On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:49:44 GMT SteveB-Soton wrote:
I'm trying to connect a NASA GPS cockpit repeater to a MLR FX312 without
success.
The same GPS repeater connects fine with my Garmin 12 handheld.
Any suggestions please? I've tried checking the NMEA output from the MLR -
all switched OK.
The NASA displays GETTING POS / GETTING SOG etc.
The helpful guys at NASA have no explanation to this.
The NMEA output from the MLR feeds a Simrad DSC VHF perfectly.
Any ideas welcome !

Does the repeater show the position? I have in fact just same setup and the
repeater shows only the position (i.e. coordinates) when there is no
waypoint activated. This is because if I remember correctly, the repeater
can only get the SOG and COG from the NMEA sentence that is used by the
autopilot (APB sentence).

There's also a menu in the MLR where you can choose which NMEA sentences are
sent from the output and if I remember correctly, in the repeater manual is
listed those sentences that the repeater needs. You should check that one
also.

matti