A aviation & planes forum. AviationBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AviationBanter forum » rec.aviation newsgroups » Soaring
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Too many GPS puck antennas



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #17  
Old January 12th 20, 07:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
2G
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,439
Default Too many GPS puck antennas

On Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 8:27:19 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
...or just look at the section lines on then ground.Â* If the sun is
shining, it's pretty easy to guess the cardinal directions.

On 1/11/2020 8:58 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Charles Longley wrote on 1/11/2020 6:59 PM:
Pfft compass what’s that? Look out the canopy.

Not a good option in Kansas! You are spoiled by flying where there are
mountains to guide you. In Kansas, look at the GPS track when you want
to know direction. Or pull out your iPhone, and use the compass app.


--
Dan, 5J


Garmin's only precaution about the placement of multiple GPS antennas is the potential effect of one antenna shadowing another:

3c. To minimize the effects of shadowing at 5° elevation angles, the GPS antenna should be mounted no
closer than 6 inches (edge to edge) from other antennas, including passive antennas such as another
GPS antenna or XM antenna.

http://static.garmin.com/pumac/GA35G...structions.pdf

And if you want to share a single antenna with multiple instruments you can get a splitter (albeit not cheaply!):

https://www.gpssource.com/collections/gps-splitter

Tom
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Antennas! Get yer antennas here! Bob (not my real pseudonym) Aviation Photos 0 March 3rd 11 04:38 AM
Antennas [email protected] Home Built 1 February 19th 09 07:32 PM
Aircraft antennas ccwillwerth Home Built 23 October 26th 06 10:30 PM
Antennas Terry Home Built 3 April 24th 05 06:42 PM
Antennas Terry Home Built 3 April 22nd 05 03:14 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:52 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 AviationBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.