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  1. 8th May 2016, 08:08 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by gavinwibrow View Post
    I scored a 6m heavy duty orange pvc pipe from the side of the road, which I cut in half for storage/transport, then fitted a joiner, got a proper flag from the kids for my birthday and voila - one excellent sand flag that attaches easily to the front bar and is rigid enough for said aerial.
    Just before you posted this I noticed someone on eBay selling an antenna pole kit made of of some PVC pipe and clamps so that looks to be the way to go

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    What about one of these - S9 Cradle Universal XXL - Active cradle for a wide range of smartphones with a suitable magnetic roof mount antenna. Just connect it all up when needed. Just a thought.
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    Quote Originally Posted by laughto View Post
    What about one of these - S9 Cradle Universal XXL - Active cradle for a wide range of smartphones with a suitable magnetic roof mount antenna. Just connect it all up when needed. Just a thought.
    I have yet to hear of anyone that has had any success with this type of passive antenna.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    I have yet to hear of anyone that has had any success with this type of passive antenna.
    Apparently the loss you get through the passive connection is almost cancelled out by the gain from your antenna.

    I had a Galaxy S3 with RFI antenna and patch lead from Telco and it worked quite well. Have just replaced it with a Telstra Tough Max which has a dedicated antenna port and going to get a lead from Telco for it. Will let you know how it goes.
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    A patch lead is always going to be much better than an inductive cradle, but every bit helps if you don't have an external antenna port
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