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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">From the TH-D7 "In-Depth" manual</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"PG-4W (english).pdf"</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> published by Kenwood.... Page 76.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Snip-</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">7 GPSTEXT</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Short form: GPST Default: $PNTS</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Parameters: up to 6 characters</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Example: GPST $GPRMC</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Function: When the beginning of the data input<B> from the GPS port</B></FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">matches the character string specified in GPSTEXT</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, the contents of LTEXT</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">are automatically overwritten by the input data from the GPS port.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The GPSTEXT settings are shown in the table below. If the beginning of</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">the input data does not match the GPSTEXT character string, the sentence</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">specified in GPSTEXT is reconfigured using the previously interpreted</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">GPS data and the result is used to automatically update LTEXT.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sentences that can be interpreted Sentences that can be reconfigured</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">$GPGGA $GPGGA</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">$GPRMC $GPRMC</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">$GPVTG $GPVTG</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">$GPZDA $GPZDA</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">SONY $PNTS</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-End Snip-</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(My Highlight)</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So, it</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">would appear to be</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> used to</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">specify a particular</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">GPS NMEA sentence</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> to process and make available for a beacon, or pass to the PC</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. And it would seem that Sony</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">may</FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">produce a GPS (or other location sensor) that sends the $PNTS sentence.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Hence the comments in one of the Ui-View doc's (not to hand) about it being popular in Japan.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have yet to download a D700 manual, as I do not have one of those radios.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">We've drifted off topic, again, so enough, OK.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dave B.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> G0WBX.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> -----Original Message-----</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> From: aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> [</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">] On Behalf Of Stephen H. Smith</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:05 AM</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Help setting up Kenwood D700A</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> dave@emv.co.uk wrote:</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >The D7 and presumably the D700, also have a TNC setting that defines </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >what "NMEA sentence" the radio recognises as data to use </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> when seen from </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >the GPS. I don't have a rig here with me now, but if that is set to </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >the Kenwood default ($PNTS) and the GPS does not send that </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> sentence, it </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >will never work. I know you can change it with a command over the </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >PC-radio serial link, as Ui-View does just that, but I don't know at </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >the moment if you can change it from the rig's front panel </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> menu system. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >(You don't seem to be able to on the D7, having just downloaded a </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >manual!)</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> > </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >GPSTEXT $GPRMC Is what Ui-View sends to change it to $GPRMC. (As </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> >listed in it's CMD files for the D7 and D700)</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> ></FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> > </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> ></FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> The $PNTS string is not output by any GPS device. It is </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> prepended to </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> the actual GPS string by the Kenwood firmware as it echoes </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> data received </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> from the dedicated GPS port out the main serial port to the </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> computer. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> It is this distinctive prefix that programs like APRSpoint </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> and UIview use to separate the GPS data from the TNC receive data. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> The Kenwood firmware is capable of capturing and forwarding </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> only ONE GPS </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> data word. The one word it will forward is determined by </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> the GPSTEXT </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> command. </FONT></SPAN>
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