Raytheon RC630 antenna problem.

[steeds]

I have a Raytheon RC630 plotters. Can anyone tell me what sort of antenna I should use? I currently have an autohelm dGPS antenna on my wheelhouse roof but this doesn't seem to work even though the plug is the same?

 

[pvb]

You don't know whether the dGPS antenna works. I think on the RC630 that if you plug a GPS antenna into the GPS socket on the display, you need to select "Navaid" priority rather than NMEA.

Do you have another GPS source? If so, connect it to the RC630 using the NMEA input and see what happens.

 

[steeds]

Hi pvb,

Navaid is selected already! I actually have 2 dgps antennas on board and both are not working so I guess I'm going to have to get a new one! Thanks for you input.

Steve

 

[steeds]

You don't know whether the dGPS antenna works. I think on the RC630 that if you plug a GPS antenna into the GPS socket on the display, you need to select "Navaid" priority rather than NMEA.

Do you have another GPS source? If so, connect it to the RC630 using the NMEA input and see what happens.

No other gps source either!