[aprssig] New Truck/Setup Ford Expedition GPS and InstallQuestions - Nuvi

[Brian Webster]

Scott,
	With the Nuvi in the fleet mode talking to the OT2 does the Garmin still
function as a regular Navigation/mapping GPS with routing tools and such?
Just wondering if it is a one or the other operation. I was also wondering
if you can get the mapping display to show polygons like warning areas or
NWS polygons on the map. Not that it's a big deal but that would really put
this package over the top as the ultimate mobile APRS system.
	I'm looking at the Nuvi 360 with Bluetooth and am curious to see how the
APRS stuff would work along side the Bluetooth hands free phone interface.
So many questions.... Please keep posting your new findings to the APRS sig.



Thank You,
Brian N2KGC

-----Original Message-----
From: aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org
[mailto:aprssig-bounces at lists.tapr.org]On Behalf Of Scott Miller
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:05 AM
To: k4gps at arrl.net; TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: Re: [aprssig] New Truck/Setup Ford Expedition GPS and
InstallQuestions


> Any suggestions as to which GPS units I should be looking at? I have been
> tempted to look at the AV/MAP G5 but am wondering if there is anything
> better out there. Since this will be our primary GPS as large as we can
get
> is what we are looking for. I am getting away with this expense since the

I don't know if you've seen my posts over the last few days, but I've
got the Tracker2 working with the Garmin Nuvi 350, and presumably the
same code should work with the higher-end models, including some of the
StreetPilots.  Some of those match the AvMap units for screen size.

Unless Kenwood and AvMap have really changed things since I last saw
their demo, all that combination gives you is callsigns on a map, with
one icon for moving stations and one icon for fixed stations.

The Tracker2, used with any supported Garmin unit (and some Magellans
too) will choose appropriate symbols out of the available set (plus
custom symbols for some models), and will set comment text and altitude
for each station.  The Nuvi and StreetPilot models with fleet management
support can also do text messaging.

I think I only posted this to the Tracker2 group, but I've now got the
command interface for the T2 working through the FMI messaging as well.
  To send a command to the TNC, you just tap 'create message', and type
the command, prefixing it with '!'.  For example, '!alias 1 wide' would
set alias 1 to 'wide'.  Send '!info' and it sends back a message showing
voltage, temperature, packets received, packets digipeated, buffer
errors, and so forth.

What I'm going with myself is a T2-135 (Tracker2 internal board for the
Alinco DR-135T) hooked straight to the Nuvi 350.  That's about $500,
total.  For another $400 you can buy a TM-V71A or FT-8800R and have a
full-featured dual bander (no need to sacrifice a VFO to APRS) and still
be $300 under the cost of a D710 and G5.  And it's easier to type on and
read, too.

Scott
N1VG


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