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RE: SatNav antenna



> -----Original Message-----
>
> Is there such a thing as a "re-radiating antenna" for an
> in-car satnav??
>

Yes.

> Since I changed my car a couple of months ago, my Navman
> jacket is hopeless at getting a satellite lock, and I think
> it is because I have a heated front windscreen, and the fine
> matrix of zigzag wires in the glass must be scattering the
> signal.... (or something...)

Which is precisely why you can buy re-radiating antennae.

> So I'm hoping there is something that I can get that I can
> stick to the glass somewhere to pass a good signal through
> the windscreen....

Try this.

There's a cable that needs to be routed outside, but you can usually take
it
around a door seal or something similar.

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=GPSW-RRAD-45

Steve



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