Furuno GPS antenna work with Garmin 541?

[Grady_Crazy]

Does anyone know if the Furuno external antenna will work with a Garmin 540/541? I will have to change the connector from a PL-259 to a BNC.

 

[seasick]

I don't think it will work and may damage something. The BNC connected Garmin antenna is powered by the plotter and I doubt that other antennas would have the same interface.

 

[tripp@BOEmarine]

The garmin 541 has an internal GPS antenna. This feature has become popular with many newer chartplotters and cp/ff combos.

 

[seasick]

According to the Garmin manual, there is a connector for an external antenna and there is also a listing for the antenna under accesories. So I suppose it has the option of internal or external. My comments regarding the external antenna still stand.