Bart! wrote:
It should but it does not.
It plugs into the USB port on the back of the GPS.
The USB port is used to data signal and power to recharge the built in
battery.
the cable is wired like this
12 VDC power plug,
A couple of inches of DC power cord to an approx. 2 inch oblong FM receiver
From the FM receiver 2 cables go to the GPS USB port, one is data/power,
the other is used as a broadcast band FM antenna , hanging inside your car.
Hacking the assembly would require cracking open the sealed FM receiver
without damaging the device, figuring out where the antenna wire input
is located, and soldering in an antenna input jack and an A/B switch ,
sealing up the unit (voiding any warranty).
Do you suggest I put the device in my shop vice,
apply pressure till it cracks open or turns to shrapnel, or dig out the
dremel tool?
I prefer inductive coupling to hacking a device still under warranty.
Steve
73 de N2UBP
wrote:
>Bart! wrote:
>>
>> Then, the device should have a separate antenna port.
>> Then, the device should have a separate antenna port.
>It should but it does not.
>It plugs into the USB port on the back of the GPS.
>The USB port is used to data signal and power to recharge the built in
>battery.
>the cable is wired like this
>12 VDC power plug,
>A couple of inches of DC power cord to an approx. 2 inch oblong FM receiver
> From the FM receiver 2 cables go to the GPS USB port, one is data/power,
>the other is used as a broadcast band FM antenna , hanging inside your car.
>Hacking the assembly would require cracking open the sealed FM receiver
>without damaging the device, figuring out where the antenna wire input
>is located, and soldering in an antenna input jack and an A/B switch ,
>sealing up the unit (voiding any warranty).
>Do you suggest I put the device in my shop vice,
>apply pressure till it cracks open or turns to shrapnel, or dig out the
>dremel tool?
>I prefer inductive coupling to hacking a device still under warranty.
>Steve
>73 de N2UBP
>It plugs into the USB port on the back of the GPS.
>The USB port is used to data signal and power to recharge the built in
>battery.
>the cable is wired like this
>12 VDC power plug,
>A couple of inches of DC power cord to an approx. 2 inch oblong FM receiver
> From the FM receiver 2 cables go to the GPS USB port, one is data/power,
>the other is used as a broadcast band FM antenna , hanging inside your car.
>Hacking the assembly would require cracking open the sealed FM receiver
>without damaging the device, figuring out where the antenna wire input
>is located, and soldering in an antenna input jack and an A/B switch ,
>sealing up the unit (voiding any warranty).
>Do you suggest I put the device in my shop vice,
>apply pressure till it cracks open or turns to shrapnel, or dig out the
>dremel tool?
>I prefer inductive coupling to hacking a device still under warranty.
>Steve
>73 de N2UBP
I prefer contacting the manufacturer to guesswork.
> wrote:
> >Bart! wrote:
> >> =A0 Then, the device should have a separate antenna port.
> >It should but it does not.
> >It plugs into the USB port on the back of the GPS.
> >The USB port is used to data signal and power to recharge the built in
> >battery.
> >the cable is wired like this
> >12 VDC power plug,
> >A couple of inches of DC power cord to an approx. 2 inch oblong FM recei=
ver
> >It plugs into the USB port on the back of the GPS.
> >The USB port is used to data signal and power to recharge the built in
> >battery.
> >the cable is wired like this
> >12 VDC power plug,
> >A couple of inches of DC power cord to an approx. 2 inch oblong FM recei=
> > From the FM receiver 2 cables go to the GPS USB port, one is data/power=
,
> >the other is used as a broadcast band FM antenna , hanging inside your c=
ar.
> >Hacking the assembly would require cracking open the sealed FM receiver
> >without damaging the device, figuring out where the antenna wire input
> >is located, and soldering in an antenna input jack and an A/B switch ,
> >sealing up the unit (voiding any warranty).
> >Do you suggest I put the device in my shop vice,
> >apply pressure till it cracks open or turns to shrapnel, or dig out the
> >dremel tool?
> >I prefer inductive coupling to hacking a device still under warranty.
> >Steve
> >73 de N2UBP
> >without damaging the device, figuring out where the antenna wire input
> >is located, and soldering in an antenna input jack and an A/B switch ,
> >sealing up the unit (voiding any warranty).
> >Do you suggest I put the device in my shop vice,
> >apply pressure till it cracks open or turns to shrapnel, or dig out the
> >dremel tool?
> >I prefer inductive coupling to hacking a device still under warranty.
> >Steve
> >73 de N2UBP
> =A0 I prefer contacting the manufacturer to guesswork.
If you'd followed the thread you would know that the manufacturer has
been singularly unhelpful/useless - thus the need to draw on the
collective wisdom of the group. Look and think before you jump in, and
try to contirubute courteously.
Bart! wrote:
>
> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
> accurate?
> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
> accurate?
Bart, you old fart.....
This is not a GPS frequency.
Traffic data is piggy backed on broadcast band FM frequencies.
An external GPS antenna won't do squat to fix this issue.
You need more fiber in your diet.
Have a nice day!
wrote:
>Bart! wrote:
>>
>> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>> accurate?
>> What is so goddamned difficult about simply buying a GPS antenna, which
>> BTW, you retarded, overtly cross-posting twit, makes the device properly
>> accurate?
>Bart, you old fart.....
>This is not a GPS frequency.
>Traffic data is piggy backed on broadcast band FM frequencies.
>An external GPS antenna won't do squat to fix this issue.
>You need more fiber in your diet.
>Have a nice day!
>This is not a GPS frequency.
>Traffic data is piggy backed on broadcast band FM frequencies.
>An external GPS antenna won't do squat to fix this issue.
>You need more fiber in your diet.
>Have a nice day!
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> Then, the device should have a separate antenna port.