[aprssig] Delorme LT-20 - Cart bought before the Horse

[w7psk at w7psk.net]

Now the Trick Being.

How does one then get it to my KPC3 in the mobile (Yes I know Id have to leave the laptop running). 

Ive only USB on the laptop, but run the KPC via a 232/Usb converter cord.


Scotty W7PSK


>UI-view can connect to a GPS on any COM Port below COM9. Since NMEA
>output is simple ASCII messages, I'd guess your USB GPS receiver creates
>a COM Port when you plug it into the computer and the driver gets loaded
>[we're talking Windows here?] You can look up in the device manager -
>right click My Computer and select Manage/Device Manager - and look for
>a COM Port that is only there when the GPS receiver is plugged in. Aim
>UI-view, or whatever, at that COM Port.
>
>
>	Chris - AE6VK
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wes Johnston [mailto:wes at kd4rdb.com] 
>Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 7:31 AM
>To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [aprssig] Delorme LT-20 - Cart bought before the Horse
>
>I know some commercial mapping programs that would connect to a GPS
>directly 
>via the USB port, but don't know of any aprs programs, so you have to
>fall 
>back on providing the aprs programs a com port to talk to.  Seems like
>if 
>their software could map the USB port to a psuedo comport (ie com8 or
>com9), 
>then you'd just tell your APRS software to use com8 or com9 as a GPS
>port.
>
>Wes
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <w7psk at w7psk.net>
>To: <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 9:55 AM
>Subject: [aprssig] Delorme LT-20 - Cart bought before the Horse
>
>
>> Semi New to this APRS stuff.  have downloaded the software and tried
>to do 
>> manual position stuff but it doesnt work well.
>>
>> Have always wanted GPS and for my Birthday the wife bought me a
>Earthmate 
>> LT-20 (I made sure it was NMEA Compliant before I did)
>>
>> It is unfortunatley USB.
>>
>> Now, they do have serial drivers (emulators) but Im not sure how it
>all 
>> goes together.
>>
>> Anyone Successfully Run this yet.
>>
>>
>> I noticed a few threads about it, but I couldnt garner from all the 
>> branches what the final was.
>>
>>
>>
>> So did I get the cart before the horse ?
>>
>>
>> Scotty W7PSK
>> Everett, Washington
>>
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