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Can you use the GPS Atenna as a normal antenna?

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Old 05-28-2003, 03:15 PM
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Can you use the GPS Atenna as a normal antenna?
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Default Why dont you think about how an antenna works rather than the fact that it is an antenna.

have you considered that the GPS works on a different frequency than for say FM or AM radio or even Satellite radio?
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Default Re: Why dont you think about how an antenna works rather than the fact that it is an antenna.

I know GPS is a whole differant thing but I was wondernig can you use the antenna from the GPS, like the ones S4's with nav, or is it just a nav antenna?
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Default I don't understand...what are you trying to do?

Nav uses GPS. Are you trying to utilize the Nav antene with a different gps system. If so, it will probably work (I would verify frequencies before I bought anything though). The other thing you will have to look at is the connector. If the connectors are different you will have to be careful retrofitting something
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Default Re: I don't understand...what are you trying to do?

I want to use the GPS antenna as my Radio antenna? is it possible?
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AM/FM.....No, different frequencies
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