I don't really have any information on the marine units, but traditionally they've had NMEA 0183, which is what you want for a tracker.
Scott Michael Kaufman wrote: > > > Hi Pete, Adam and all > > > I ran a tracker (brand X) in my Bonanza on a trip to Alaska this past > summer with excellent results using a 5 watt transmitter and a rubber > duck antenna. My only dead-spots from Wisconsin to Anchorage were 50 > miles west of FT Nelson Canada to 100 miles southwest of Northway AK > (much better than expected) . I have a permanently installed Kenwood TM > 742 running two meters, 440MHZ and 1.2GHZ all with permanent outside > antennas and wired into the audio switch panel, works great. Future > plans are to replace the Kenwood with a Icom 2820 for D-star, add a > tracker 2 to the 2820 and display APRS stations from the tracker on a > Garmin 396. The Garmin 396 has a weather input on a mini USB, there is > another input for connecting to a marine radio that is suppose to show > marine traffic, similar to APRS. I have not been able to find any > information on the data stream used by these marine radios, will I be > able to match it with a data stream from the tracker to display on the > 396? Any help appreciated. > > Mike > > WB9SLI > > > On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Adam Fast wrote: > >> Hi Pete, >> >> >> I unfortunately can't help you with the digi portion but would really >> like to see your setup - is it documented online anywhere? I'm in the >> pre-construction "decide what the heck I need/want to build" phase >> myself. A Tracker2 / radio is on the parts list to go in regardless. >> For now I make do with a D7 on a sealed lead acid battery in the cargo >> compartment of Cherokee or Archer when I fly. >> >> Adam >> >> 2009/12/23 Peter Howell <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I have the a Nuvi350/tracker2/Yaesu mobile setup running in my >> experimental airplane. It works great - super tracking - easily >> updated status messages, and the envy of my flying friends - the >> email from 10,000 ft! >> >> I'd like to set up the digi function(mini awacs), but I am not >> well versed in how to set up the parameters. Is there a good >> guide I can access? The tracker2 manual makes it seem too easy - >> maybe it is. >> >> I hope everyone on the list has a good holiday. >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> >> Pete >> >> > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
