[Xastir] GPS waypoint question

[James Ewen]

You get very little information in the $GPWPL strings...

GPWPL,4807.038,N,01131.000,E,WPTNME*31

With an interpretation of:

     WPL         Waypoint Location
     4807.038,N  Latitude
     01131.000,E Longitude
     WPTNME      Waypoint Name
     *31         The checksum data, always begins with *

It's better to get the APRS packets to the computer.


Now, with the D710, you can get the APRS packets out of the control
head while the unit is still in APRS mode, showing the decoded packets
on the screen... the best of both worlds.

James
VE6SRV

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Jason KG4WSV <kg4wsv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:10 AM, James Ewen <ve6srv at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Xastir does not decode waypoint ($GPWPL) strings. None of the APRS
>> programs have this capability.
>
> This would be a neat feature, though.  split the Kenwood D7/700 GPS
> RS232, so that the GPS TX goes to the kenwood and the kenwood TX goes
> to xastir for plotting stations.
>
> The D700 is hard to beat for a heads-up summary display, even if
> xastir is running on a screen adjacent to it.
>
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
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