[ICOM] ID-880H GPS MODE

[Ed - K9EW]

Thanks for your reply Greg.  That tells me I'm on the right track, but I
can't get the ID-880H into the mode where the 'GPS' tag shows up on the
display (with no GPS receiver input to the radio).  I've gone through the
"GPS mode items" (p138-141 of the Instruction Manual but I can't get to
where 'GPS' shows up on the display.  Is there another setting somewhere
else that I need to set?

-ed, k9ew

On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 2:52 PM Greg Popovich <kf2m at greggeek.com> wrote:

> 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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