Good afternoon, I have a GPS receiver (3rd party) working FB with my 880H. Please see my earlier post for some ideas and if you still having problems, let me know and I will see if I can help out.
Good luck & 73, Robert Kluck - N4IJS ----- Original Message ----- From: Kent Hufford <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:03 Subject: RE: [ID880H] GPS DATA ISSUES HELP/IDEAS To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected], Charlie Miller <[email protected]>, "'James F. Boehner, MD'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Jeffrey, > > > > I bought a ID880H at Dayton and have been trying since then to > get a GPS to > work with my 880. Funny, I was just going to set down and ask > the same email > question! > > > > To all, I cannot get the GPS indicator to flash or stay on > steady. I've set > the menu from the screen and via the software program to have > the GPS on, > with a GPS or without a GPS connected. > > > > Has ANY of you been able to get YOUR 880 to work with a "third- > party GPS > receiver that has an RS-232C output and NEMA data format"?? > > > > I have tried the ICOM programming cable with a 9 pin null modem > adaptors as > stated on page 73 of the 880 manual. I've tried RF > Digitravelers, GARMIN > 18s, Garmin 35s, Garmin 45s, Garmin 350s(with the Agularant > Serial PIC plug > to 3/32 stereo plug) none work. > > > > I have tried SERIAL GPSs (Byonics GPS2) that work with my > Kenwood D7s, D700, > and D710, using the 3/32 stereo plug, I've made a "null modem > adaptor" for > the stereo plug that swaps tip and ring, and leaves the sleeve > as ground... > none work. > > > > BTW, I understand RS-232C standards, DCD/DTE, pins 2+3, NEMA, > RTCM, etc. I > have over 12 GPSs, been doing GPS with APRS and computers since > 1992. > > > > WHAT "Third-party GPS" works? and how do you get it to > work? I have a ICOM > 92 with the GPS mic, and it works fine. ICOM doesn't make a ICOM > GPS for the > 880 as far as I know. > > > > It has got to be something simple in the menu. > > > > Would like to talk to someone who HAS made it work. I've had > enough lectures > on RS-232C "standards, DCD/DTE, NEMA/RTCM, port speeds" from > folks who have > not actually done it. I talked to 2-3 guys/gals in the three > ICOM booths at > Dayton, that wore the ICOM shirts, had ideas, comments, or > lectures, but had > not done it "yet".... "just hook up a 3rd party GPS to the 880 > and it will > work". > > > > HELP for Jeffrey and I. > > > > OR maybe this is a broke function of the 880H? > > > > Kent > > KQ4KK > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of > Jeffrey > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ID880H] GPS DATA ISSUES HELP/IDEAS > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > Anyone ever hook a GPS to this unit and have it running? I > bought a GPS 18 > "Hockey Puck" and plugged it into the unit and nothing. Here is > what I > connected. I have the "OPC-1529R" which is the same cable for > programmingthe unit correct!? I Have that plugged into the > [DATA] plug into the radio. > The other end is a RS232 "DB9" plug and have plugged into a Null Modem > adapter and then into a gender changer which then connects to my > GPS 18 GPS. > All powered up from what I can tell. So, how do I check to see > if its > working? Only way I figured was to go into the MENU - GPS - > GPS.POS - MY POS > and then see if it is displaying any information to my elevation or > anything. All I see are "---" blank lines. Maybe this is normal? > My thoughts > it that when you plug a GPS into the radio it will start > displaying my GPS > data? I know this GPS is compatible to the 880H since someone > else emailed > me telling me that's what they have used and works great! > > Do I have to turn something on anything inside the menu's to get > it to start > working? Have tried another GPS also without any success. Anyone > who might > have suggestions or knows what has to be done please get back to me. > > Thanks all > > Jeffrey > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
