Garmin remote antennas

[Dave]

Hi All!

There are some interesting threads in some other pilot groups about
these antennas...

Apparently, (I do not have one) garmin has a MAGNET in the base of the
antenna (for holding it in place in a vehicle) that they ship with the
396.. (!)

Slight issue with mounting it with velcro on top of your panel.

Some guys are trying to get the magnets out of the base for obvious
reasons, and Garmin dosen't seem to think there is a problem..

YMMV...

Just a heads up...

Dave

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Dave wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> There are some interesting threads in some other pilot groups about
> these antennas...
>
> Apparently, (I do not have one) garmin has a MAGNET in the base of the
> antenna (for holding it in place in a vehicle) that they ship with the
> 396.. (!)
>
> Slight issue with mounting it with velcro on top of your panel.
>
> Some guys are trying to get the magnets out of the base for obvious
> reasons, and Garmin dosen't seem to think there is a problem..
>
> YMMV...
>
> Just a heads up...
>
> Dave

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You are correct, there is a magnet in the antenna. I was able to move
my antenna location far enough away that it does not change the compass
but I wish garmin had left it out. I was going to remove the magnet
from the antenna but after removing the obvious screws, it did not look
easy to remove. I did not want to void the warranty so I stopped.
After the warranty is expired I will remove the magnet.

[Nathan Young]

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:55:21 -0400, Dave
> wrote:

>Hi All!
>
>There are some interesting threads in some other pilot groups about
>these antennas...
>
>Apparently, (I do not have one) garmin has a MAGNET in the base of the
>antenna (for holding it in place in a vehicle) that they ship with the
>396.. (!)
>
>Slight issue with mounting it with velcro on top of your panel.
>
>Some guys are trying to get the magnets out of the base for obvious
>reasons, and Garmin dosen't seem to think there is a problem..
>
>YMMV...
>
>Just a heads up...


I have a Garmin GPS10, which is a bluetooth GPS receiver with
integrated antenna. It also has an integrated antenna. I fly a
PA28-180, and it is noticeable if I place the GPS10 within about 18"
of the compass. However, the compass works fine if I place the GPS10
by the starboard side of the windscreen.

Garmin makes great products, but good luck getting through to them. I
had a GPS10 that got fried, I emailed asking how to get it fixed, and
got the standard, 'were very busy, our response will be delayed'. I
never heard back from them after that. Of course, I'm the real
sucker. I bought another one to replace the broken one.

-Nathan

[Jonathan Goodish]

In article >,
Nathan Young > wrote:
> Garmin makes great products, but good luck getting through to them. I
> had a GPS10 that got fried, I emailed asking how to get it fixed, and
> got the standard, 'were very busy, our response will be delayed'. I
> never heard back from them after that. Of course, I'm the real
> sucker. I bought another one to replace the broken one.

I've had no problem reaching Garmin on the phone. Most companies do not
do well with email responses in my experience.

The GPS10 is a great unit, and I suspect you'd have a difficult time
finding a better sensor from another source.


JKG