is there a face mounted antenna on GX1700 and is it reliable off shore?
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Yes, it has a face mounted GPS antenna. It can be flush mounted. I have not been off shore with mine, and I do not have it flush mounted. It works great here on Lake Amistad. You will need an external VHF antenna for the radio to work.
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Bruce- From your question it not clear if you mean a GPS antenna or a VHF antenna. This unit DOES have an INTERNAL GPS ANTENNA but you need to provide an external VHF antenna for radio communications and emergency alerts. As to your query if the antenna works reliably offshore (I will assume you meant a GPS antenna here) there are so many variables with antennas (i.e. height, mounting location, interference, installation quality, etc.) that it would be hard to say what your individual reception quality would be like. The GX1700 is a decent radio/GPS combo and Standard Horizon has been around awhile and makes a ton of marine electronics. That said, it's up to the owner to ensure the specifications of the equipment can be met by properly installing and operating the unit. Safe boating.
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I agree with what Daniel said. He has the exact answer I was going to give. There are many variables you have to consider and to make any radio reliable it must be configured properly.
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The one I purchased included the GXM 30 antenna. It was for the GPS and XM radio. That's where the initials for the antenna come from. Good luck
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Yes... the antenna has been fine on my boat. Be warned, this unit has a weak processor and suffers when zooming in and out on detailed maps from the SD card.
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Check Www.frys.com look for wireless router/access point external antenna. Check pepwave specs for connector spec.
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Thanks for the answer. I do not have external antenna on my router. I was looking for an antenna for the camera itself. I did move the router around a tad better reception. Again thank you.
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Any GPS antenna will work. The TRAM has a BNC plug - and you might need to get an adapter for the sonar unit -- hard to find them saying "GPS external antenna connector type." I looked a bit.
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I have used my Crane Super USB antenna for a bit over a year; absolutely NO complaints using the single antenna, with dual USB connections on a laptop. As I said, I do connect using the 15-foot extension cable; makes antenna placement much easier. I agree with the comment below regards two antennas, but will readily admit that I'm NOT a techie; just a satisfied user. I put this product in the increasingly rare category of "works-as-advertised". Good luck with it, and post your results!
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Myself just removed the over the air antenna and used extincting hole. Hope this helps
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OK, near a window? In the city? Let me suggest this: In the center pin of your coax plug, unbend a paperclip, carefully insert it into that coax in on your tv and connect a long wire or :conductive" material to it (foil). If you rescan with that in and STILL get nothing, unlikely but may happen, it's your location. If it picks up anything, the antenna's a dud. If it works, gauge what you can get from a homebrew antenna and go up from there. This may not be strong enough to hit your local channels. I know of a 50 mile radius antenna at $60; before you throw in the towel, try the paperclip trick. THe HomeWorx is inexpensive; returns are "meh." Good luck!
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Well, I bought one used to be able use in a completely portable fashion like your xmp3. Although the previous owner said it worked fine, mine won't receive a satellite signal. I bought another antenna, but it still won't receive the satellite signal. I want to use it at a sporting event where there is no cell phone reception so I can't use the internet cell phone app. I was thinking about the xmp3, even though it's old and expensive, but I'm not so sure after your comment. I don't know of any other completely portable units, do you?
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What you want to look for is the gain on the antenna. In most cases, the outdoor antenna will provide between 2 and 3db gain. but you can find higher. Be sure you're looking at an antenna for the right frequency ranges (700 mHz, 800, mHz and 1900 Hz)
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I agree. I bought a better antenna and it works as good as any handheld I've had or had experience with. WELL worth the money!
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The antenna is attached to a stationary base and does not rotate like a propeller. I never tried it outdoors. it is extremely directional. The Lava HD-463 is a much better antenna. It is amplified and rotates on its base. It picks up way more stations.
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I'm with youColtswalker. There are transmitters that qualify under Part 15 (some sold on Amazon) but not with any sort of external antenna, so.......
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I have the complete unit... you need a backbone for the network, a sirius antenna for thw eather and sat radio module, then to listen to it u need the marine radio package. I have the whole unit, plus EVERYTHING all connected and working, never installed on a boat, used only once on a test run and im selling all of it complete... still have the boxes and paperwork even. Email me Joe.dip75@gmail.com it is great, i just dont get out enough to justify having 5 grand worth of electronics suite.
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No, you need a mcx type antenna for your model. http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/371130216195?lpid=82
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I suspect this questioner is talking about a "straight" telescoping antenna. I believe that there is no external antenna connections on the receiver. If that is the case, then this antenna is not the solution to the "static and poor reception"..