Arrrgg! How about turning the GPS on for a while before the radio? That's what I frequently do with my Garmin GPS V. Of course, of you power them both from...
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noskosteve
Feb 2, 2012 1:33 am
OK, sounds cool. Yea. since the head is powered through that cable, you'd need some pretty heavy power and ground lines to limit drop. Except...if the radio...
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John Taylor
k0qh@att.net
Feb 2, 2012 4:10 pm
Well, the RS GPS doesn't turn on until the TNC opens in the radio. Unless there is a work around. I just go to a simplex freq. until it gets a lock. John...
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noskosteve
Feb 3, 2012 2:23 am
... I don't really need to know, but am curious why is this? Why does the radio control what the GPS does. This just piles insult upon injury... -- 73,...
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Patrick Ryan KC6VVT
kc6vvt
Feb 3, 2012 3:29 am
I have one of these Radioshack GPS, this model was called the DigiTraveler (RS 00-1601) - the following notes refer to the RJ-45 connector on it. "While the 2...
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John Taylor
k0qh@att.net
Feb 3, 2012 11:15 am
Thanks Patrick, that is the answer. I wired mine up abt 10 years ago and couldn't remember all the details. John Taylor,K0QH ... From: Patrick Ryan KC6VVT...
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noskosteve
Feb 3, 2012 6:09 pm
Ahhh. OK, so you have that pin tied to one of the lines and until the radio is on there's no voltage to enable the GPS. With a feature like that you'd think...
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John Taylor
k0qh@att.net
Feb 3, 2012 6:57 pm
Agree John Taylor,K0QH ________________________________ From: noskosteve <noskosteve@...> To: TMD700A@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, February 3, 2012...
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Jamie Hanrahan
jeh_92116
Feb 4, 2012 5:48 pm
Good point on the voltage drop in the head cable. What I can do is adapt it to 8P8C, using CAT6 for that extension with 24 gauge wires, and triple up on power...
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Alex
agcme2002
Feb 5, 2012 7:34 pm
... so assuming the head runs on 12 volts, that puts the max head load at 300 mA. The D700 head is supplied by an 8 volts regulator (unloaded voltage would be...
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noskosteve
Feb 9, 2012 2:41 am
Gee. Haven't read in a while. Surprised this isn't done yet. (;-) But yes. It can't be differential data since there are only 2 lines, one for each...
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TomC
k4ija
Feb 9, 2012 9:44 pm
Does anyone have a control(front) module for a D700A for sale? Apparently, a "hopped-up" thief, thought he had a small radio to sell. Thanks, 73 de Tom K4IJA ...
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Jamie Hanrahan
jeh_92116
Feb 10, 2012 11:53 pm
... Overkill takes time :) Seriously I want to make darn sure this will work reliably before I snake cables through the walls. I don't want to find out later...
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w7bo
Feb 11, 2012 3:35 am
I have no audio out to the speakers. APRS seems to be working just fine, but I hear NOTHING. I did a CoMPLETE reset, no ctss on or tones... I pluged it in in...
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Clive
clive4332
Feb 12, 2012 8:39 pm
Hi John, I had the same problem but on 2m, in fact that's how I came to have my D700E. A friend who had it before me had it go deaf on him, payed to get it...
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noskosteve
Feb 19, 2012 4:20 am
I now have these two programs on my web site. I ran cross the author and got copies by permission. K9DCI.home.comcast.net...
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noskosteve
Feb 19, 2012 4:28 am
If you plan to cycle the connectors quite a bit, perhaps by moving the radio between house and car, do what i do. Make a short sacrificial cable. I did this...
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John, VK5PO
vk5po_jfmcrae
Feb 19, 2012 5:58 am
Cheers Clive... one of the UHF side f/end fets was cactus... cheers mate John...
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noskosteve
Feb 21, 2012 2:59 am
I was given a solution to allow either 32 or 64 bit system compatibility by Laurie G6ISY This is a direct download link. ...
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Cedric MacKay
cedricmackay
Mar 2, 2012 11:05 pm
I am not getting messages from other people when sent to my radio over aprs I see them on aprs.fi but my radio is not getting them. Any ideas? I am new to APRS...
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noskosteve
Mar 3, 2012 2:04 am
Hi John, You'll need to provide more information on the basic operation in order to help trouble shooting this. Well, to start, your radio has to be on and...
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Roy
w3rlw@ymail.com
Mar 16, 2012 4:25 am
I have both a 710A and a 700A. The 700A was resurrected when I finally located a radio to go with my control head. My wife allowed the radio part to get wet....
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Harvey Hutchison
harvey_hutch...
Mar 16, 2012 12:02 pm
Larry and the group, Just as a further extension of what Larry KC7QJO said, you can however, send text APRS messages _/EASILY /_if you have the D700 keyboard ...
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Donn Washburn
n5xwb
Mar 16, 2012 9:20 pm
Hey SysOPs your date and/or time setting is off by 2 days. All mail is coming in past date and the time may maybe correct -- 73 de Donn Washburn 307 Savoy...
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WX4CB
young_gun262001
Mar 18, 2012 7:27 pm
hey guys.... (and maybe gals) my 3 year old decided it would be nice to yank on the head unit cord for my D700 pulling the cable out of the connector. luckily...
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Mark Wolff
n4mew@ymail.com
Mar 20, 2012 3:02 am
Charlie, sorry about your rig damage. You probably know this already, but the 700 manual doesn't seem to tell us much other than the modular cable connecting...
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Charles Blackburn
young_gun262001
Mar 20, 2012 3:27 am
havent checked with kenwood yet, by any chance are you able to make out the colours on the pins? havent had chance to sit down and deal with it, been busy but...
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Mark Wolff
n4mew@ymail.com
Mar 20, 2012 3:40 am
Hard to say for sure Charlie; again from the elements facing up it looks sort of like, Left to Right; Red, something, white, & Blue maybe? What colors do you...
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Herb Gerhardt
p151923
Mar 20, 2012 3:45 am
OK things are not as bad as you might think. The small 4 pin plug that fits into the control head is the same as is used on an old corded telephone handset....
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Charles Doughtie
N5EXY
Mar 20, 2012 9:24 am
I made up a "straight through" from regular phone wire with a 6pin on one end and 4pin on the other. Works fine. de Charlie, N5EXY, South Suburban Greater...
