[OZAPRS] SveeSix mounting/power

[Hamish Moffatt]

Hi again,

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 09:09:37AM +1000, Richard Hoskin wrote:
> The 9V battery will last you 4 to 6 months in the SVeeSix. I go sick of
> changing the 9V so replaced it with a 3V Lithium which is still going
and
> has been in the GPS for about 3 years.

The 9V battery had not been replaced in a couple of years and had leaked
a bit, not on the GPS board luckily. I've put in a pair of AAs now.

> Acquisition Rates when stationary.
> - Momentary signal interruption 2 sec.
> * Momentary power interruption 30 sec with battery backup.
> - Cold Start 2 - 5 minutes.

It seems to lock in 35 seconds now when stationary. Better than my eTrex
handheld, and quite acceptable.

I wonder how much loading the RS-232 output can handle. I'd like to
connect it to both the D700 and sometimes my iPAQ PDA (so that I can run
TomTom and Geocaching software etc). One way to find out..

Hamish
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