3xx and 6xx Antennas positions
Sat, 05/31/2008 - 1:40pm
  15 years
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How do you put your antennas up? I used to always kept it straight up, until I read review from gpsmagazine that Garmin says that is should be parallel to the earth's surface.
http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2007/08/garmin_nuvi_350_review.ph...
Under figure 22
On the Street Pilot 3
It didn't seem to make a difference, but when it was parallel it fit on my dash better, when I used the external mount it was usually perpendicular.
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong. -Sophocles snɥɔnıɥdoɐ aka ʎɹɐƃ
Parallel To The Ground
Page 3 of my Nuvi 660 manual says to operate the unit with the antenna "parallel to the ground." That's the way I've always operated it.
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I notice in the review that
They only show the Windshield Mount, which is illegal in some states, California being one such state. I have never been stopped for having my unit attached to my windshield but if you were stopped for something else they might nail you for that also...
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong. -Sophocles snɥɔnıɥdoɐ aka ʎɹɐƃ
I always have mine parallel
I always have mine parallel to the ground as the instruction book reccomends
I can't seem to find the
I can't seem to find the information in my manual that says the antenna should be 90 degrees. I'm using a Nuvi 350.
Nuvi 350 Nuvi 3597LMT Nuvi 1450LMT Nuvi 55LM
I think it's not in the
I think it's not in the manual that came with the unit but you have to view it online at garmin website
Online Manual
I just looked at the online manual for the 350 and it does not specifically say "parallel to the ground" although, I would think that it would have the same requirement.
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