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<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Jack,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>GPRMC is
ok</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT
face=Arial>$GPRMC,093458,A,2335.3069,S,15027.7613,E,0.0,191.0,231107,9.5,E,A*0F<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=434042800-24112007><FONT
face=Arial>$GPRMC,093248,A,2335.2861,S,15027.7477,E,0.0,195.5,231107,9.5,E,A*08<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>GPGGA is
ok</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT
face=Arial>$GPGGA,093458,2335.3069,S,15027.7613,E,1,05,3.1,139.9,M,49.0,M,,*5D<BR></FONT><SPAN
class=434042800-24112007><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=3>$GPGGA,093248,2335.2861,S,15027.7477,E,1,04,3.3,95.5,M,49.0,M,,*63<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>I would next be
looking at grounds and also levels coming from the two GPS
devices.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>Be carefull - some GPS's
use a 0 to 5 volts for "RS-232" </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>You should be able
to use hyperterminal to simulate a GPS stream.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>Take the data you have
captured from the device that is not working, and send it to you TNC etc
using hyperterminal.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>This will prove it is
something wrong on the electrical interface. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>The data looks ok
to me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>So disprove the data
by sending it from a PC to the TNC.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>What GPS string is the
device looking for ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=434042800-24112007><FONT face=Arial>Just pick on that
one.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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