I've confirmed from a very highly reliable source, that when the TH-D72 is in packet mode, you can't obtain the GPS position. And of course, when the TH-D72 is in APRS mode, you get the position data, but you can't key the transmitter. So I believe you're on the right track, the only solution that works for me is to buy a cheap USB GPS receiver. But this just seems so unnecessary with a perfectly good GPS receiver in the TH-D72.
73, Harry Bloomberg W3YJ [email protected] On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]>wrote: > Weeelllllll, > > After futzing around with this for awhile, indeed the local position > string gets passed through to Xastir and is plotted on the map. But, > when I hit the transmit pulldown, Xastir won't trasnmit the local position. > That's not a problem with Xastir but I believe it's a quirk with setting up > the D7A(g) or D72A to pass through the position data from an attached > GPS. Darn! Looks like the only reliable way to do that is with a USB/GPS > on another port of the laptop and run the A(g) or 72 in pure packet mode. > > Kurt KC9LDH > > --- On Sun, 2/20/11, Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Kurt Savegnago <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] D72 external GPS pass-through to Xastir > > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 10:52 AM > > > > Hi, > > > > I added some commands that Kai, LA3QMA, came up with for > > the D7A(g) to get the connected GPS data to pass through to > > Xastir in his D72a > > initialization file and it sort of works. I get a sailboat > > though for the station icon and I can't change it for the > > life of me. The icon stays as the usual in the setup > > configuration in Xastir. (A rocket in this case.) > > The complete file is as follows with the part of interest > > in the last lines. Take a look and try it with a D72 and an > > attached GPS. > > Please critique and make improvements as seen fit. > > It may not be perfect but the D72A will pass-through > > coordinates from an attached external GPS. I can get the > > icon situation straightened out when I use a D7A(g) but a > > sailboat with the 72? :-) > > > > Kurt KC9LDH > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > # $Id: tnc-startup.thd72,v 1.00 2011/02/11 02:12:23 LA3QMA > > Exp $ > > # > > # Copyright (C) 2004-2010 The Xastir Group > > # > > # TNC Init file for KENWOOD TH-D72. Also reported to work > > with the > > # > > # > > #Don't send CONTROL-C before this line > > ##META <no-ctrl-c> > > BC 0 > > ##Pause for one second > > META <delay> > > META <delay> > > VM 0,1 > > MR 0,001 > > #FO 0,0144800000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,08,08,000,0,05000000,0 > > ##Pause for one second > > META <delay> > > META <delay> > > TC 1 > > ##Pause for one second > > META <delay> > > META <delay> > > #Put the TNC in packet mode since this is where we want to > > end up > > # Change the 1 to 0 to go to normal radio mode > > ##META <no-ctrl-c> > > TN 2,0 > > # Pause for two seconds > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > # Enable 4800 baud GPS > > # Change to 2 for 9600 baud GPS > > # Disable both the META line and the GU line for no change > > ##META <no-ctrl-c> > > #GU 1 > > # Pause for two seconds > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > #Turn off Terminal Control > > ##META <no-ctrl-c> > > #TC 0 > > # Pause for two seconds just in case > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > ##META <delay> > > HID off > > #CWID off > > #AWlen 8 > > BBSMsgs ON > > B E 0 > > LOC E 0 > > Echo off > > FLow off > > AUTOLF off > > MCOM off > > MON ON > > MRPt on > > PACLen 128 > > PASSALL off > > HBAUD 1200 > > TXDELAY 25 > > HEADERLN off > > # Delete following lines if without GPS > > #GBAUD 4800 > > #GPSTEXT $GPRMC > > #LTMH OFF > > #LTM 10 > > # > > GPSTEXT $GPRMC > > LTMN ON > > LTM 10 > > LPATH GPS > > # > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
