External antenna on 1200GS

[TST]

Here is my solution for mounting external GPS-antenna on my 1200. The antenna is Garmin GA25 mcx which have a strong magnet.

1. take the lid of the jar

2. glue the lid on the brakefluidlid.

3. pop the antenna on. Voila, your done!

 

[Deleted account W]

Get this man on Blue Peter with a bit of sticky back plastic and a couple of yoghurt pots

 

[Steptoe]

I've now got to go and buy a jar of Rajah Kashmiri masala paste,
Would a jar of Pataks work just as well, i'll have to ask Pan european for advice .

 

[ianf]

You're on the right track, I've got a gpsw ext ant for the car, and it gets a much stronger set of sats when placed on a big sheet of metal than say a wooden table. Not sure of the ideal size but they do need a ground plane to work properly. Thought it was bust originally, but stuck it on top of the barbie in the garden and it shot up to 100% on all visible sats.

Google suggests finding some piece of metal about 70mm square. eg.e this lot test them on a similar ground plane. http://www.gilsson.com/high_performance_gps.htm

 

[ianf]

shame I can stick mine to my tank, you cant, ha.

 

[PanEuropean]

...Would a jar of Pataks work just as well, i'll have to ask Pan european for advice...

I dunno, I eat at McDonald's most of the time, and none of the food packaging there is ferrous metal. So - I just use Velcro to hold my antenna in place. Put a tiny patch of sticky Velcro on the brake fluid reservoir, and another patch on the bottom of the antenna.

Michael

 

[HMR]

Put a tiny patch of sticky Velcro on the brake fluid reservoir

On top of your helmet is even better.

 

[Pipehose]

dont thnk thats a good idea on the brake reservior the magnet will BRAKE down the molecules in the brake fluid

 

[Cestria]

I reckon hes just trying to curry favour with Garmin.