GPS - "No Fix"

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Dan White
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GPS - "No Fix"

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Last weekend, for no apparent reason, my GPS (Raymarine 120) display started reading "No Fix". I tried every simple thing I could think of to no avail. The owner's manual was useless.

An email to the Raymarine factory resulted in a suggestion to remove the antennae and return it to the factory.
Yesterday I scoped out what's involved in the removal. Does anyone know if the cable can be cut and respliced, or do I need to fish the entire cable out intact?

I am thinking that the cable probably should not be cut, but fishing it out looks like a hell of a lot of work. PDQ's excellent wiring techniques involve cable ties with a dozen or so other wires about every 6 inches, each of which has to be cut and then refastened.
Leadfreetoo

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Larry says the wire probably needs to be fished out. Sorry you were right.
Sharon of Lead Free Too
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GPS - no fix

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Well, I heard back from Raymarine..... they said (in writing) that it is OK to cut the cable.

I will try that and let you know how it works out.

(Thanks for your response, larry and Sharon).
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