Improved/better/longer Aerial For C5?

[Randombloke]

Are there any other choices of aerials for the C5 other than OEM?

 

I have to carry things on a roof rack and the reception, especially for the Sat Nav GPS is suffering.

 

Are there any longer or higher gain aerials that might help me?

[proinnsias]

Are there any other choices of aerials for the C5 other than OEM?

 

I have to carry things on a roof rack and the reception, especially for the Sat Nav GPS is suffering.

 

Are there any longer or higher gain aerials that might help me?

 

I'm not sure, to be honest, what's on the market - however SatNav aerials will always have this problem.

 

Essentially - the SatNav antenna needs a clear view of the sky, so it can "see" the satellites - enough trees or tall buildings can interfere with satnav reception.

 

One option *might* be to look at the back of the satnav unit to see what aerial connector is used, and see if you can get a good magnetic-mount one from ebay with the same connector and about 4m of cable.

 

Mount it somewhere on the bodywork that's not covered by stuff (on the hatchback, just under the top of the glass of the hatch itself (on the bodywork metal beside the hinges) works reasonably well for me on a 3rd party unit.

 

Feed the wire into the back of the satnav unit and try that ?

[Randombloke]

Mount it somewhere on the bodywork that's not covered by stuff (on the hatchback, just under the top of the glass of the hatch itself (on the bodywork metal beside the hinges) works reasonably well for me on a 3rd party unit.

 

Feed the wire into the back of the satnav unit and try that ?

 

Having two hang gliders on the roof tends to eliminate a magnetic aerial mount. Anywhere tends to be under them, hence back to square 1. A longer aerial in the standard mount would fix the problem.

 

I'm just looking for a longer, possibly higher gain aerial.