PeteMcConnell
I'll be chasing several hundred miles from home, yet my GPS shows my vehicle at my house on my laptop screen. Has anyone else had this happen? Tech support seems a bit baffled.
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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
Stuart Robinson
EF5
Do you have tinted windows in your car/van? - I have found that these can block the GPS radio waves from reaching your GPS reciver.
etherway from what you are describing - your GPS is not feeding a signal to your laptop when you are on the move....
etherway from what you are describing - your GPS is not feeding a signal to your laptop when you are on the move....
PeteMcConnell
I don't have tinted windows and I've also had the gps antenna on the roof thinking that the xm antenna might be interfering. It just started doing this recently. Up until now it has worked fine. The computer knows that the antenna is plugged in, but keeps my vehicles position at my home, so you're right, the info relating to where my vehicle actually is is not being fed into the computer.
Scott Olson
EF5
Heya Pete, here is what I think it might be.
- Something you installed is providing a conflict with the GPS device or driver in some way. The GPS software appeared able to recgnoize a good number of sattelites but it appeared to repeat the next step over and over. When it worked on 3-12 we had gone to it's system menu and told it to cold-boot and then left it on for hours. Then we hit stop and WxWorx FINALLY decided to recgnoize it.
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2. There may be some mechanical issues releated to the GPS. The problems it was showing did not respond to the usual remedies (updating driver, system restore, changing com ports, et cetera). After exhausting any suggestions from here you might consider tossing it and buying a quick start GPS from Ebay (which you can get for as little as $25-$35).
-Scott.
- Something you installed is providing a conflict with the GPS device or driver in some way. The GPS software appeared able to recgnoize a good number of sattelites but it appeared to repeat the next step over and over. When it worked on 3-12 we had gone to it's system menu and told it to cold-boot and then left it on for hours. Then we hit stop and WxWorx FINALLY decided to recgnoize it.
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2. There may be some mechanical issues releated to the GPS. The problems it was showing did not respond to the usual remedies (updating driver, system restore, changing com ports, et cetera). After exhausting any suggestions from here you might consider tossing it and buying a quick start GPS from Ebay (which you can get for as little as $25-$35).
-Scott.
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Dick McGowan
EF5
I had a similar problem with Street Atlas 2006. I read through the forums and found out that MANY had problems getting to the satellites. Fortunately, the problem was just downloading a "serial emulator", for the program. Now it works fine. (Tried it again with my new laptop, same problem, serial emulator downloaded, and now it works).
Perhaps the Holux has something like this?
Perhaps the Holux has something like this?
PeteMcConnell
Thanks Scott and Dick. I'll try your suggestions and see if it will work. If not, I'll look into something new and inexspensive like what you were recommending Scott.
mrobinett
EF3
Just FYI, GPS is on 1575 mhz receive, and XM is on 2332-2345 mhz receive, both are receive antennas so I dont think they would interefere with each other. Sounds like you may have discovered the cause though.
Mike
Mike
PeteMcConnell
Thanks for mentioning that though Mike. I didn't realize what the two frequencies were.
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