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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: LFF64 on 20 July 2009, 18:16:49

Title: Sorry sat nav again
Post by: LFF64 on 20 July 2009, 18:16:49

Any ideas whats going on here then ,my sat nav is acting very strange I have reset the car position a few times as it seems to loose where I am.
I put the sat nav on to go to work (only to see if it is working),as I said  I reset the cars position and it seemed to be ok but after a couple of turns it was showing the position to be about 12 miles from where  I was .
I was in Bicester and it was telling me  I was in woodstock I checked and it was telling me it could see 4 sats so why is it doing this .
I have not changed the antenna yet as I am not convinced it is the problem ,or would it still point to this being the problem  :-?

Title: Re: Sorry sat nav again
Post by: TheBoy on 20 July 2009, 18:18:08

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Any ideas whats going on here then ,my sat nav is acting very strange I have reset the car position a few times as it seems to loose where I am.
I put the sat nav on to go to work (only to see if it is working),as I said  I reset the cars position and it seemed to be ok but after a couple of turns it was showing the position to be about 12 miles from where  I was .
I was in Bicester and it was telling me  I was in woodstock I checked and it was telling me it could see 4 sats so why is it doing this .
I have not changed the antenna yet as I am not convinced it is the problem ,or would it still point to this being the problem  :-?

wanna borrow an antenna (or main unit) to pinpoint the problem?

Title: Re: Sorry sat nav again
Post by: Dave DND on 20 July 2009, 18:31:12

Fairly classic symptoms of antenna failure. I have seen the Gyro fail in the main unit giving a similar fault, but only seen that once in the last ten years as opposed to losing count of how many GPS antenna we have replaced.

Receiving a GPS signal can still mean a faulty antenna, although I can fully understand why it is often thought otherwise.
 ;)

Title: Re: Sorry sat nav again
Post by: LFF64 on 20 July 2009, 18:46:45

I will get a new antenna if you still think its the problem then .  :y   

Title: Re: Sorry sat nav again
Post by: Dave DND on 20 July 2009, 22:51:57

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I will get a new antenna if you still think its the problem then .  :y   

Certainly where I would start, and antennas are always re-sellable if it proves to be otherwise

 :y