Ground on A026?

[Anonymous]

Hi. I have a UNIDEN VHF and I would like the GPS data to feed through from the A026. The wiring diagram for the UNIDEN suggests one NMEA Out+ Connection, and then a ‘ground’. Where should the VHF ground wire go: to the NMEA Out-; or to the case of the A026; or to the (VHF) battery negative terminal?

[Quark Elec]

Hello

Please do not put the ground Wire onto the A026 case as this could have severe issues. The majority of the time you will put this somewhere that is grounded to the boat. Please see this link:

https://www.quark-elec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10942” class=”bbcode_url”>&t=10942″>https://www.quark-elec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10942

This link will take you to a page about the Garmin Bridge. If you scroll to the bottom then you will see a table with different connections on it to try. If you have the manual or a link to the manual then I can have a look and see.

I think you want to ground that wire to your Boat, but you may need to try a few configurations. Is the VHF using RS232 voltage? If so then you may even need the Garmin bridge. We will see later on though.

Please see the link and table and let me know how you get on.

Best regards

[Anonymous]

Great, thanks. I’ll try to ground on the boat. The UNIDEN VHF Manual link is http://www.uniden.info/download/ompdf/UM380om.pdf

Page 29 for nmea wiring.

Once again, thanks for a great product and customer service!

[Quark Elec]

Hello

It is our pleasure. please let us know if you have any further queries or issues

Best regards

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