Has anybody had any problems using portable Sat-nav (such as Tomtom) in a Focus with a heated front windscreen? Does the metal in the heating elements cause any interference with the signal?
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Has anybody had any problems using portable Sat-nav (such as Tomtom) in a Focus with a heated front windscreen? Does the metal in the heating elements cause any interference with the signal?
There are some reports of it happening, but it doesn't seem to happen with my TomTom or Navman units. If it does interfere with yours you can always fit an external / active antenna ;)
My TT ONE V2 works fine.
Chris
I've not noticed any problem with a TomTom GO 910 - though I usually fix it right at the edge of the screen on the driver's side, where there is a narrow strip without heating elements.
I'm using a TomTom One V2 quite happily in a Mondeo with a heated windscreen. No problems at all, despite what the 'experts' told me before I tried it ;-)
Al.
The Garmin Nüvi 350 works just fine in my Focus. I believe that heated windscreens behave much better than heat-reflecting windscreens in this regard.
Thanks for the answers everyone.
Just as an extra just used a PDA (Mitac Mio 168) with TomTom software and whilst a bit slow to get the signal, never lost it after it locked on.
In alt.autos.ford.focus Neil McD. :
Heated windscreen + sun protection glass (probably default on Ghia?) + Garmin GPS V == zero reception without external antenna
In message , Michael Heiming wrote
I have an older Tomtom unit working in a Focus with a heated front screen.
Heated windscreens attenuate the signals slightly and older GPS receivers should still work.
Athermic windscreens will block signals from older receivers.
The latest generation of GPS receivers (SiRF Star III GPS etc), which have been on sale in many units for more than a year, are a lot more sensitive and have been reported as working well with an athermic windscreen
"Neil McD." wrote in news:jfidnXSu25 snipped-for-privacy@bt.com:
My Garmin Nuvi 660 works absolutely fine in my Focus with heated front screen.
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