[aprssig] pocketaprs and ique3600

[Eric]

yes, this all makes sense. I just thought that there would be away to use
both at the same time as this would be the perfect pocket application with
minimal hardware. No need to go any further as I will explore more of this
on my own.

If I find out anything new I will post to the sig.

Thanks to all who replied.

-=73=-  Eric va3fn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KC2MMi" <kc2mmi at verizon.net>
To: <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [aprssig] pocketaprs and ique3600


> Eric, I have used the Kenwood THD7(G) with a Palm. Your problem may be
that
> your GPS is "in" your PDA. The Kenwood radio expects to see a GPS via one
> communication port (the one labelled "GPS") and the PDA through the
*other*
> port (labelled PC). In your case, both your GPS and PC are hiding behind
one
> port. That makes it impossible to connect them both to the Kenwood at the
> same time.
>
> IF your PDA is capable of sending the GPS signal out via the serial
> port--and you'll have to read your manual to find that out--then you can
> connect the PDA to the GPS port of the Kenwood, using the Kenwood supplied
> cable. You will need to fit that cable with whatever type of fitting plugs
> into your PDA's serial port.
>
> When you want to connect the Kenwood to a PC, or a GPS, you actually use
the
> same cable BUT you need to use a DB9F fitting for one, and a DB9M for the
> other, with the appropriate gender change (swapping the tx/rx lines) as
> well. You can use one cable with both DB9F and DB9M attached as a "y" at
one
> end. But you'll still need to either buy a second cable, or move your
cable,
> because the Kenwood radio wants to see the GPS in one socket, and the PC
in
> the *other* socket.
>
> As far as I know, you can't combine them. It might be possible--but they
say
> it won't work. he Kenwood only 'knows' it is getting data from the PC, or
> the GPS, because the data is physically plugged into the PC or GPS socket
on
> the radio.
>
> [Does that help any? We should probably take this off-list if it needs to
go
> farther, this is a Kenwood/PDA not APRS issue.]
>
>
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