RadioPatriots
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So it is two separate set ups where you still need to add an external antenna in addition to the GPS unit.
Stingray what part of this are you not getting?
Picture this:
You set the scanner in your car.
You screw on the regular scanner antenna that receives radio signals just as you normally would.
You then plug that mess of wires into your cigarette lighter outlet. Plug the data wire from that mess of wires into your scanner's data port, then throw the GPS puck in the window.
BANG! You're totally good to go.
The scanner antenna receives radio signals. The GPS antenna puck receives GPS signals. The scanner antenna does not receive GPS signals. The GPS puck antenna does not receive radio signals (the ones you'll be hearing).
Nothing more to it than that.
EDIT: If you WANT to use an external antenna in place of the "rubber duck" antenna, you can. In fact it's very advisable. But the scanner antenna and the GPS antenna are totally, completely separate things.