Strider's chart plotter (Garmin 3205) has been screwing up lately. The GPS location is intermittent and getting worse. On our recent cruise to Passamaquoddy Bay we relied a lot on our backup systems. Garmin support helped us troubleshoot and guessed that we need a new antenna.
Our current attenna is a Garmin 17 HVS, they say its obsoleted and we should get a 19X HVS. My questions are:
According to the manual (we attempt to RTFM), it sounds like we could use any NMEA 183, 12 volt GPS puck antenna, which are available for about $30. Does anyone have any experience with these, or should we just bite the bullet and order the Garmin antenna?
Thank you in advance if you have any thoughts or experience to share.
Paul Meyer
New Brunswick, Canada
Our current attenna is a Garmin 17 HVS, they say its obsoleted and we should get a 19X HVS. My questions are:
According to the manual (we attempt to RTFM), it sounds like we could use any NMEA 183, 12 volt GPS puck antenna, which are available for about $30. Does anyone have any experience with these, or should we just bite the bullet and order the Garmin antenna?
Thank you in advance if you have any thoughts or experience to share.
Paul Meyer
New Brunswick, Canada