Antennae for NobelTec - Forums Archive

akfish1

2014-04-01 04:37:34

I purchased the NobelTec last year but stupidly bought the cheap USB Antennae. I want to get a good one this week so any input would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

estherisle

2014-04-01 04:56:28

I use a furuno gp-32. I lost my computer and was still able to finish my halibut trip with just the charts and gps.

akfish1

2014-04-01 05:05:29

So is it a USB connector or need to get some type of converter? Thanks!

akfish1

2014-04-01 05:08:38

I see thats your GPS model. I know Furuno makes Antennaes also. I have a handheld with charts plus navionics on my phone but get tired of losing signal on my NobelTec.

estherisle

2014-04-02 01:33:36

its connected to a laptop on my boat running nobeltec. it uses a 9 pin connector

curmudgeon

2014-04-02 01:58:26

Dave, I'm using one of these with my Nobeltec. Works great: http://www.fisheriessupply.com/rose-point-navigation-portable-magnetic-gps-sensor

It might be that one of the outside mountable ones like this would be better: http://www.fisheriessupply.com/rose-point-navigation-fixed-mount-gps-sensor-with-waas

They're both WAAS enabled so the accuracy is within several feet most of the time. I just stuck mine up on the window sill behind the rudder-angle indicator and it seems to pick up the satellites okay there.

akfish1

2014-04-02 03:43:51

Thanks Mike I will check those out!