[aprssig] D710 GPS Port

[Scott Miller]

Because you need a host controller, which is definitely not a trivial 
thing, and worse, you need drivers for every type of GPS you're going to 
plug in.  And many don't have a published spec, since they're just using 
drivers provided by vendors like FTDI.  There's absolutely no standard 
for how a GPS receiver sends data over a USB link.

Scott
N1VG

Andreas Junge, N6NU wrote:
> In that case, why not add a USB connector to deal with all the new GPS?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Andreas, N6NU
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>> I have to imagine that the decision to put the GPS port on the control
>> head was driven by the emergence of GPS units with mapping
>> displays, which want to be near the control head!
>>
>> But they certainly could/should have put a parallel GPS port
>> on the radio box itself.
>>
>> 73 de chris K6DBG
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