[drats_users] GPS Question

[Dave Cooley]

Adam,
Welcome to the group. You should not need anything more than you already
have. 
Start your GPS and see that it is working properly in Streets and Trips.
Close streets and trips and open DRATS
Go To <file> <main settings> <gps> 
Check the box marked use external gps
In the window above look for your gps in the pull down window 
This should get a GPS string into DRATS

To beacon your position:
Go to <file> <autoqst settings>
Click Add
Under QST Parameters You can select GPS or GPS-A ( I setup an Autoqst for
both as this will show you on the APRS website as well as other DRATS
clients and Icom Radios)
Select GPS (or GPS-A) from the pulldown and enter your message in the space
below. For DPRS options click on the DPRS button in the lower left corner to
select an icon and enter your message.
Select the interval at which you want the beacon transmitted and click save.
The AutoQST should fire at the preselected interval

NOTE: You should make sure that your radio is set to Auto for "DV Data TX"
under the digital settings section.

You should be good to go.

Any problems or questions drop me a line or I am usually on NI4CE B. 

73
Dave Cooley
N4DIB
Tampa DSTAR Club


-----Original Message-----
From: drats_users-bounces at lists.danplanet.com
[mailto:drats_users-bounces at lists.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Adam Karsin
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:08 AM
To: 'Discussion of D-RATS'
Subject: [drats_users] GPS Question


First I'd like to say I am a new DSTAR user and just learned of D-RATS on
Wednesday. Much thanks to Cameron K4ACB for his "tech support" last evening
helping me get the basics set up.

Here is what I am trying to do; I have Microsoft Streets and Trips with the
USB GPS. Using this I'd like to interface with the IC91AD to be able to push
my location out. I figure that I will not be able to run S&T at the same
time because of the port usage, but that is ok. The map with D-RATS is quite
detailed and I would not see a need to run both programs at the same time.


Any thoughts are appreciated!! And of course, if this is not possible are
there any suggestions to a decent GPS that will interface and not cost as
much as the radio!!??



Thanks and 73,

Adam
KG4WWH
Clearwater, FL

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