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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m copying the following message from my son, Nick,
KF4BYA.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hey, you may want to look at this:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.delorme.com/support/gps/lt20001.asp?D=572&Q=7&K=&P=&C"
title="http://www.delorme.com/support/gps/lt20001.asp?D=572&Q=7&K=&P=&C">http://www.delorme.com/support/gps/lt20001.asp?D=572&Q=7&K=&P=&C</a>=<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It’s for that Earthmate usb
gps unit. Basically it takes the data from the usb port it’s
plugged into and makes it show up as a gps hooked up to a regular serial port.
Also looks like it lets you send it to up to 3 different ports. So
in theory, you could have it plugged into the usb port, set this program to
emulate on ports, say, 3 and 4, and then run Street Atlas and winAPRS (or
whatever) at the same time. You would just tell them to look for the gps
on different serial ports. But it let’s you run both programs at
once and gets past the problem of having only serial port so that can be hooked
to the TNC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is FANTASTIC news!!!! I have the Delorme Earthmate USB
GPS. I just downloaded the emulator program referenced above and IT
WORKS!!!!! At least it seems to work. I opened Delorme Street Atlas 2005 and,
following the instructions in the installation of the emulator, set SA to port
2. I then opened both WinAPRS and set the gps setting to another port and my
position was showing up on both programs at the same time. I happen to be away
from home right now, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Euless</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>. Home QTH is in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Orlando</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">FL</st1:State></st1:place>
area. I then closed WinAPRS and opened UI View and set it up for gps and I
showed up in the right place there too!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’ll do some more testing later this week when I’m
back in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:State>
and have my radio/tnc with me. But, as of right now, it looks like it will
work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks Nick for the info.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Keith, KF4BXT (Dad to Nick)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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