Sure, if you're missing stations. Or you can switch to NMEA mode (instead of Kenwood) as a stopgap. The update process is easy, but it requires wiring up an adapter.
Scott k7ybz wrote: > > > > Scott, > > Should the rest of us with the GTRANS cable also update the firmware? > There are three of us in a local group who have the cable. > > Larry > K7YBZ > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>, > Scott Miller <sc...@...> wrote: > > > > Got it - it was a problem with parsing null altitude fields. Email me > > off-list and I'll send you the firmware updater (you'll need to make up > > an adapter to connect it to a PC) or you can mail in the cable for an > > update. > > > > Scott > > > > Tom Hayward wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's more data. These are the waypoints as they leave the D710, > > > going in to the GTRANS cable. > > > > > > These ones plot properly on the Nuvi: > > > > > > > $PKWDWPL,015858,V,4732.36,N,12202.32,W,31,132,010709,000018,K7MCM-9,/>*36 > > > > $PKWDWPL,015909,V,4738.43,N,12223.77,W,1,292,010709,000053,K7PAL-9,/k*47 > > > > $PKWDWPL,020001,V,4732.27,N,12202.20,W,0,209,010709,000011,K7MCM-9,/>*07 > > > > $PKWDWPL,020012,V,4738.43,N,12223.77,W,1,260,010709,000051,K7PAL-9,/k*4D > > > > > > These ones do NOT show up on the Nuvi: > > > > > > $PKWDWPL,015914,V,4713.14,N,12150.61,W,5,5,010709,,VBALDI,S#*5B > > > $PKWDWPL,020038,V,4704.21,N,12220.88,W,5,5,010709,,TACOMA,I#*42 > > > $PKWDWPL,020054,V,4713.14,N,12150.61,W,5,5,010709,,VBALDI,S#*50 > > > $PKWDWPL,020155,V,4732.21,N,12222.65,W,0,0,010709,,USEA,/#*3D > > > > > > Tom KD7LXL > > > > > > > > > >
