Split GPS Signal

[Tan]

Hi


I have decided that its high time that I tidy up my dashboard.

Rather than have two GPS blob's (excuse my technical terms), I want to split it, to give me two feeds, one to APS 30 Sat Nav and the other to my Origin B2.

I remember reading that this is possible, but can't find the post.

Will this split effect the quality of the signal?

Regards

Tan

[jimmy]

I was thinking of doing this but I think you need a booster. When I recently fitted my GPS roof aerial I wired the aerial into a re-radiating GPS aerial, I mounted the re-radiating bit behind the cubby box under the radio. The TomTomGo now works anywhere within 1 metre of this aerial regardless if it can see the sky or not.

[craigyb]

Oh you lot, I've just done exactly that, tested it out today in the S8 and it's perfect.

GPS splitter £20, some cables to convert SMB to FME and back £30 to make.

Tested it in my S8 today and it works a treat. So now I can connect up my B2 at last.

Craig

[Tan]

Hi Craig,

Do you have any pics and how easy is it to get the bits and to make it?

Tan

[steve_bcs]

on my SL I just cut the gps antenna wire & soldered two leads to it 1 from the becker sat nav & 1 from my B2 . Both seem to work fine without any form of boosting.

[craigyb]

I think you were lucky then Steve as some voltage is sent down the cable from the sat nav to the GPS receiver to power it and if you splice the 2 together you could cause problems, but maybe luck was on your side.

The splitter is available from Maplins for £20, the connectors and cable I got from RS components. I bought a 50m reel of thin RF cable to hook it all up for the SMB connectors and the FME connectors, stupid Maplin splitter thing has 3 FME connectors. So I bought several in line plugs and sockets to link it all together.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=43686&TabID=1&source=15&WorldID=&doy=27m2

The second output of the GPS splitter is passive and blocks the voltage from the secondary device.

Craig

[Tan]

I spoke with origin today, and they said that their antenna is not powered.

Does this mean it would not be any good for my Sat nav?

[hercules]

Could please somebody tell me what type of connectors fit the original MB splitter (see image below) and who sells them. :rolleyes: :D
Any help will be verry much appreciated :confused:

[C200_ESPRIT1997]

Does anyone know weather you can get a device which has sat-nav AND the camera detector thingy? (tells u if theres a camera around.
cheer in advance.