On my Humminbird the antenna goes right to the unit. On my Raymarine unit it goes to the SeaTalk. The antenna on the Raymarine is powered from the SeaTalk. The Humminbird has no power that goes to the antenna unless it’s inside the unit. The boat I just picked up has the Raymarine unit on it and the GPS would work sometimes. Turned out to be a loose fuse.
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