[Xastir] D72 external GPS pass-through to Xastir

[Harry Bloomberg]

I've confirmed from a very highly reliable source, that when the TH-D72 is
in packet mode, you can't obtain the GPS position.  And of course, when the
TH-D72 is in APRS mode, you get the position data, but you can't key the
transmitter.  So I believe you're on the right track, the only solution that
works for me is to buy a cheap USB GPS receiver.  But this just seems so
unnecessary with a perfectly good GPS receiver in the TH-D72.

73,
Harry Bloomberg W3YJ
hbloomb at gmail.com

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Kurt Savegnago <ksaves2 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Weeelllllll,
>
>   After futzing around with this for awhile, indeed the local position
> string gets passed through to Xastir and is plotted on the map. But,
> when I hit the transmit pulldown, Xastir won't trasnmit the local position.
> That's not a problem with Xastir but I believe it's a quirk with setting up
> the D7A(g) or D72A to pass through the position data from an attached
> GPS.  Darn!  Looks like the only reliable way to do that is with a USB/GPS
> on another port of the laptop and run the A(g) or 72 in pure packet mode.
>
>                                     Kurt KC9LDH
>
> --- On Sun, 2/20/11, Kurt Savegnago <ksaves2 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Kurt Savegnago <ksaves2 at sbcglobal.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Xastir] D72 external GPS pass-through to Xastir
> > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <xastir at lists.xastir.org>
> > Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 10:52 AM
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I added some commands that Kai, LA3QMA, came up with for
> > the D7A(g) to get the connected GPS data to pass through to
> > Xastir in his D72a
> > initialization file and it sort of works. I get a sailboat
> > though for the station icon and I can't change it for the
> > life of me. The icon stays as the usual in the setup
> > configuration in Xastir. (A rocket in this case.)
> > The complete file is as follows with the part of interest
> > in the last lines. Take a look and try it with a D72 and an
> > attached GPS.
> > Please critique and make improvements as seen fit.
> > It may not be perfect but the D72A will pass-through
> > coordinates from an attached external GPS. I can get the
> > icon situation straightened out when I use a D7A(g) but a
> > sailboat with the 72? :-)
> >
> > Kurt KC9LDH
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > # $Id: tnc-startup.thd72,v 1.00 2011/02/11 02:12:23 LA3QMA
> > Exp $
> > #
> > # Copyright (C) 2004-2010 The Xastir Group
> > #
> > # TNC Init file for KENWOOD TH-D72. Also reported to work
> > with the
> > #
> > #
> > #Don't send CONTROL-C before this line
> > ##META <no-ctrl-c>
> > BC 0
> > ##Pause for one second
> > META <delay>
> > META <delay>
> > VM 0,1
> > MR 0,001
> > #FO 0,0144800000,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,08,08,000,0,05000000,0
> > ##Pause for one second
> > META <delay>
> > META <delay>
> > TC 1
> > ##Pause for one second
> > META <delay>
> > META <delay>
> > #Put the TNC in packet mode since this is where we want to
> > end up
> > # Change the 1 to 0 to go to normal radio mode
> > ##META <no-ctrl-c>
> > TN 2,0
> > # Pause for two seconds
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > # Enable 4800 baud GPS
> > # Change to 2 for 9600 baud GPS
> > # Disable both the META line and the GU line for no change
> > ##META <no-ctrl-c>
> > #GU 1
> > # Pause for two seconds
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > #Turn off Terminal Control
> > ##META <no-ctrl-c>
> > #TC 0
> > # Pause for two seconds just in case
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > ##META <delay>
> > HID off
> > #CWID off
> > #AWlen 8
> > BBSMsgs ON
> > B E 0
> > LOC E 0
> > Echo off
> > FLow off
> > AUTOLF off
> > MCOM off
> > MON ON
> > MRPt on
> > PACLen 128
> > PASSALL off
> > HBAUD 1200
> > TXDELAY 25
> > HEADERLN off
> > # Delete following lines if without GPS
> > #GBAUD 4800
> > #GPSTEXT $GPRMC
> > #LTMH OFF
> > #LTM 10
> > #
> > GPSTEXT $GPRMC
> > LTMN ON
> > LTM 10
> > LPATH GPS
> > #
>