[OZAPRS] TinyTrack3 Plus GPS Combo- Problems

[David and Justine Olsen]

Rob

I think you must mean connect the TT3 and GPS combo together to  
UIView, this way I can power the GPS from the  Gel cell. Is that what  
you meant?

David


On 13 Apr 2009, at 20:06, Rob Heyer wrote:

> David,
> With your problem you may have to dismantle things and double check  
> as you reassemble the unit. The green light ought to become stable  
> after a few minutes at most. The GPS receiver may well be the  
> fault, and I would encourage you to test the GPS as you were  
> thinking of doing.
> I may be wrong, but if you were to run UI-View set up for a GPS on  
> a desk top PC you ought to get the result you require. So this may  
> be the way to go re GPS receiver.
>
> I would in the mean time email the supplier and let him know about  
> the incorrect leads etc.
>
> I have a number of the devices and I have found the service very  
> good. There is an Australian supplier so you may be able look them  
> up on the net and phone them, as it is good to talk to someone and  
> I would try to arrange an exchange of the parts which need to be  
> changed with him.
> Mind you I have only dealt with the fellow in the USA. His wife is  
> the one who 'ships' the stuff.
> On start-up the LEDs which light are Red (power LED) remains on,  
> Orange and Green flash a couple of times (3 to 4) the stay off  
> while the Red Tx LED flashes on for the first burst of data, when  
> it has stopped the Green LED (GPS) goes in to flash mode until the  
> GPS receiver finds the 'sky.'
> While GPS is on look to see if the RED LED on the GPS receiver is  
> flashing the same as the Green in the TinyTrak3 if  
> not ................
> Hope this has been a help
>
> 73's
>
> Rob Heyer
>
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> --- On Mon, 13/4/09, David and Justine Olsen  
> <davejust at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> From: David and Justine Olsen <davejust at bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: [OZAPRS] TinyTrack3 Plus GPS Combo- Problems
> To: "Australian APRS Users" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
> Received: Monday, 13 April, 2009, 6:45 PM
>
> I purchased a fully built (not kit) TT3 Plus with GPS. It arrived  
> today, and I expected to be able to configure it an be on the air  
> in no time.
>
> Apart from the fact it came with the wrong radio to TT3 cable,  
> there seems to be other issues.
>
> I configured the TT3 using the software provided, then attached to  
> power and GPS (couldn't attach to radio as the wrong cable was  
> supplied).
>
> The lights flash as they should, but the GPS Valid (green light)  
> does not come on. I left the GPS powered for hours, but still  
> nothing. I changed the configuration to allow TTL send, and the  
> lights flashed in the correct fashion, but still no solid green  
> light. The J7 jumper is configured for 5Volts which is correct for  
> the GPS I am using.
>
> I do not have a laptop so I can't run GPS  terminal software in a  
> place where the GPS can see the sky but being new, surely it  
> works :-).
>
> Any ideas???
>
> David VK4MDX
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