<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 13, 2006, at 5:02 PM, <A href="mailto:apratt@bestbits.org">apratt@bestbits.org</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">As I see it, there are two basic routes to go:<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>(1) Kenwood D700 or TH-D7A with built-in TNC/APRS</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>(2) TinyTrak 3 plus any old radio with a mic connector and ear jack.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>There's also the Opentracker, a device a lot like a TT, only the OT author releases his software source. The OT can do other nifty things like load new firmware to be a TX-only KISS "TNC" or PSK31.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Scott is also developing a new "opentracker" than can decode and display data on your GPS. Not sure when we'll be able to get our hands on that. Since you specifically stated you don't want to decode you're probably not interested in that.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The 2 big things about the D7/D700 are a) you can receive APRS, and b) they're dual band, so you can do APRS and still have a radio to use for 2m and 70cm voice, aircraft/weather radio monitoring, etc. They're also a 2 box solution (radio+GPS), where the OT/TT route is a 3 box solution (radio+tracker+GPS). You could probably reduce the tracker box count by using and HT with a AA battery case and stick the tracker inside the battery compartment, feeding power from your bike.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheapest way out is the tracker. Most flexible and simplest to hook up is the D7/D700.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-Jason</DIV><DIV>kg4wsv</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>