[Xastir] Help with TH-D72

[Harry Bloomberg]

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:23 PM, John Ronan <jpronans at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On 17 Jan 2011, at 17:19, Curt, WE7U wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 16 Jan 2011, Harry Bloomberg wrote:
> >
> >> I've got a new Kenwood TH-D72 that I've interfaced to Xastir.  It's
> working
> >> except for one problem.  Xastir is unable to obtain GPS data from the
> >> TH-D72.  Whenever I do View->GPS, I see an error message: GPS data is
> older
> >> than 30 seconds.
> >
> > Which Xastir interface type are you using?  It should be "Serial TNC
> w/GPS on Aux Port".  This is the mode where Xastir will send a Control-E
> periodically when it wants a GPS string from the Radio's TNC.  Also called
> Control-E mode or Paccomm mode.
> Have you turned off the GPS 'battery save mode?
>
>
   Yes, I have turned off the GPS battery save mode.

73,
Harry Bloomberg W3YJ
hbloomb at gmail.com