[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] help wanted: APRS

[John - W5JMC]

Hi All,

 

I have met a couple of you, have chatted on the air with a few more of you -
but regrettable have not made it to a meeting yet (sigh).but no less, would
like to see if anyone would be willing and able to assist me in setting up
APRS in my vehicle.  I have done all I know to do, and can't seem to align
the stars just right to get it to work.  I would be glad to come to you, or
meet you somewhere.I live near the Huntington Metro.

 

I have a TM-D700a and a Garmin GPS16 puck.  Everything is plugged in and
wired, but something between my GPS settings and the APRS settings on the
D700 aren't right.  What I *think* the problem is, is that the GPS is not
configured with the right strings - but for the life of me, I have not been
able to make it work (using the Garmin programming software). I am very much
a newbie with GPS and APRS..

 

I would really appreciate any assistance, if someone has experience with
this or a similar setup and the time to spare.

 

Thanks.

 

John, w5jmc