JD KD8HTG wrote... > I don't have the tracker 2 yet but I will someday. I did just get the > nuvi 350. Slowly getting my mobile aprs setup going.
Welcome to the group! You could get the Garmin 010-10813-00 Mini-B Data Cable to connect the Nuvi to the OT2m. This cable will put the 350 in FMI mode. You will be able to beacon your position, see other APRS stations around you, and send and receive APRS messages, as well as re-program the T2 from the 350's keypad. Use the MAXRANGE setting to limit the waypoints created by received position reports to "local" ones only. You may still need to delete the waypoints once in a while, and deleting them daily wouldn't be a bad thing. That would prevent you from having old information on the map... e.g. a mobile station that passed through the area days, weeks or months ago. https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=90&osCsid=077e2cbc2095d271d6b6cc9685977c64 > thinking about running it on either my Yaesu vx 170 or my > Yaesu ft2800m just not sure which way I want to go. all I do > know is that I want to get it all setup very soon. The VX-170 will be "OK" if you are in an area with good coverage. The FT2800 will allow you to run quite a bit more power if needed. However, you will be dependent on the setting of the volume control for proper reception on both radios. One with a dedicated data port would be better, but if those are you only two choices, go for it! You could always make up two cables... one for the HT and one for the 2800. Using a good external antenna will help with the HT, but if you in an area a long way from digis or an IGate, the extra power of the FT2800 will help. With that said, if you do end up using the 2800, try low power and see how you make out, and turn it up if needed. As well as using the OT2m as a tracker, you could also put it in KISS mode and connect it to something like UI-View if you are running Windows. www.ui-view.org Note... the Nuvi 350 must be powered via the cradle to use the FMI cable, which will connect to the side connector. 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH -- "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"
