WiFi Dongle Replacement

[Skyranger1963]

Hello - I need to replace my WiFi dongle on my trusty PAW Classic - could someone tell me what item/spec I should be ordering and from where please.  Better still, a link to the purchase site for such an item would be awesome!  I am non-technical so grateful for simple advice please.  Thank you very much.

[A_Vinning33]

Hi SkyRanger1963,

Please PM me your Email Address, and I’ll post a new Wi-fi dongle to you FOC.

Kind regards,

Ashley

[bnmont]

Just a quick question:- I'm guessing that the dongles have a built in battery to enable memory of recent location. Does this fail over time ? as mine seems to take significantly longer to get a location fix now.

regards Brian

[Seanhump]

Wifi Dongles don't have any battery backup

I assume you're referring to the GPS ..?

They take a note of their location when starting - if the GPS isn't where it's expecting to be after its last start up then it can take longer to get a fix and download the ephemeris /almanac data …

Have a read here … it interesting!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System

[bnmont]

Thanks for the link Sean.
I'm just trying to figure out why it's taking so long to get a position fix for Skydemon. It always used to be really quick, now taking several minutes, even after being switched off for a short while in the same location.
I have another GPS dongle somewhere, I must find it and see if there's any difference.

[Admin]

Hi Brian
Haven’t heard of this, but guess it’s possible...
Thx
Lee

[JCurtis]

The GPS dongles do have a small button cell, to enable it to warm start. These are not rechargeable so will die after a while. So when it goes they will cold start every time, so an initial fix will be in the order of a minute or two.

I did comment on this on here many moons ago, it was a discussion about the GPS dongles from memory.

[Skyranger1963]

Thanks very much Ashley - PM just sent.

[AMO]

Hello - As with Skyranger1963 at the start of this thread, I need to replace my WiFi dongle on a trusty PAW Classic - could someone tell me what item/spec I should be ordering and from where please.  Better still, a link to the purchase site for such an item would be awesome!  I am non-technical so grateful for simple advice please.  Thank you very much.

[Paul_Sengupta]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_sop=15&_blrs=recall_filtering&_nkw=rt5370&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=2

[AMO]

Thanks very much.  Is there any advantage in getting one which has an aerial

[AMO]

BTW, perhaps should have said for completeness that PAW was upgraded a while back to Pi3 .... does this affect anything wifi related?

[Ian Melville]

If you upgraded to a Pi3 then you don’t need a WiFi dongle or antenna.

[Admin]

If you upgraded to a Pi3 then you don’t need a WiFi dongle or antenna.

To clarify, you still need the 2 antennas for PilotAware & ADS-B
but no WiFi dongle is required.

In which case returning to the original query

Hello - As with Skyranger1963 at the start of this thread, I need to replace my WiFi dongle on a trusty PAW Classic - could someone tell me what item/spec I should be ordering and from where please.  Better still, a link to the purchase site for such an item would be awesome!  I am non-technical so grateful for simple advice please.  Thank you very much.

why do you think you need to replace your Wifi Dongle ?

If you are experiencing some kind of problem, its probably best to describe the problem, then we can suggest a solution ?

thx
Lee

[AMO]

Thanks ... the problem is that from time to time (several times on some flights) I lose gps signal on a tablet running skydemon linked to PAW.  I was told the wifi dongle was the most likely culprit.  I bought a new one which, not realising the variation of chipsets, didn't work.  I'm now a bit confused about the comment that no wifi dongle is needed with Pi3 as I thought my unit had been upgraded.  I'm checking with my local guru to find out exactly what spec I'm at.  In the meantime any advice welcome. Thanks 

ps ..... just discovered that my upgrade was to Pi2 Mode B ...............not Pi3.