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belal_se
10th January 2009, 11:50 AM
hi

when i bought my artemis, it came with an external gps receiver which i have never used because the internal gps is doing it for me... i have microsoft streets and maps on my laptop and it would be great if i could connect the external gps that came with my artemis...

the connector is called MS-147-C(LP)-2 and it looks like in the picture

i hope some1 can answer me this time

zuccster
12th January 2009, 12:32 AM
Removed (mis-read the question!)

spasovxda
15th January 2009, 09:31 AM
What you have got on the picture is only an External Antenna. It is NOT a GPS receiver. It is used to only boost the signal in poor conditions (ie in a vehicle).
There is no way to directly connect this Antenna to a PC/Laptop. You will need a real GPS receiver (PCMCIA/ExpressCard/USB) and if you buy one - you will (most probably) not need the Antenna.
On the other hand you most probably do not need it anyway. You can use the GPS receiver on your Artemis and share it (over USB/bluetooth) with your laptop.
There are already lots of threads and guides here. Just search!
Keywords: share GPS splitter gpsproxy gpsgate bluetooth
Good Luck !