Yes ...and I have 5volts on the antenna center connector. It ran all night, with the same (bad) results ...no satellites.
I am beginning to think I have a bad antenna. I have three GPS modules, all acting the same, with no satellites. But, only one antenna to share with them. I'll try to get a better antenna. -Don ---------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Latham Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 12:11 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Getting my Rockwell D200 GPS to work Doesn't this package have a separate pin to provide voltage to the antenna? It needs to be connected to the 5 volt supply... Don Lewis > Thanks, Bill, for the thoughts. > > I am running both the GPS and the antenna of the USB. It shows > ~4.9Volts. > > Maybe I need to use a separate power supply. > > There is 4.9V on the center terminal of the antenna connector. Maybe I > am > current-limiting the USBbus. > > Thanks for the tips on the eBay antennas... I'll see if I need one. > > -Don > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of WB6BNQ > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 7:28 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Getting my Rockwell D200 GPS to work > > Hi Don, > > Among the other comments presented it seems the presumed antenna current > might be > a little low compared to others. That is, the additional 10 milliamps > seems > a > little low for an active antenna. > > I would suggest trying to read the voltage on the antenna coax line to > see > if it > is proper. It is possible that the antenna is not working properly or > it > might > not be an active antenna or it may not have enough gain. In that case > you > would > need another antenna to test that theory. But you would need to have > the > antenna > outside with good sky view and wait for 30 minutes or so to find out. > > I would suggest looking at a proper outside antenna like ones in eBay > ADs # > 270884223800 or # 130603281022. A friend of mine bought one like these > and > had > good luck with it. > > The fact that you can get data out of the GPS receiver would suggest > that it > is > ok. Good luck with your project. > > Bill....WB6BNQ > > > Don Lewis wrote: > >> Can someone please give me some pointers (my first time with a GPS > module). >> >> >> >> A little hand-holding, pls. >> >> >> >> I bought three of these Rockwell D200 GPS receivers. (It's little GPS >> PWB >> with an antenna connector and pins for connecting to the RS232- PC) >> >> >> >> All three 'appear' to work the same way (no apparent capture of > satellites). >> >> >> >> Here's what I have: >> >> >> >> 1. VisualGPS installed and running. >> 2. A small USB-RS232 card installed and appears to be >> operational. >> 3. Small GPS active antenna plugged in. >> 4. VisualGPS monitor just repeatedly displays: >> $GPGGA,,,,,,0,00,,,,,,,*66 >> 5. I think I understand this to be NMEA code to mean no >> satellites > have >> been acquired. >> 6. The Rockwell D200 draws ~180ma (5V) with no antenna and ~190ma > with >> the small active antenna plugged in. >> >> >> >> What am I doing wrong? Other than maybe cheap china gps' and >> antenna??? >> But it is what I could afford and thought it would be cheap to learn >> on. >> >> >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> >> >> -Don >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- "Neither the voice of authority nor the weight of reason and argument are as significant as experiment, for thence comes quiet to the mind." R. Bacon "If you don't know what it is, don't poke it." Ghost in the Shell Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL Six Mile Systems LLP 17850 Six Mile Road POB 134 Huson, MT, 59846 VOX 406-626-4304 www.lightningforensics.com www.sixmilesystems.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
