Me too Paul, Currently experimenting with a cheap sirfstar gps with only bluetooth for a connection. Been out of digital radio for a while so its good fun. I have got to the point of configuring ui-view, agwpe pro and the mapping. This works with data from both the gps and live aprs available on map. Next to connect up a serial line to the approriate port on the radio to see what happens - ui-view seems to be the software of choice, and has a gps data output to a serial port. My next step is to hook that up to the radio via a serial line. (Once that is running will experiment with a Bluetooth serial port in place of wires).
All this is on the bench and hooked up to a dell celeron pc. When this works will blueprint and transfer to mobile rig. Interesting problems found with bluetooth utilities and multiple serial ports spawned by connecting and disconnecting the various pieces of kit - so will be interested in fixing the port numbers which seem to change at will if not careful. It seems to me that all the activities and capabilities of the 880H are separate applications for the 880 and some of them may not be possible simultaneously but I am just working through. Finding people with the experience and documentation is a bit of a struggle ( too much documentation(!). Multiple APRS systems to choose from etc.) I also want to use the slow data connection via the same port with d-rats, I am sure that is a completely separate piece of work, but it does have gps and mapping, so there are a number of alternatives and options. It seems a bit hit and miss all this trial and error stuff...but I am enjoying figuring it out and taking a stepwise approach. The problem solving is very rewarding. Hope this helps, (hope it works;-) 73 de Stu G4IYK --- In [email protected], "paul_ka3qxb" <paul_ka3...@...> wrote: > > Looking for suggestions for a GPS unit that I can connect to my ID-880H. > Thanks > Paul KA3QXB >
