Hi,
Further to my earlier post about my GPS dropping out, I'm still having problems which I cannot solve myself and therefore seek the help of our members.
Below is an image of a trip I made yesterday where the GPS only locked occasionally. The journey wasn't through areas where signal blocking could occur so I cannot explain the GPS dropping out. For reference the Google Map is shown to the right of this image in "Registrator Viewer" but I've not included that to keep the image file size small.
My car is a VW Sharan 2.0 TDi and does not have a heated or metallized windscreen or one with a reflective coating. I've tried the usual tips as posted on our forum, namely, checking the connections for firmness on the GPS base, relocating the dash cam to different areas of the windscreen, (it's presently behind my rear view mirror with the GPS base outwardly facing on my screen). I've even bought a new 0801 GPS base from e-Prance but the problem persists.
For what it's worth, I have a 'Garmin Nuvi 3598 -LTM-D' sat-nav on my dash board which locks and holds satellites almost instantly so signal is getting through to that device OK. The Garmin also has verbal digital traffic reports, which I know are on a different frequency to the GPS 1575.42 MHz, but they get through unhindered.
I'm hoping that a member can suggest a cause of this persistent non GPS lock & hold scenario.
Many thanks,
John in the UK
Further to my earlier post about my GPS dropping out, I'm still having problems which I cannot solve myself and therefore seek the help of our members.
Below is an image of a trip I made yesterday where the GPS only locked occasionally. The journey wasn't through areas where signal blocking could occur so I cannot explain the GPS dropping out. For reference the Google Map is shown to the right of this image in "Registrator Viewer" but I've not included that to keep the image file size small.
My car is a VW Sharan 2.0 TDi and does not have a heated or metallized windscreen or one with a reflective coating. I've tried the usual tips as posted on our forum, namely, checking the connections for firmness on the GPS base, relocating the dash cam to different areas of the windscreen, (it's presently behind my rear view mirror with the GPS base outwardly facing on my screen). I've even bought a new 0801 GPS base from e-Prance but the problem persists.
For what it's worth, I have a 'Garmin Nuvi 3598 -LTM-D' sat-nav on my dash board which locks and holds satellites almost instantly so signal is getting through to that device OK. The Garmin also has verbal digital traffic reports, which I know are on a different frequency to the GPS 1575.42 MHz, but they get through unhindered.
I'm hoping that a member can suggest a cause of this persistent non GPS lock & hold scenario.
Many thanks,
John in the UK
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