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Road Angel etc. GPS antenna





Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but on my new 182 (delivered today), theres a clear square section on the windscreen, in the centre at the bottom, exactly where I planned on siting my Road Angel. Ive seen posted in various places that you need the add-on antenna to put on the rear shelf supports, as the UV screen prevents the Road Angel from getting a lock on the satelllites.

However, I can report that my RA2 picks up full strength with no external antenna, so maybe this is something new.

BTW, Im talking about a clear (untinted) rectangular section at the bottom of the screen, not the "dotted" section behind the mirror.

PS Anyone want an unused external antenna (5m cable)?


[Edited by nhalliday on 13 May 2005 at 5:25pm]
 
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Mine also worked fine there, but the laser detector wouldnt see over the wipers, I have the feeling this was the case for most people.
 


Its a bit temporamental (sp) as to whether it works mate...

The only ones that I fit that have worked perfectly are ones with a seperate gps reciever put under that square coz they have a lot more space to work with to see the sky whereas the all in ones like the road angel 2s dont...

i have a cyclops in mine and it used to lose signal here n there so i got an external reciever and taken it to the back and now it works perfectly....
 


Interesting - Ive only driven the car for about an hour so far, and the RA2 has rarely dipped below the maximum 4 bars. Ill keep an eye on it though...
 


Quote: Originally posted by r-jay on 13 May 2005

Mine also worked fine there, but the laser detector wouldnt see over the wipers, I have the feeling this was the case for most people.
Thats the reason I bought an external antenna. Will get a gps signal without it but as r-jay says the laser detector is blocked by the wipers.
 


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