autometer gps speedo

[max200]

just bought new autometer gauges and autometer doesn't have any info on antennas for the gps speedo anyone have one of these if so what antenna are you using. thanks for any help! Max.

[steady streamin]

Max -- I looked into the antennas cause i seen a gps speedo on ebay for 40 bucks, but couldnt find anything. good luck to ya

[514MERC]

they use the same antenna as Gaffrig and or Livorsi

[propmanjay]

I have the ultra light silvers in mine. I bought my antenna right from Rex marine where I ordered my GPS.

[lokinutz]

:iagree: Yep try Rex's. When I bought mine, they had a white puck type, or a black bubble type. Both work the same. Be careful with the wiring. It's very fragile.

[Vegas XT]

Drew the avionics shop cant make something up?

[Carter Powell]

You can get a Garmin for about $100.00 directly from garmin. Mount it under the deck in a foam box and it will be out of the way and work great.


Carter Powell

[propmanjay]

I used 3M velcrow tape under my deck.

[max200]

Drew the avionics shop cant make something up? I already tried that route dave but my boat doesn't have wings so no help there! and thanks for the help everyone gonna get everthing from rexs marine. knew I could get the Info on here!!!! great site!!

[WATERWINGS]

You can get a Garmin for about $100.00 directly from garmin. Mount it under the deck in a foam box and it will be out of the way and work great.


Carter Powell

How do you hook up a GPS speed-o up to the handheld?

Is that what you ar saying.....to use the handheld as an antenna?

[euro scott]

has anybody researched which antennae's will work with smartcraft? Cant find any info for their compatability.

[mrcrsr]

smartcraft can be fed w/ the nmea in/out-most garmin/raymarine furuno and others have this

[WATERWINGS]

smartcraft can be fed w/ the nmea in/out-most garmin/raymarine furuno and others have this

Is this the port on top of the, Garmin Legend, (for example) that you can use to power thru the cig. lighter? (or down load maps I guess?)

[mrcrsr]

no, its usually part of the wiring harness that also includes the power/ground wires, ck the owners manual that came w/ the garmin, i know w/ the 400/2000/3000 series garmins this is where the wires for nema in/out would be

[WATERWINGS]

So, I'm guessin that you don't mean handheld GPS ?

[mrcrsr]

i don't know about the handheld, sorry

[hsbob]

the Gaffrig and or Livorsi and others use a garmin 35. they are actual gps and not antenthe nas. the garmin 18 may work but im not sure.

the only gps that i "know" works with smart craft are the garmin 45and mono street pilot. i did try 45 plus. v, v plus, garmin 35.... they all do not work. the smart craft [atleast the 2004 version] needs a 2 digit nmea speed out put from the gps. the newer gps even when they say their 2.0 nmea have 4 digit speed sentences.

[euro scott]

will one of these work for the smartcraft ?
http://shop.ebay.com/items/garmin+45?_dmd=1&_sop=12&cbp=9.0&msclkid=082ffd0fe1e33a489f18b209f87fe96b&sig=68c5bcf850c4c76218c5d642fabfd0ad74e9a910e69ff0b6f4d8db152c23cedc25bd776d7430e2928fd300db77f6e1de 7dd71e7a9ddcd7df1b8c2365f72a0e83ad5c437adba9c9f67e28ce6257be103fab2d4a205744f4a2a3a42bfc2922a1c5d7f9 b3b71b9f4b5bf8a220e324181280518007206047e381b690f70a795ecf68%7C1&tt_encode=utf8&its=20090316163242&keyword=garmin+45&crlp=350891128_1&MT_ID=7&rawquery=garmin+45&mscbg=1

[max200]

Allright Heres the deal "and thanks for all the input" the autometer gps speedo looks to be the same as the livorsi. the blue wire from my garmin 440 hooked to the antenna wire of the speedo works. You must have NMEA set to output. I'm sure most of the other garmins "newer" will work the same. Thanks for the help! Max.