Ran last night and this morning for 9hrs without dropping so it certainly looks like the dongle was failing.
Hi Lerk,
They certainly aren’t ‘prone’ to failing, but I have replaced a couple of samples for customers because they were proving ‘unreliable’.
In my experience most gps problems are due to poor siting. The dongle type should ideally be mounted flat with the antenna (black printed side on the Classic Dongle) facing upwards. I use the ‘gps mouse’ which, whilst from the same u-Blox ‘stable’, allows better positioning and contains a bigger antenna, though lots of users simply put the dongle on a
good quality * USB extension, which allows it to be sited on the coaming. The ‘mouse’ type also needs to be ‘right side up’ BTW - I
have seen more than one mounted inside bodywork the wrong way up...
* This is important. As with the power supply, poor quality cables can seriously reduce the effectiveness of the device.
Regards
Peter