" Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·" åke wrote in message
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Sounds like you have two problems. "No fix" usually means the unit can't
find the satellites enough to get a position. This shouldn't affect the
com port. But, perhaps the com port sends nothing until a fix is obtained?

Many GPS units work that way. In lieu of sending bad info they send no
info.

If so I would examine your GPS antenna and connections. A friend of mine
had a similar problem with a Garmin unit and it tuned out to be the
external
antenna had failed where the co-ax cable entered. Seems salt water
corrosion
got to it. Unfortunately it was not a screw connector but hard-wired. So
he
bought a new antenna and it cured the problem.

--
Sir Gregory


I actually misspoke. "Lost fix" is more like it. The sensor, despite it
blinking in a format which Raymarine says has it with acquired satellites,
and communicating over NMEA, isn't talking to any of my gear; it quit about
10 minutes from the dock, and hasn't been in communication since.

It seems like it must be a wiring issue, though there's nothing whatsoever
to suggest it should be that way; nothing dramatic happened which might
explain an electrical difference. Worse, at least as far as the
GPS-NMEA-plotter cable is concerned, it pins out and should be working.

Anyway, if there is anyone who responds to this (also out in all the mailing
lists and forums I'm on), we can confirm the sensor itself but swapping for
a known good installation.

L8R

Skip


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