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Default Garmin GPSmap 188C VHF Interference

Jralbert wrote:

I'm having the same problem. But over the weekend, I experimented by moving
the unit farther from the VHF radio antenna. That fixed the problem. If you
can't move it, you may experiment by wrapping a short length of metal
screening--perhaps 12"-- over the a portion of the VHF antenna near the Garmin.


That should not crimp VHF reception significantly.


OTOH it might badly degrade it. I'd try a couple ferrite beads on the
VHF coax, one near the xcvr and the other near the antenna, plus more on
both the GPS coax and on its power/data lines. If that don't work put a
low-pass filter in the VHF coax to block harmonics.

73, K3DWW