# EM-406A problem

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/em-406a-problem/7422>\
**Category:** Development Boards\
**Created:** [May 24, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/em-406a-problem/7422 "2008-05-24T19:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Owl\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5e925/32.png) [@Owl\_Hawk](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/Owl_Hawk)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/em-406a-problem/7422/1 "2008-05-24T19:04:45Z")

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I bought an EM-406A about 6 months ago and it worked fine then. I tried to use it again recently but it can’t get a signal anywhere. The LED turns on and the output looks normal but it doesn’t see any satellites at all.

I have tried it inside and in several clear places outside, leaving it in each for more than 15 minutes. I also tried disconnecting everything except the power. None of these worked.

Having tried everything I can think of, my best guess is that I somehow killed the part that receives the GPS signals but not the rest of it. Is this possible?

Any ideas what might be wrong?

Thanks