Garmin GPS Antenna

Garmin GPS antenna can be used for  various models of Garmin navigation products. With a Garmin GPS antenna, the GPS unit can get signals from the 24 different satellites that relay signals to GPS units. The Garmin navigation antenna will make your traveling experience easier because it makes the GPS unit more accurate which in turn reduces the chance that you will receive wrong directions.

Most Garmin GPS antennas are waterproof and you can easily mount them on your car. These antennas have a magnetic mount which make you easy to mount it on the car or boat. The antennas are also compatible with almost all of the Garmin models. Therefore you dont have to buy a specific antenna for a specific Garmin unit. The Garmin navigation antennas are LNA powered and their voltage range can go up to 5.5VDC.

I will review one of the Garmin GPS Antenna Product from Amazon store. Here it is :

GARMIN 010-10702-00 GPS Antenna Kit

Technical Details

·         2.75-Inch Low-Profile Remote GPS Antenna

·         Built-In Magnetic Mount For The Outside Of A Vehicle

·         Includes More Than 8 Ft Of Cable & Mcx Connector

·         Compatible With Grm0046900

·         Dimensions: 2.0 x .75 x 2.75 inches (WxHxD); weighs 4.0 ounces

Product Description

For better GPS reception inside your vehicle, the Garmin 25MCX remote antenna is the answer. Featuring a built-in, magnetic mount for the outside of your vehicle, this antenna comes with over eight feet of cable and MCX connector. It fits Garmin iQue 3600, StreetPilot 2610 and 2630, GPSMAP series, GPS 76 series, 12XL and emap.

2.75" Low-profile Remote Gps Antenna Built-in Magnetic Mount For The Outside Of A Vehicle Includes More Than 8 Ft Of Cable & Mcx Connector Compatible With Grm0046900

Amazon Customer Comments

By Edward Youmans

 I use this product on a Garmin GPS60CS. Before hand, I would get okay signal on any given day. And navigating by it in the truck was difficult because of lost signals. Once I hooked up this GA 25MCX to the GPS, WOW. I have never had sooo many and so high recepction before, EVER!. I almost had all 12 sats. @ full strength. And the plug is easy to use, just push it in and go. And just pull it out for removal, no tiny screw to mess with. The wire is slim and long (9ft), easy enough to hide away behing trim pieces. If you travel with a mobile GPS from Garmin, I highly recommend this product.

By Daniel S. Winger

I ordered one of these Garmin 25MCX external GPS antennas thinking it was an adequate but less-expensive version of the Garmin GA27C. But the performance of the 25MCX was so bad that I thought it was defective. "Bad" in this context means that all four of the Garmin GPS units that I tried with it took way too long to acquire a fix and the GPS unit very easily lost its connections to the satellites. The 25MCX was essentially useless. I assume that the 25MCX must provide a very weak signal to the GPS compared to the Garmin GA27C and the "Gilsson High Performance active remote external" products.

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