Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #42176
From: Colyn Case on earthlink <colyncase@earthlink.net>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Periodic Chelton GPS Failure...Any Ideas?
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 18:47:02 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
 I'll be flying along and will get a "GPS Failure" announcement with
> loss of terrain info, plus DR (dead reakoning) counter.
 
Jeff, you would want to turn to the satellite page on the gx60.
I don't have a gx60 but on page 7-17 of the user manual there' s a display page shown that shows the number of "healthy" satellites.
 
Another approach would be to get a 396 and put the antenna right where the gx60 one is and turn to the satellite page.  This will actually give you a map of the satellites and their signal strength so you'll be able to determine the obstruction.
 
My gps antennas are under the glass (as opposed carbon) part of the fuselage just in front of the vstab.  I haven't seen this problem.  I would expect that large parts of the sky behind you are obstructed by the cabin roof.
 
Colyn
 
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