FW: [Xastir] How to use xastir and kenwood TH-D7E

[Andreas Junge, N6NU]

Curt,

thanks for the response. I'll do that and report back with what I find.

73,

Andreas, N6NU

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt, WE7U [mailto:archer at eskimo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:29 AM
> To: Andreas Junge, N6NU
> Cc: xastir at xastir.org
> Subject: RE: [Xastir] How to use xastir and kenwood TH-D7E
> 
> 
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Andreas Junge, N6NU wrote:
> 
> > Does the current Init file change the radio to KISS Mode?
> 
> Nope.  You don't want to use KISS mode normally in a TH-D7A.  It has
> problems.
> 
> 
> > Is the GPS Pass-through available in KISS mode?
> 
> I don't think so.
> 
> 
> > Does it have to be in regular TNC mode for that? Is the 
> Pass-through code
> > CTRL-E?
> 
> I believe it does use the Control-E thing, or perhaps it merges the
> GPS data in with the other data all the time and Xastir just parses
> the GPS data if you're using a "Serial TNC w/GPS on AUX Port"
> interface, and the control-E might be ignored by the Kenwood.
> 
> 
> > I can dive into it and see if I can figure it out, but I 
> thought I might ask
> > someone who has been there before :-)
> 
> Try the "tnc-startup.thd7" file for starters.  Use that instead of
> "tnc-startup.sys".  At the end of it are GPS commands that need to
> be enabled if you're running with a GPS.
> 
> I'm not sure whether you want to run with a "Serial TNC" interface
> or a "Serial TNC w/GPS on AUX Port" interface.  Create both and
> you'll be able to switch back and forth easily for testing.  Let us
> know when you have it working and we can add comments into that
> file to help the next person.
> 
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