MADRIGAL
Active member
On performing pre-departure checks before our first spring sail, I found this message on the display of the Icom 3330G VHF/DSC/GPS set: No position, No time. Setting sail out from land, I cleared the message from the display, only to get another: GPS signal has been lost.
The radio was removed from the vessel and stored inside over the winter, but the antenna remained fixed to the deck, protected by a tarpaulin over winter, but subject to freezing temperatures. I could hear Coast Guard broadcasts and other vessels clearly, so the radio receiver appears to be working properly. Should I assume that the GPS antenna is at fault?
The radio was removed from the vessel and stored inside over the winter, but the antenna remained fixed to the deck, protected by a tarpaulin over winter, but subject to freezing temperatures. I could hear Coast Guard broadcasts and other vessels clearly, so the radio receiver appears to be working properly. Should I assume that the GPS antenna is at fault?