I have a ifinder hunt GPS, it will not locate any satellites, it then prompts me to stop searching or continue to search for satellites. I have been trying this device over the last 10 months, mostly on clear days. Is there a reset feature or is the internal antenna loose. It only found a satellite once in the last 10 months and the signal wasn't that strong. Any suggestions?? I did read on another site that someone contacted lowrance and they advised to leave the GPS on and outside with a clear view of the sky for 10 hours, as the satellites update themselves every 6 to 8 hours, any truth in this??
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I dont think there is any truth to that, satellites use an algorythm using laws of physics and actual update the previous second to the one your on ie if your at 10:30 and 5 seconds then the satellite is at 10:30 and 4 seconds, as time moves differently in orbit, it's very technical and scientific but you can find the answers to that using google, so they update all the time, ps GPS needs at least 3 satellites to correctly work out your position. sorry this isn't a fix but a little insite to the BS company's will tell you so you dont claim back your money.
With a normal GPS device, when you first switch it on, it needs some time to locate enough satelites. Most of the time it needs at least 5 satelites. Some time should be like minutes and not hours. After the GPS device fond enough satelites, it knows where it is and can when it is switched on again work faster. When you try to let the GPS search for satelites indoors, or without a free view to the sky, it is possible the receiver never can find satelites at all.
I don't know if any test of the Lowrance iFINDER Hunt GPS was placed on the net, but that is where you can check how long it should take for the GPS to find enough satelites.