Poor GPS Reception in a "C"

I recently had trouble with mine. I just started using a dashboard camera in my RV and had it in the center of the windshield next to the GPS It turns out the camera kicks out enough RF noise to cause the Garmin problems. I moved the camera to the driver's side and problem solved. Anyone else having reception problems should check for nearby electronic devices that could be causing issues.

Never any problems with our five year old Tom Tom.

Hmmmm ... some perplexing comments above regarding Nuvi reception in Class C cab areas.

Our previous Nuvi 455T and our current Nuvi 3550LM work perfectly on the dash of our Class C. The 3550LM even picks up satellites inside the house in the office when on the desk near a window.

However in our Class C, when underway, we keep the overhead cab bed stacked/folded up into it's storage position so we can stand up easily to go back to the rear. Hence in this situation the satellite signals only have to penetrate the RV roof - instead of both the RV roof and the cabover bed. I wonder if this has anything to do with Nuvi reception in a Class C cab??

Thanks to all.

Our garmin nuvi 1300 does not work on the dash of our C. We need to put it behind us on the dining table to pick up a signal. Perhaps we
have a steel plate in our roofs??

Brian

My Tom Tom works fine. No reception issues

Norm, that's funny, I used a can of soup!

Our old Garmin 2610 was very fussy about where it was placed. We now have a Nuvi265 and it doesn't seem to care where it is. I stuck the mount on a can of beans and it sits in the doghouse cup holder.

Norm

Ours sits on the doghouse, no problems

GPS installations is one of the things I did for years. The issue you are addressing is so installation specific that without knowing a lot more about your specific case, there is not much to be done.

Sometimes, one of the stand-alones in the cab would track for most of a day if we were lucky. A friend borrowed the Garmin and it had no problem on the dash of his C.

So, yes, it can be a problem. My advice, try it in different places on the dash. Look for the place that the GPS can see the most sky.

I used to stick the receiver for my laptop on the hood of our Cayo/Dodge, but with all that metal, there was nothing that worked in the cab.

Matt