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Roger Long Roger Long is offline
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Default Bayside, Queens

"Skip Gundlach" wrote

When I get the "OK" notice on wifi before we've left, I'd presumed it was
working...


I've discovered that OK is a totally separate function from tracking. The
tracking sequence does not start with an "OK" message. Since the first OK
sometimes takes 20 minutes to go out, I've rejected their advice to always
start with an OK. If the unit is still trying to send the OK, it won't
start tracking. The LED indication for attempting to send and OK and being
in tracking is the same so it's confusing. Just turn it on and hold the OK
button until the LED goes off again. If you do want to send a morning "OK",
you have to wait until just the ON LED is blinking, turn the unit off, and
then start again to initiate tracking as described above. Too much waiting
for me in the morning.

When I send the evening OK, I do it just after anchoring as I'm turning
other stuff off and then leave it on until just before turning in for the
night when I turn it off.

I've had good luck with mine on a shelf inside above a berth. I saw yours
outside on the cabin top. You might try it inside.

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Roger Long