[C320-list] Raymarine GPS fix?

[Jeff Hare]

Is it possible that the gps reciever is now powered on the same ckt as your autopilot instead of the one for the chartplotter?

-Jeff
------Original Message------
From: Jack McDonough
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Sent: Aug 19, 2009 4:59 PM

I had a couple of repairs done to my Raymarine AutoPilot (clutch and new 
circuit board in the display unit) and since then my Raymarine chart plotter 
(C-80) won't show lat-lon or other data unless the AutoPilot switch on my 
nav station panel is turned on. That was never the case before. Any ideas?

jack
#947




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Herron" <peteherron at mac.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Raymarine GPS fix?


> This may be all wet, but I think I read somewhere that the older GPS 
> units (mine is from 1995) cannot recognize the newest GPS satellites. 
> We've been losing the fix often lately, maybe a few times a day, and  when 
> that happens the instrument shows only 2 satellites tracked.   When it 
> sees 3 or more satellites, it gets a fix and stops that  infernal beeping.
>
> Pete
> C320 #329
>
>
> On Aug 19, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Jeff Hare wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Starting a couple months ago,  I started experiencing a lost GPS fix 
>> shortly after turning on my C70 chartplotter.  Not every time, and 
>> usually within the first 5 min or so.
>>
>> I go to the GPS settings page and do a RESET GPS and it seems to get  a 
>> fix after one or sometimes two resets.
>>
>> I've heard other people on my dock complaining of lost gps fixes also.
>>
>> Anyone have info about this?
>> -Jeff
>>
>