I get perfectly fine results with my DeLorme Earthmate USB GPS receiver puck just sitting on the dash by the defroster vents. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
Loren Busch typed: > RE: GPS Antenna for Laptop > I hope you have the software for the antenna AND it works with your > software. > That out of the way, I and many others have had good luck with GPS/Laptop > combinations by just putting the antenna iin the window. I throw mine up > against the windshield on top of the dash and get good as good a result as > with a hand held in the cab. > BTW, the newer vehicle GPS and handheld GPS units apparently have an > antenna > and reciever combination that works much, much better than in the past > up to > and including relaiable reception inside many buildings. I'm not aware of > (but would expect to find if I looked) USB port GPS antennas that are using > this newer capability. > |
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