You might want to look at the D-STAR site at K5TIT.org and also contact
Pete, AE5PL, about DPRS at [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's a fair bit of
activity associated with the D-STAR hardware going on.
I do tend to agree about the benefits of running a laptop with the 2820
or ID800, which I run.
gerry
Nick wrote:
I finally got the UT-123 digital/GPS upgrade for my Icom 2820H rig.
I am using the OPC-1529R data cable with Data turned on. I have several
GPS related programs and on each one of them, I am able to use the
NMEA0183 GPS data from the radio with no problem, with one exception,
Xastir. In the config file I set up a new GPS config as follows:
/dev/cu.usbserial with a baud rate of 4800. This is the same
configuration as on everyone of my other GPS programs.
I also tried /dev/cu.usbserial-USA19H1d1P1.1 which is the
Keyspan serial port name.
According to ICOM the data port on the radio is fixed at 9600 baud, I
originally tried that on all my GPS programs and none of them saw the
NMEA data. Once I changed the settings to 4800 in the programs, the
data stream showed up.
I have tried setting the radio to both GPS and GPS-A with similar results.
I have tried different USB ports.
I am just toying with some of the capabilities of the radio. There is
some discussion on the Icom forums to have the Data out of the radio, go
into a TNC, then back in the Analog side of the radio for APRS. Seems
feasible. John at Coastal Chipworks has a board adapter that also
incorporates DGPS just for this, to go in his TNC-X. My feelings are
the radio is far too expensive to use APRS w/o running through a laptop
and get the benefits of a program like Xastir.
I would appreiate anyones thought.
Cheers and 73,
Nick
KC7RGL
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