[ICOM] ID-880H GPS MODE

[Greg Popovich]

That is correct. If the indicator is blinking it is acquiring your position. When solid you have a lock.


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On Sep 23, 2021, 10:02 AM, at 10:02 AM, Ed - K9EW <k9ew57 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Is it possible to put the ID-880H into the GPS mode without a GPS
>receiver
>input (please keep reading)?
>
>This may sound like a strange question, but the short explanation is
>that
>before I connect my GPS receiver output (another project) to the
>ID-880H, I
>want to make sure the radio works in the GPS mode (I bought it used, so
>I
>don't know its history).
>
>If I understand the manual correctly, when the radio is configured
>properly
>but there's no GPS input, I should see a 'GPS' tag in the upper-right
>corner of the display.  And since there's no GPS input, the 'GPS' tag
>will
>be blinking.
>
>Then when I connect the GPS receiver to the radio, the tag will stop
>blinking indicating the radio is locked to the data.
>
>Is this correct?
>
>Once I know I have the radio configured properly and I have a steady
>'GPS'
>indication, I want to use it for APRS location.
>
>I'd appreciate any help you can give me on this project.
>
>Thanks - ed, k9ew
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