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Unread 17-03-2012, 13:42
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Re: Intermittent connection on field only

Joe,
The 12 volt output for the radio should be 12 volts +/- 0.1 volts. It should not read the same as the battery. Since you replace the PD already, I am going to guess that the 12 volt supply has a problem. However, none of this explains the action on the field vs all other trials. If the radio resets due to a power dump it takes about 50 seconds. The new FMS dashboard also reports lost packets. Were you told that there were cluster of lost packets on your data stream? They also have the ability to check emissions on your channel, have they looked at that? Normally they only check prior to the event and not during the event. It really sounds like something is interfering with your radio. I know it's not supposed to happen but it obviously is. What is the possibility that your WPA key is corrupt in the kiosk? Have you always configured at the same kiosk or did you try the second one?
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