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<DIV><SPAN class=601230116-21102008><FONT face=Verdana>Check to make sure the
Garmin is sending the NMEA data in the correct format. For example, my Garmin
GPSMAP76CSx transmits NMEA 0183 version 3.01 -- I'm not sure exactly what that
means but it could mean the difference between communicating and not, if D-RATS
is looking for it in some other NMEA format. My GPS can also transmit ASCII or
in a Garmin proprietary format. Maybe ASCII would work better? I do not know
what the supported datarate is so I would have to test it to see if it supports
sending data at 4800bps.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=601230116-21102008><FONT face=Verdana>Also, on my GPS, if the
USB cable is connected, it will not send serial data.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=601230116-21102008><FONT face=Verdana>Last, verify using Device
Manager that you truly are connected to Com1. WinXP has an annoying way of
changing the serial ports to something different, especially if you are using a
USB-to-serial converter cable and most laptops these days don't have physical
serial ports any more.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=601230116-21102008><FONT face=Verdana>Joel,
W4JOL</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> drats_users-bounces@lists.danplanet.com
[mailto:drats_users-bounces@lists.danplanet.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Terry
Breitenfeldt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 21, 2008 2:26 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Discussion of D-RATS<BR><B>Subject:</B> [drats_users] Problem sending GPS
coordinates<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I hooked up my external Garmin GPS device to COM1. I set the baud
rate to 4800 within D-rats and on the COM port.<BR>I selected the button to:
Update position from external GPS. I also confirmed that the Garmin is
set NMEA<BR> input/output at 4800.<BR> <BR>I setup a QST, type 'GPS',
but no GPS data is being transmitted. I looked at the Map function and it
shows my<BR>location as 0.0000 0.0000.<BR> <BR>Any ideas why its not
working?<BR> <BR>Terry - N7EXB<BR> <BR><BR></BODY></HTML>