Users Hints & Tips
This section will list ideas and solutions that Sure-path users have found to be useful.
Alternative Cables
The supplied antenna cable that comes with the white survey grade antennas is of type RG174. As such they are quite thin and prone to damage. Also it is difficult to crimp the connections at each end and it only takes a relatively small force to separate the cable from the connector.
Replacing the RG174 cable with the thicker RG58 cable is a huge improvement. This 10' cable from Amazon.com is an excellent choice for use in the boat: Amazon.com: 10 feet RG58 TNC Male to SMA Male Pigtail Jumper
Another option is to use RG58 cable with an SMA connector at the receiver end and a BNC connector at the other end. This together with a BNC to TNC converter (to attach to the white antenna) makes for a strong combination.
Rover Internet Access Conflicts
It is common when setting up your rover phone to turn on WiFi because it is available at the clubhouse. Also some house keeping tasks such as transferring survey files to your desktop PC require you to connect via WiFi.
However, if you are generally using a SIM card for internet access whilst out on the lake, remember to turn WiFi off. If you don't, the phone will try and switch between cellular and WiFi when it comes in range of the WiFi. This can lead to temporary interruption of data communications and it is not an obvious place to look when trouble shooting.