Adapting a Garmin Traffic Receiver to car antenna?
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From: Gene E. Bloch on 27 Feb 2010 18:59 On 2/27/10, Bart! posted: > On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:55:26 -0500, Steve Stone <n2ubp(a)hotmail.com> > 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? 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. -- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
From: krw on 27 Feb 2010 20:49 On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:59:49 -0800, Gene E. Bloch <letters(a)someplace.invalid> wrote: >On 2/27/10, Bart! posted: >> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:55:26 -0500, Steve Stone <n2ubp(a)hotmail.com> >> 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? > >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. You have to understand AlwaysWrong. He's *always* wrong.
From: Bart! on 27 Feb 2010 20:52 On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:59:49 -0800, Gene E. Bloch <letters(a)someplace.invalid> wrote: >On 2/27/10, Bart! posted: >> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:55:26 -0500, Steve Stone <n2ubp(a)hotmail.com> >> 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? > >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. Then, the device should have a separate antenna port.
From: Gene E. Bloch on 27 Feb 2010 21:25 On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:49:11 -0600, krw wrote: > On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:59:49 -0800, Gene E. Bloch > <letters(a)someplace.invalid> wrote: > >>On 2/27/10, Bart! posted: >>> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:55:26 -0500, Steve Stone <n2ubp(a)hotmail.com> >>> 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? >> >>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. > > 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
From: Steve Stone on 28 Feb 2010 12:35
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? 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! |