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Brand: Gilsson Technologies

Model: MCX1M16b180

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Gilsson Technologies MCX1M16b180 Review by Daniel S. Winger (Verona, WI United States)

I currently own 3 of these Gilsson High Performance Active Antennas. But I have owned 5 over the years (gave 1 to my dad and sold the other to a friend.) I have also have owned the equivalent Garmin units, the GA27C for $99 and the 25MCX for about $30. There's no difference in performance between this $20 Gilsson and the $99 GA27C. But the price difference is actually shocking!

Finally, avoid the $30 Garmin 25MCX. It's performance characteristics are PATHETIC! I actually returned the 1st two thinking they were both faulty. But, after trying a third one with the same pathetic results, I returned it and purchased yet another Gilsson.

Gilsson Technologies MCX1M16b180 Review by A Reading Shrink (Chicago, IL)

This item came without instructions. It took me a while to figure out how to attach it to my Garmin Nuvi, and I had to contact Gilsson to find out how to detach it. After contacting them I realized it's meant to be used on the outside of the vehicle. The Gilsson antenna generally adds bother to using the Garmin, and only in a few instances (driving near skyscrapers) does it add any accuracy (which you can measure for yourself using the satellite location screen on your Nuvi). In that circumstance it is minimally helpful.

Gilsson Technologies MCX1M16b180 Review by Edward Anthony Sims

I bought this antenna from an Amazon vendor after comparing reviews of similar antennas. My experience is only one data point, but this antenna functioned for only a bit more than a month before failing. It was mounted on the cowl of my Toyota Landcruiser, so not in a place of extra ordinary heat, vibration or other conditions that I would have thought might cause failure in a product purportedly intended for use on a vehicle or vessel.

For the short time it did work, it was not noticeably better than a less expensive Garmin auxiliary antenna I owned previously. The Garmin died after about 18 months, and was mounted in a similar spot on my Range Rover Classic.

For the record, this vendor warrantied the antenna and offered an immediate replacement.

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Gilsson Technologies MCX1M16b180:: Description

Gilsson GPS antenna is considered one of the best GPS antenna in the marketplace. It can significantly boost incoming GPS signal, while maintaining a low noise level. Hundreds of thousands of GPS users have relied on Gilsson antennas to pull in GPS signal even in marginal conditions!

This item is compatible with:

GARMIN: Colorado 300, Colorado 400i, Colorado 400t, eMap, GPS 12CX, GPS 12MAP, GPS 12XL, GPS 15, GPS 15H/15L, GPS 25 Series, GPS 60, GPS 76, GPSCOM 170, GPSMAP 175, GPSMAP 60, GPSMAP 60C, GPSMAP 60CS, GPSMAP 60CSx, GPSMAP 60Cx, GPSMAP 76, GPSMAP 76C, GPSMAP 76CS, GPSMAP 76CSx, GPSMAP 76Cx, GPSMAP 76S, iQue 3000, iQue 3200, iQue 3600, iQue M3, iQue M4, iQue M5, nüvi 350, nüvi 360, nüvi 370, nüvi 5000, nüvi 650, nüvi 660, nüvi 670, nüvi 680, nüvi 710, nüvi 750, nüvi 760, nüvi 770, nüvi 780, nüvi 850, nüvi 860, nüvi 880, NavTalk, Quest, Quest 2, StreetPilot 2610, StreetPilot 2620, StreetPilot 2650, StreetPilot 2660, StreetPilot 2720, StreetPilot 2730, StreetPilot 2820, StreetPilot 7200/ 7500, StreetPilot c310/ c320/ c330/ c340, StreetPilot c510/ c530/ c550/ c580, StreetPilot i2/ i3/ i5, z?mo 400/ 450/ 500/ 550.

NAVMAN: 3300 GPS, 3450 GPS, 4100 GPS, 4400 GPS, 4410 GPS, 4420 GPS, 4440 GPS, 4460 GPS, 4470 GPS, iCN 610, iCN 620, iCN 630, iCN 635, iCN 650, iCN 720, iCN 750.

LOWRANCE: Airmap 500/ 600C, iFinder GPS, iFinder Expedition C, iFinder Explorer, iFinder H20/ H2O Plus/ H2O C/ H2O C Plus, iFinder Hunt/ Hunt C/ Hunt Plus, iFinder Map & Music, iFinder PhD/ PhD Plus, iFinder Pro/ Pro Plus, iWay 100M.

TOMTOM: (Must have Pedestal Connector) TomTom 3, Go 910, Go 510.

HOLUX: GM-100, GM-101, GM-101+, GM-250, GM-251, GM-270 CF, GM 270U CF, GM-271 CF, GM 82 Engine Board, GM 83 Engine Board, GR 231, GR-230.

FALCOM: Active GPS antenna FAL-ANT-3-MCX, GSM/GPRS/GPS & 32 Bit RISC core with eCos RTOS F35-XXL-SI, Integrated Dual Band GSM/GPRS Engine with GPS receiver C2D-SI, Integrated Tri Band GSM/GPRS Engine C55/ C55i/ I56/ I56i.