[VHFcontesting] NEW Topic - Interference from GPS on 222

[George Fremin III]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 08:10:26AM -0500, John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK wrote:
> Hello all,


> I'd been noticing this for a while, sounding like slightly raspy
> morse A's run together (didahdidahdidahdidah...ad
> infinitum). FINALLY, during the most recent UHF Contest, I convinced
> myself that the source was my Garmin GPS V. It seems to always be
> there when the GPS is powered on, just above 222.100 (with similar
> signals around 222.123 and 222.145). Seems not to matter if the unit
> is running on battery or from the Cigarette Lighter adapter so I
> don't think it's radiation from the power cord and it definitely
> goes away when the unit is powered off.


As I recall - ND2X has this problem with the GPS V but 
does not have this problem with the GPS III.

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George Fremin III - K5TR
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