On Nov 20, 2007, at 21:32, James Ewen wrote:
Couple it to a Kenwood TH-D7 and the system looks like it might be
complete.
Yup, or a plain old TH-K2AT. You are not going to gain anything by
coupling it to a TH-D7. The TH-D7 will not be able to parse NMEA
strings out of an audio encoded stream. The positioning system is
most likely not compatible with APRS, so you wouldn't even be able
to view the incoming data on the TH-D7.
No it won't work, but it brings up a great idea. The think I loathe
about the D7 is that in order to use it for other than just a plain
vanilla HT you have to add a GPS through some dongle. While only
partially better, a microphone with a built-in GPS would be a
definite improvement. Now if one could just create such an animal and
a method of connecting it without a maze of wires (aka, tripping
hazard), then I would be near the front of the line to order one (as
well as a D7). I've always thought that Kenwood did it wrong not to
build the D7 like the Garmin Rino (I've got a 120 & 130). How much
sweeter it (D7) would be with an option for an internal GPS. <sigh> I
dream of a truly portable APRS HT ... one without strings (wires)
attached ...
73,
--de Chip (N1MIE) FN41bn
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