[Xastir] GPS waypoint question

[Norm, VK3XCI]

You're missing the point a little.

The OpenTracker (my OT III anyway) outputs the string TO TH GPS. Even my 
old Garmin 12 will translate this to a way point. Unfortunately the 1 
1/2 by 2 inch mono screen doesn't give much. No Maps etc. It WOULD be 
nice to output the string from the OT3 directly to Xastir and have  full 
UMPC based mobile tracking without a full fledges TNC....

At least I think thatd what the OP is after





73 de Norm, VK3XCI
Mildura, Australia
The Wintersun City
QF15bt.

James Ewen wrote:
> 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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