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    CF-19 GPS woes??

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by gmgfarrand, Aug 16, 2010.

  1. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok..
    So I have been having "fun" getting sat lock on my CF-19 with internal GPS.
    It takes forever...

    For giggles, I plugged in my USB BU-353 GPS Puck and got 8 sats instantly.

    Is this normal?

    Hell, I get 4 sats usung USB indoors!
     
    gmgfarrand, Aug 16, 2010
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  2. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    That's why you need to mod in your own!
     
    Toughbook, Aug 16, 2010
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  3. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    Bloody hell....
    Ok, then..... How would I improve upon the STOCK CF-19 GPS??
    I needs a serious kick in the A$$.....
     
    gmgfarrand, Aug 16, 2010
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  4. capt.dogfish

    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    There are several threads on the subject but good luck getting any internal GPS to perform as well as the BU-353. You can get perfectly acceptable performance using ohlip's magic tricks.
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Aug 16, 2010
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  5. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    What tricks?
    The internal gps was the main reason getting the !&@$? 19!
     
    gmgfarrand, Aug 16, 2010
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    tango_tough Notebook Guru

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    After the sony 5005 and leadtek GPS module, this is the ES GPS module,for 19/30, but don't know if it had been issue to the machine ?
    its not an aftermarker one.
    [​IMG]
     
    tango_tough, Aug 16, 2010
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    My opinion of internal GPS has been made clear too many times to count. That being said, some forum members have installed aftermarket GPS, Sarantel antennae, messed with active patch antennae, etc, and managed to improve performance markedly. I'm not terribly interested in the subject so I'm not too sure of the current status of the mods, but I do know that Teo (ohlip) has been the chief innovator in this area. This is the part where you, who seem to be interested, do some reading and see what the boys have come up with.
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Aug 17, 2010
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  8. gmgfarrand

    gmgfarrand Notebook Evangelist

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    "his is the part where you, who seem to be interested, do some reading and see what the boys have come up with."
    Now that I'm in from of a screen larger than that of a blackberry, I shall do that!!
     
    gmgfarrand, Aug 17, 2010
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