extend GPS antenna??

**ramy_zohair** · 01-09-2005, 09:13 AM

Can u extend a GPS antenna. for example i would like to hide the gps mouse, is i possible to extend its antenna through a wire out of the vehicle (something like a radio receiver). has anobody got internal pics of a GPS mouse/receiver??? Would like to see what the antenna looks like

**Paul_** · 01-09-2005, 01:04 PM

i guess yeah you can if you had high enough quality components but considering the amount of signal is so so so weak that you receive, you'd need some pretty damn good cable and high quality solder to get it working as well as it can do - also from my gps (bu 303) the antenna is pretty much hard soldered to the pcb and is the largest thing in the shell, instead, make your mouse water proof and stick it outside

**ramy_zohair** · 01-10-2005, 04:08 AM

thanks for ur reply..... i guess so, i will have to waterproof it.

**Dirk9N** · 01-11-2005, 11:35 AM

maybe you can find an Idea in that Forums threat, there they build in an GPS reciever into an VW Triplex antenna. I builde on into an Audi Triplex antenna. great revievment (9-15 sats permanent)

noone can see them, they are waterproof ... perfekt solution

**dug1967** · 01-11-2005, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Dirk9N

maybe you can find an Idea in that Forums threat, there they build in an GPS reciever into an VW Triplex antenna. I builde on into an Audi Triplex antenna. great revievment (9-15 sats permanent)

noone can see them, they are waterproof ... perfekt solution

Sounds like some useful information, could you supply the name of the forum you mention or a link....

I hope it ain't this forum or I will feel like a smuck

**Dirk9N** · 01-11-2005, 01:45 PM

thats strange, i added a Link last time, where is it gone?

here its again:
http://www.car-pc.info/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=639

It's an german Car-PC Forum.

I don't know when, but within the next time I want to "rebuild" my antenna, because my GPS modul was much to big, so I had to remove the whole Radio and Cellular antenna - part. thats now in the car. I added an Wire at the Antenna contact, and tgough the cartop, to the external electronics

(hope that works)