[aprssig] Considering buying a D7 - Some Basic Questions

[Ron Tonneson]

It will NOT transmit on the wall wart charger that is supplied.

The GPS and PC connectors are both 2.5mm.

I have never found a need for a level converter when using it with various Garmin GPS's or with a computer RS-232 port.

I got a 9.6 volt 1450 mAh battery and a drop in charger from <www.batteriesamerica.com>.

Ron - K0QVF

Steve Noskowicz wrote:
> 
>   It'll be nice to have the portable APRS as well as the Sky Command 
> capabilities.  Neither the latest QST article on the (G), nor the original
> article gave info about what is included with the radio (except the GPS cable).
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>  Specific questions:
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> Does it have an in-radio charger?
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> If so, is it a wall transformer / power supply with that really small inverted
> (female) power plug?
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> Can the radio transmit on the above charger?
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> Is the supplied GPS cable &  2.5mm connector similar to the D700 one? (very
> thin, soft and fairly long)
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> What is the PC connector?
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> I'm pretty sure the interface is TTL and that there are level converter designs
> on the web.  (I've designed and built my own level converters for the 706 and
> TH-F6A)
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> Comments welcome on:
>     I believe I've heard that the battery life is a bit short.  The ARRL
> articles say 90ma drain Rx.  That's fairly high.  The one they are selling is a
> 9.6v. 600mah battery. instead of the 6v. 650 mah.  which amounts to 6-2/3 hours
> Rx.
>     The Rapid charger.
>     After market batteries.
>     Anything else.
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