[Xastir] GPS Data with an IC-2820H

[Gerry Creager]

You might want to look at the D-STAR site at K5TIT.org and also contact 
Pete, AE5PL, about DPRS at pete at ae5pl.net.  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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