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GLJSOJ1

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Location: Chesapeake, Virginia

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:39 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

Hi All



Question on the placement of the GPS antennae.  I have panel mounted my Lawrence GPS and now the antennae will only reach three feet.  Has anyone put the antennae over the panel instead of over the baggage area as  indicated in the plans.

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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:04 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

I have a Lowrance 2000 panel mounted with the antenna immediately above it on the top of the panel.  Has been working fine for 185 hours

  

 George May

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 Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:39:20 -0800

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 Hi All

 

 Question on the placement of the GPS antennae. I have panel mounted my Lawrence GPS and now the antennae will only reach three feet. Has anyone put the antennae over the panel instead of over the baggage area as indicated in the plans.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:46 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

I have my old Lowrance 2000C and a recently bought Garmin 496 on the panel. It's kind of a belt and suspenders issue but I'll only bring both on X-C flights. I bought the Garmin mostly to get the XM weather radar data. Both of them locked onto the satellites with antennas on the forward top skin even inside my workshop so you should have no issues with your antenna placed there inflight.



Dred



---- george may <gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: 

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 I have a Lowrance 2000 panel mounted with the antenna immediately above it on the top of the panel.  Has been working fine for 185 hours

  

 George May

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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:46 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

I have my old Lowrance 2000C and a recently bought Garmin 496 on the panel. It's kind of a belt and suspenders issue but I'll only bring both on X-C flights. I bought the Garmin mostly to get the XM weather radar data. Both of them locked onto the satellites with antennas on the forward top skin even inside my workshop so you should have no issues with your antenna placed there inflight.



Dred



---- george may <gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: 

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 I have a Lowrance 2000 panel mounted with the antenna immediately above it on the top of the panel.  Has been working fine for 185 hours

  

 George May

 601XL 912s> Subject: GPS ANTENNAE> From: gljno10(at)HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:39:20 -0800> To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com> > 

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Al Hays

Joined: 01 Oct 2007
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Location: Gore, VA

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:06 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

Dred, and George,

How's the whiskey compass behave with those GPS antennas on the panel?

Do not archive.

Al

On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:43 AM, <dredmoody(at)cox.net> <dredmoody(at)cox.net>  

wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 I have my old Lowrance 2000C and a recently bought Garmin 496 on  

 the panel. It's kind of a belt and suspenders issue but I'll only  

 bring both on X-C flights. I bought the Garmin mostly to get the XM  

 weather radar data. Both of them locked onto the satellites with  

 antennas on the forward top skin even inside my workshop so you  

 should have no issues with your antenna placed there inflight.

 Dred

 ---- george may <gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>

> I have a Lowrance 2000 panel mounted with the antenna immediately  

> above it on the top of the panel.  Has been working fine for 185  

> hours

>

> George May

>

craig(at)craigandjean.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

Well, one thing to watch out for is that some remote GPS antennas have a

strong magnet in them to hold them to the "dash". Generally the magnet is

glued on and can be pried off.



-- Craig



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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:36 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

Not a problem with the antenna, however, I did have to move the compass from the top of the panel up and away onto the canopy due to interference from the Lowrance gps itself.

  

 George

 do not archive



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		   From: alhays(at)hickoryhillfarmsheep.com

 Subject: Re: GPS ANTENNAE

 Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:03:43 -0500

 To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

 

 --> Zenith-List message posted by: Al Hays <alhays(at)hickoryhillfarmsheep.com>

 

 Dred, and George,

 

 How's the whiskey compass behave with those GPS antennas on the panel?

 Do not archive.

 

 Al

 On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:43 AM, <dredmoody(at)cox.net> <dredmoody(at)cox.net> 

 wrote:

 

 > --> Zenith-List message posted by: <dredmoody(at)cox.net>

 >

 > I have my old Lowrance 2000C and a recently bought Garmin 496 on 

 > the panel. It's kind of a belt and suspenders issue but I'll only 

 > bring both on X-C flights. I bought the Garmin mostly to get the XM 

 > weather radar data. Both of them locked onto the satellites with 

 > antennas on the forward top skin even inside my workshop so you 

 > should have no issues with your antenna placed there inflight.

 >

 > Dred

 >

 > ---- george may <gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

 >>

 >> I have a Lowrance 2000 panel mounted with the antenna immediately 

 >> above it on the top of the panel. Has been working fine for 185 

 >> hours

 >>

 >> George M=======================

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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

My installation won't help answer that question, Al. My whiskey compass is suspended on it's mounting stalk from the bubble to keep it as far away from the magnetic fields as possible. That being said, I saw someone's remote magneotmeter installation right smack in the middle of a number of high current wires between the firewall and the panel of his plane. Guess what? He said it is spot on! Who'da thunk it?

Dred

---- Al Hays <alhays(at)hickoryhillfarmsheep.com> wrote: 

 	  Quote: 	

 Dred, and George,

 How's the whiskey compass behave with those GPS antennas on the panel?

 Do not archive.

 Al

 On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:43 AM, <dredmoody(at)cox.net> <dredmoody(at)cox.net>  

 wrote:

 > 

 >

 > I have my old Lowrance 2000C and a recently bought Garmin 496 on  

 > the panel. It's kind of a belt and suspenders issue but I'll only  

 > bring both on X-C flights. I bought the Garmin mostly to get the XM  

 > weather radar data. Both of them locked onto the satellites with  

 > antennas on the forward top skin even inside my workshop so you  

 > should have no issues with your antenna placed there inflight.

 >

 > Dred

 >

 > ---- george may <gfmjr_20(at)HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

 >>

 >> I have a Lowrance 2000 panel mounted with the antenna immediately  

 >> above it on the top of the panel.  Has been working fine for 185  

 >> hours

 >>

 >> George May

 >>

dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

The magnetic mount on Garmin and Lowrance is an option and has to be glued or screwed on if you want it. Velcro mounting is more than adequate for the antenna and allows you to take it with you if you care to use the gps in land mode too. That's how mine are done and it works fine.



Dred



---- Craig Payne <craig(at)craigandjean.com> wrote: 

[quote] 

 

 Well, one thing to watch out for is that some remote GPS antennas have a

 strong magnet in them to hold them to the "dash". Generally the magnet is

 glued on and can be pried off.

 

 -- Craig

 

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amyvega2005(at)earthlink.
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:44 pm Post subject: GPS ANTENNAE

on my panel I haver the airmap antenna on the passenger side of dash. SIRS Compass is in middle, after adjusting it, it is fine.  Keep the antenna about a foot away and you should be good to go.



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