TYT MD-390G won't lock onto GPS

[WZ0OZT]

I've found posts about receiving another radio's GPS over DMR, but I can't find anything about displaying my own GPS location on the TYT MD-390G.

As far as I can tell, it's all set up correctly. I have an ID from DMR-MARC, I've installed the code plug for my area. None of this should affect the ability to display my own GPS location.

I've set Radio Settings -> GPS to #1, which I've configured with the CPS MD390 v1.37 software to not ping or send on key end. I just want to view my own GPS location.

In Utilities -> GPS/BeiDou Info, all I ever get is "Satellite UnLock", which my understanding means it has not locked onto a GPS signal.

I'm using the antenna provided with the radio. I have the UHF version. Inside, outside, on the bus. "UnLock" is all I see.

The forum search rejects "TYT" and "GPS" as search terms, making it difficult to search for this topic.

 

[WZ0OZT]

Firmware S013.033
CP Ver V01.37

 

[jonwienke]

You have to set up a GPS system, and then link a channel to the GPS system, before GPS will activate.

The GPS system Destination ID should generally match the Contact Name programmed for the channel, and should be a group ID, not an individual radio ID.

The channel needs to have the GPS system number selected.

So if GPS System 1's Destination ID is "Maintenance" (group ID 100), then the channel should be programmed with "Maintenance" (group ID 100) as the Contact Name, and GPS System 1.

 

[WZ0OZT]

As I said in my third paragraph, GPS #1 is set up. If GPS isn't activated, the GPS/BeiDou Info option doesn't appear. I want to view my own GPS without broadcasting.

 

[jonwienke]

Doesn't matter if GPS system is configured, if it isn't programmed into the channel settings, the GPS will not activate.

 

[Your_account]

Sadly I found no way to get the GPS Infos from the other Radios to my Pc wo see it on the map.
that sucks a lot.

 

[WZ0OZT]

Doesn't matter if GPS system is configured, if it isn't programmed into the channel settings, the GPS will not activate.

Finally got back to look over the programming, and yes, the GPS is set for the channel. As I pointed out, if the GPS isn't configured to the channel, the GPS/BeiDou Info menu option isn't even there.

In both the CPS program and the Utilities->Radio Setetings->GPS option on the radio show the GPS #1 is configured, and assigned to the selected channel.

Still, it says Satellite UnLock. I wrote TYT and they asked if I was outside. I have tried while outdoors, but may not have had a completely unobstructed view of the sky (trees, side of building).

I'll get out sometime to test this with a clear view of the sky. But up until now, everything has been configured as it should be... including the channel setting.

 

[jonwienke]

Satellite lock is not fast. It can take 2-5 minutes, especially indoors.

 

[WZ0OZT]

Locked!

After being outside for at least 5 minutes, I finally got a GPS Lock. I was beginning to wonder if it was the antenna... the radio came with both a rubber ducky and a whip, and I put the whip on.

 

[Your_account]

How does this plugable antenna work on the gps freq?