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Hello Everyone,

this is what I have and what I have done.

I have APM 1.0 (running the the 1.02), Mediatek GPS with the 1.6 firmware. I enabled the line and added the 16 to the APM_Config.h

#define GPS_PROTOCOL GPS_PROTOCOL_MTK16

When I plug one end of the USB cable to my computer and the other end to the oilpan, after a few minutes, the blue light in the GPS becomes solid. Also, in the Oilpan, I see a solid red light in C and solid green light in A when I move the switch toward the servo input (test mode) to test the GPS.In the CLI when I type "test" and "gps" it gives me a fairly accurate Lat, Long, Alt, with 0 #sats after waiting for about 10-15 more minutes.

If I move the switch back, the whole warming up process takes place and then the solid red light comes back in C and the yellow light in B. When I test the GPS with the GCS (happykillmore) and using my xBees, I get the same coordinates but when I move the last 4-6 digits tend to change just like in the CLI above, but I still don't have any satellites.

I have pressed the reset button in the oilpan after power up in normal mode and I have waited about 15 minutes outside away from buildings and trees, I get some coordinates but don't have any SAT lock.

I have read several forums that I have read the manual and threads in the forum that have helped me get here, but I haven't found an answer when I get solid lights and still no satellites. I know I have 1.6 because I reflashed the firmware successfully (got the green circle).

Thanks for your help