"Andrew" wrote in message
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I've got a 2 meter antenna for my mobile unit, and I'm wondering if it
could double as a GPS antenna. I've got a friend, who 5 years ago
showed me how he had his laptop running MS Streets & Trips hooked to a
GPS receiver. I'm not sure if he had a standalone receiver meant for
laptop use, or somehow used his ham antenna and another receiver. Any
ideas?

Thanks,
Andrew Weber
KG4OTT

Andrew -

You should investigate the usage of a mobile antenna, such as the GPSx
Survivor by Antenex, 2000-205 Bloomingdale Road Glendale Heights, Illinois
60139
http://www.antenex.com/

GPSx Survivor - Model GPSDVHF
This very durable antenna features a 26dB gain active ceramic patch GPS
receive antenna with a durable black chrome plated, shock spring protected
VHF ¼ wave antenna in one complete package.
The real advantage of this antenna is its mechanical integrity. This dual
band antenna is constructed with a fully potted heavy wall resin housing, a
one-piece solid brass mounting stud, a large diameter tapered shock spring
and a tunable 0.100" diameter 17-7ph stainless steel radiator for VHF. All
of this makes it perfect for heavy equipment asset tracking and monitoring.

It comes complete with 14 feet of RG174 terminated with an SMB connector for
GPS and 14 feet RG58A/U terminated with N connector. It is mounted through a
5/8" diameter mounting hole and secured with an included heavy stainless
steel jam nut.

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