[gps-talkusers] Re: updating I-BLUE receivers?

  • From: Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 20:34:01 -0500

I've never used the agps wth my iblue, or any of my receivers for that mater, 
they get a fix fairly fast, using the agps is more trouble than it's worth in 
my view.
On May 2, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Chris Grabowski wrote:

> Hi,
> It is to use the agps functionality. IE make the receiver aquire faster by 
> downloading the almanack every 7 days.  In older receivers having this 
> functionality was useful, but,  the iBlue receivers acquire fast enough that 
> it probably  isn't necessary anymore.
> 
> On 5/2/2012 10:46 AM, Jim Gammon wrote:
>> Hello list, I never knew you could update the I-blue receiver. Would
>> like to know more about how to do that. Thanks, Jim
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rick Lewis" <ricklew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date sent: Wed, 2 May 2012 07:11:50 -0700
>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] GPS View and iBlue737
>> 
>> I'm doing something wrong, and I don't know what it is.
>> Thanks to info from this list, I've used the GPS View program to keep my
>> iBlue receiver updated (737, as I recall.)
>> Several times recently, I've tried to update my receiver using GPS View,
>> and
>> the update doesn't happen after I hit update.
>> There are many unexplained choices in the program, so I wonder if I made a
>> mistake in the past that's preventing the receiver from being updated.
>> I've verified in the device manager that the receiver is on the com port
>> that I'm accessing in GPS View.
>> Since it's been a few months since my last successful update, I may have
>> forgotten a part of the procedure.
>> I hope this message isn't too vague. Any thoughts/help appreciated.
>> --
>> Rick
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