Am 02.07.2015 um 00:20 schrieb Kurt:
Unfortunately, You are SOL with a DR. There is no access to the TNC or data through anything. The port on the -8R and DR was for programming only. With the VX8GR there is/was a serial port socket just like the sockets on the D7A, D7A(g) and D72A. One could select the port to output waypoints so a handheld mapping GPS could read and plot them.
Aah, good to hear they're willing and able to learn!
I confirmed with an -8GR owner a couple of years ago that the cable for with the round plug for the Kenwoods worked with the -8GR. I looked up online on the GR manual and confirmed there is menu selection to output the waypoints. It will work except the GR is out of production.
yay. I really don't get their product management. Probsbly more internal politics than real marketing, with all 3 of them big radio companies.
The -8R/DR is a closed system. Absolutely no access to the TNC whatsoever. Cannot plug into Xastir and use it as a Packet or KISS TNC so Xastir can control the rig like the Kenwoods. You'd have to connect your -8DR to an external TNC to be able to do that. Sort of defeats the purpose, huh?
If in need to put extra cables and extra tnc on a radio to send waypoints to (and from????) my gps, i'll go with an extra cheap cheap handheld.Or buy a garmin gps dog tracker.
Big disappointment regarding those radios. Very big. 73 Thomas _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
