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British Forum => Technical Support => Topic started by: ILIMB on November 26, 2023, 09:07:32 am

Title: GPS module detaches... is there an external, tested portable alternative?
Post by: ILIMB on November 26, 2023, 09:07:32 am

Is there an alternative GPS solution for a portable setup? It's already the second time that, after takeoff, I lose GPS fix, only to find out that the flawed culprit is... the GPS dongle disconnected inside the case.

I wouldn't mind having an external battery powered GPS, bluetooth or cabled, that I can keep on regardless of what happens to Rosetta in terms of power, etc. Said differently, I don't want to lose GPS fix just because Rosetta reboots or something weird happens.

Title: Re: GPS module detaches... is there an external, tested portable alternative?
Post by: Admin on November 26, 2023, 07:19:26 pm

Have you tried delicately nipping the gps usb connector, in order to make it tighter

Title: Re: GPS module detaches... is there an external, tested portable alternative?
Post by: ILIMB on November 26, 2023, 08:33:59 pm

For the moment I just swapped the two USB modules, putting the GPS in the bottom left.

On that note, isn't the best reception at the bottom where the PAW sticker is?