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0. 12:05 AM - Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published Dec 1! (Matt Dralle)
1. 12:34 AM - GPS Antenna (teamgrumman@aol.com)
2. 03:49 AM - Re: GPS Antenna (Charles Reiche)
3. 10:10 AM - Re: GPS Antenna (Noel R. C. Loveys)
4. 09:50 PM - Re: GPS Antenna (teamgrumman@aol.com)
5. 09:59 PM - Re: GPS Antenna (teamgrumman@aol.com)
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I've been trying to find an acceptable answer as to why Garmin wants to have
the coax cable for the=C2-
GPS antenna to be between 13 and 15 feet. If I can mount an antenna just 15
inches away from the=C2-
unit itself, why do I need to mount the antenna 15 feet away?
One explanation I got was the 430/530 needed a 3 db loss in the cable. Now,
it seems to me that the
stronger the signal at the unit is, the better.
For what it's worth, I mounted my antenna (Garmin 430) on the glareshield on
my Tiger.
That was 4 years ago. I've never had any problems with losing the signal.
I'm installing
another 430 and was told the 430 won't work with a 15 inch cable.
Any ideas?
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If you need a short cable run, install a 3db attenuator inline and make
the cable as short as you want. Otherwise you can excpect to burn up the
front end of the gps reciever due to overload, a $900+ flat rate repair
follows.
----- Original Message -----
From: teamgrumman@aol.com
To: avionics-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:32 AM
Subject: Avionics-List: GPS Antenna
I've been trying to find an acceptable answer as to why Garmin wants to
have the coax cable for the GPS antenna to be between 13 and 15 feet.
If I can mount an antenna just 15 inches away from the unit itself, why
do I need to mount the antenna 15 feet away?
One explanation I got was the 430/530 needed a 3 db loss in the cable.
Now, it seems to me that the stronger the signal at the unit is, the
better.For what it's worth, I mounted my antenna (Garmin 430) on the
glareshield on my Tiger.That was 4 years ago. I've never had any
problems with losing the signal. I'm installing another 430 and was
told the 430 won't work with a 15 inch cable. Any ideas?
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The received signal is digital. This means it only receives 1s and 0s.
If the signal is too strong (cable shortened) everything looks like a
1. If the signal is too low ( cable lengthened) everything looks like a
0. Either way no data is received.
I guess the folks at Garmin knew what they were doing when they wrote
the installation instructions. Loop the excess wire in as large a loop
as practicably possible. Try to avoid bundling with Xmtr. Coax.
Noel
From: owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
teamgrumman@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:02 AM
Subject: Avionics-List: GPS Antenna
I've been trying to find an acceptable answer as to why Garmin wants to
have the coax cable for the
GPS antenna to be between 13 and 15 feet. If I can mount an antenna
just 15 inches away from the
unit itself, why do I need to mount the antenna 15 feet away?
One explanation I got was the 430/530 needed a 3 db loss in the cable.
Now, it seems to me that the
stronger the signal at the unit is, the better.
For what it's worth, I mounted my antenna (Garmin 430) on the
glareshield on my Tiger.
That was 4 years ago. I've never had any problems with losing the
signal. I'm installing
another 430 and was told the 430 won't work with a 15 inch cable.
Any ideas?
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So, how long does it take to burn up? =C2-4 years and going strong.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Reiche <reichec@verizon.net>
Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 3:46 am
Subject: Re: Avionics-List: GPS Antenna
If you need a short cable run, install a 3db
attenuator inline and make the cable as short as you want. Otherwise you can
excpect to burn up the front end of the gps reciever due to overload, a $900
+
flat rate repair follows.
----- Original Message -----
From:
teamgrumman@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:32
AM
Subject: Avionics-List: GPS Antenna
I've been trying to find an acceptable answer as to why Garmin wants to have
the coax cable for the=C2-
GPS antenna to be between 13 and 15 feet. If I can mount an antenna just 15
inches away from the=C2-
unit itself, why do I need to mount the antenna 15 feet away?
One explanation I got was the 430/530 needed a 3 db loss in the cable. Now,
it seems to me that the
stronger the signal at the unit is, the better.
For what it's worth, I mounted my antenna (Garmin 430) on the glareshield on
my Tiger.
That was 4 years ago. I've never had any problems with losing the signal.
I'm installing
another 430 and was told the 430 won't work with a 15 inch cable.
Any ideas?
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I have both a Garmin 430 and an Apollo SL-60 with antennas mounted about 12
to 15 inches away. =C2-Both work fine with no signal loss. =C2-I've flow
n all over the country with them. =C2-Maybe I'm getting a 3db loss through
the plexiglass windshield.
-----Original Message-----
From: Noel R. C. Loveys <noelloveys@yahoo.ca>
Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 9:53 am
Subject: RE: Avionics-List: GPS Antenna
The received signal is
digital.=C2- This means it only receives 1s and 0s.
=C2-If the signal is too strong (cable
shortened) everything looks like a 1.=C2- If the signal is too low ( cable
lengthened) everything looks like a 0.=C2- Either way no data is received.
=C2-
I guess the folks at Garmin
knew what they were doing when they wrote the installation instructions.=C2
- Loop
the excess wire in as large a loop as practicably possible.=C2- Try to avo
id bundling
with Xmtr. Coax.
=C2-
Noel
=C2-
=C2-
From:
owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-avionics-list-server@
matronics.com]
On Behalf Of teamgrumman@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:02 AM
Subject: Avionics-List: GPS Antenna
=C2-
I've been trying to find an acceptable answer as to why Garmin wants to have
the coax cable for the=C2-
GPS antenna to be between 13 and 15 feet.=C2- If I can mount an antenna ju
st 15 inches away from the=C2-
unit itself, why do I need to mount the antenna 15 feet away?=C2-
=C2-
One explanation I got was the 430/530 needed a 3 db loss in the cable.=C2
- Now, it seems to me that the
stronger the signal at the unit is, the better.
=C2-
For what it's worth, I mounted my antenna (Garmin 430) on the glareshield on
my Tiger.
That was 4 years ago.=C2- I've never had any problems with losing the sign
al.=C2- I'm installing
another 430 and was told the 430 won't work with a 15 inch cable.=C2-
=C2-
Any ideas?
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=C2-
=C2-
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http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Avionics-List
http://forums.matronics.com
=C2-
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