I bought an ICOM 880 at Dayton, with Ed, and others help I put the right parameters in the first time and got on the air with the Dayton DSTAR repeater. This is a whole new world to learn.
Downloaded the ICOM "free" software and was able to load all the settings from the radio, make some changes and upload. So the DATA port is working. I am trying to get the GPS portion of the Radio to work. I went into the GPS setup settings and turned (illum) on show GPS in the upper right corner. As I read the manual the GPS should be on steady or flashing based on whether the radio is receiving good or bad(no?) GPS data. I cannot get the GPS ICON to appear. I've plugged in a NEMA RMC rs232 working GPS (two different ones) and no ICON. I even read the small print that it needed a NULL Modem adapter. So, I made up a 3/32 Stereo "null" adapter crossing what would be pins 2+3 on a DB9, which is TIP and RING of the 3.32 Stereo plug and tried that. NO GPS ICON. Read in the manual that sorta referred that the GPS would not work without a call sign. My call sign in entered, and it works cuzz I got on the Dayton DSTAR with all the correct call signs and settings. I must have to "SET" another setting, got to be something simple. Has anyone else setup a "3rd Party"<sic> GPS on the 880 and made work? Thanks in advance. Kent KQ4KK khuff...@atlanticbb.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
