RE: SatNav antenna

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks John.

My car is a Ford Mondeo 2.5 Ghia X (2004 model)

It seems to work OK if I hold it out the window for a minute for it to
get the initial lock. Once it's got that first lock, it seems to work
pretty much as normal, maintaining a signal through the windscreen...

It *sometimes* even manages to get that initial lock through the screen
as well, but this is a very hit & miss affair, and even when it does,
it
takes far, far longer than it should... (Like 20 minutes or more for
example).

Paul G.



-----Original Message-----
From: John Nye [mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 November 2003 11:50
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SatNav antenna

There is a list somwhere (will see if I can find it) of vehicles that
suffer from the problem of signals not getting through windscreens. Did
not pay too much attention as mine wasn't on it - it may suggest a
solution though. Will have a dig around

John
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Gordon
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 11:36 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] SatNav antenna


Chaps,



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



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...)



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....



Am I going to be in luck?



TIA



Paul G.





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