---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 10/22/08: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:30 AM - Intermittent GPS (Bob Vandegrift) 2. 09:36 AM - For Sale Avionics (skidmk) 3. 01:46 PM - Re: Intermittent GPS (Vincent Palermo) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:30:39 AM PST US From: Bob Vandegrift Subject: Avionics-List: Intermittent GPS Hello Gang, I have a Northstar GPS 60 that has been working well until the other week when it simply would not find any satellites. At start up it runs through the self test everything OK then it starts searching for satellites says it has 4, 5, 6, etc then has 0. It will come back and find sats, navigate for a while then drop out again. I am thinking this is an antenna problem, can teardrop antennas go bad? can I swap with any GPS ant to test or do they have different requirements? Is there a coax cable that is best? Or is the problem elsewhere? Any thoughts , suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Bob ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:57 AM PST US Subject: Avionics-List: For Sale Avionics From: "skidmk" narco nav 825 TSO, yellow tagged working when removed. includes tray and connector. 1000.00 Narco ID-825 loc/gs indicator, yellow tagged working when removed, includes connector (for above) 800.00 Apollo 2001 NMS IFR (VFR now) yellow tagged working when removed includes tray and connector 350.00 King KT76A tso, yellow tagged working when removed (removed for digital upgrade). 600.00 All the above in excellent condition. email me off list Mike -------- Mike "Skidmk" Bourget Ottawa, Ontario Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 9859#209859 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:46:49 PM PST US From: Vincent Palermo Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Intermittent GPS Bob I would check the coax, more than likely it is RG-58, if it checks bad replace with RG-142 or RG-400 and yes the antenna can go bad, not very often but it can. Vincent Palermo vpalermo@tampabay.rr.com On Oct 22, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Bob Vandegrift wrote: > > > > Hello Gang, > I have a Northstar GPS 60 that has been working well until the > other week when it simply would not find any satellites. At start up > it runs through the self test everything OK then it starts searching > for satellites says it has 4, 5, 6, etc then has 0. It will come > back and find sats, navigate for a while then drop out again. > I am thinking this is an antenna problem, can teardrop antennas go > bad? can I swap with any GPS ant to test or do they have different > requirements? Is there a coax cable that is best? Or is the problem > elsewhere? > Any thoughts , suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks > Bob > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message avionics-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Avionics-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/avionics-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/avionics-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.