[FADCA] I need a GPS receiver that will output thesignalneededbyaSCS PTC-IIpro PACTOR controller.

[Russell Oder]

Thanks, Bill. I appreciate your help.

Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill R." <velasail93 at comcast.net>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Gary Jensen" <misc at docksideradio.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FADCA] I need a GPS receiver that will output 
thesignalneededbyaSCS PTC-IIpro PACTOR controller.


> Russ
>
> A little additional information: The SCS modem will also accept the NEMA 
> position data.  To do this you need a Y cable that connects both the 
> computer and GPS to the modem.  In my PTC-IIpro manual this is discribed 
> on page 41 and the wiring of the Y cable is on page 236.  What I wasn't 
> sure about was whether Airmail could deal with this or not so I spoke to 
> my buddy, Gary, AA1GJ, who is an SCS dealer (www.docksideradio.com)   He 
> said that Airmail can also be set to pick up the position data from the 
> modem and that this works with all the SCS pactor modems.  The advantage 
> of doing it this way is that you don't need another com port on the 
> computer, the disadvantage is that the GPS data is not available for other 
> computer programs that might need it such as a mapping program.
>
> Bill, K5TAS
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russell Oder" <oderr at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
> <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [FADCA] I need a GPS receiver that will output 
> thesignalneededbya SCS PTC-IIpro PACTOR controller.
>
>
>> Bill, thanks. That is the information I needed.
>>
>> Thanks to all of you who replied.
>>
>> Russ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bill R." <velasail93 at comcast.net>
>> To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
>> <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [FADCA] I need a GPS receiver that will output the 
>> signalneededbya SCS PTC-IIpro PACTOR controller.
>>
>>
>>> Russ
>>> I am most familiar with Garmin GPS, but this probably applies to other 
>>> manufacturers as well.  Most (if not all) of the current Garmin units 
>>> will output position data in a choice of several formats.  If you go to 
>>> their website you can download the manual for each unit.  The 
>>> information on interfacing is usually in an appendix.  I just looked at 
>>> the GPS-60, I am sure the GPS-76 series will also do this.  Older models 
>>> such as the GPS-48, GPS-45, etc. will also output postition data.  I use 
>>> a GPS-48.
>>>
>>> Airmial picks up position data from the computer serial port.  See "GPS 
>>> Input" and "Adding Serial Ports" in Airmail help.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill, K5TAS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Russell Oder" <oderr at bellsouth.net>
>>> To: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>; "Florida Amateur Digital 
>>> Communication Association" <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 12:20 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [FADCA] I need a GPS receiver that will output the 
>>> signalneededby a SCS PTC-IIpro PACTOR controller.
>>>
>>>
>>>> The SCS manual says nothing about the GPS signal.  Maybe it is the 
>>>> Airmail program that uses the data to put my position in the Emails I 
>>>> send using Airmail.
>>>>
>>>> When I purchased the controller Farallon Electronics, who sells the 
>>>> SCS-IIPRO Pactor controller said they would modify the DB9 connector 
>>>> that goes into the serial port on my laptop to allow me to pug it into 
>>>> a GPS receiver so my position could be reported with the Email I send 
>>>> using Airmail.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know?
>>>>
>>>> Russ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
>>>> <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 11:44 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [FADCA] I need a GPS receiver that will output the signal 
>>>> neededby a SCS PTC-IIpro PACTOR controller.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/9/05, Russell Oder <oderr at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>>> Which GPS receiver will provide the data needed and where can it be
>>>>> obtained.
>>>>>
>>>>> No one in this area who sells GPS receivers seems to know what I am 
>>>>> talking
>>>>> about.  None of the manufactures web sites that I have found say 
>>>>> anyting
>>>>> about providing out put for a device that can use the data.
>>>>>
>>>>> I need product model etc.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can you tell me what data the pactor box needs, I assume that it is in
>>>> NMEA format, if not then we need to know what format they are looking
>>>> for.
>>>>
>>>> If it is NMEA format then which sentences are they looking for?
>>>>
>>>> The problem is that none of them probably know what a pactor box is. 
>>>> But
>>>> I bet (providing the pactor box is looking for NMEA sentences) which
>>>> sentences you are looking for someone could ID the device you are 
>>>> looking
>>>> for.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Chuck Hast
>>>> To paraphrase my flight instructor;
>>>> "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my 
>>>> going
>>>> out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
>>>> and twisted metal."
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> FADCA mailing list
>>>> FADCA at mailman.qth.net
>>>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fadca
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> FADCA mailing list
>>>> FADCA at mailman.qth.net
>>>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fadca
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> FADCA mailing list
>>> FADCA at mailman.qth.net
>>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fadca
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> FADCA mailing list
>> FADCA at mailman.qth.net
>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fadca
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> FADCA mailing list
> FADCA at mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fadca