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I ordered my Earthmate from DeLorme, and it came packed with the USB cable.
If your PK has a USB port, chances it is a standard port, the flat 4-wire jack. The Earthmate receiver end of the cable has the proper connector for fitting directly into the Earthmate GPS receiver without the need for the battery pack.
Walk in sunshine
Dick (8):[(8)
From: " Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:41:20 -0700
Yes that makes sense but as of right now, I know of no cable to fit the pk for the earthmate, otherwise I would use it.
Mary Ellen Earls
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Myers" <dkmyers28@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:05 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine
Hello, Mary Ellen,
I guess it is easy for those wireless GPS receivers to get confused. The satellite signals are just fine in most cases, but the Bluetooth wireless connection may be getting a bit offset by automatic door openers, radio-controlled signal lights, and police speed detectors, all which use the same kinds of signals. I use the USB cable on my Earthmate, and have never had a problem with dropout. I like the Earthmate receiver. Now, if only they could get their software problems fixed........
Walk in sunshine
Dick Myers
(8):[(8)
From: " Mary Ellen Earls" <meearls@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:15:46 -0700
Mike, then maybe heaven forbid we need to look into going to a wired receiver with the pk.
I have noticed one thing and that is that it has been extremely difficult to get the blue logger set up with the mpower.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:31 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Multiple repeat, BT 338 fine
Vicky,
Weather should have little impact on GPS reception.
I have been testing the BT339 and Holux and will soon also have a Fortuna Slim to test. For our UK friends who have tried that receiver, it runs at 38.4 baud so that is why it won't work with the BrailleNote PK. The standard for receivers is 4800 baud. We may add a 38.4 selection if it appears that more than this one receiver are going that route.
One thing to check with these new receivers is their connectivity. I have experienced more drop outs than with the Blue Logger or Garmin receivers. By this I mean that the new receivers I am testing completely disconnect and the PK says Bluetooth not detected or sometimes they just flick to no detection for a second and then reconnect. You can always press G to see the receiver status and with these new receivers, I would do that frequently to test the connectivity.
Mike
At 05:50 AM 9/1/2005, you wrote:Hi All,
Well, when I tried the BT 338 receiver this morning, it worked just fine with the multiple repeat commands. So, who knows. Either I was doing something wrong before, or the number of satellites and weather conditions made the difference. For, the last time I tried with the BT 338 when it didn't work, I normally got 4 or 5 satellites and it was cloudy, while I got between 8 and 10 satellites today and it was sunny.
