Kenwood TM-D700 configuration question...

[Robert Bruninga]

Mike
but no matter how you do it, the pins would not be right.
The GPS's with a DB9 plug into a PC set up as a DCE.
The radio is also designed to plug into a PC so it has a
DB9 configured as a DTE.  So even so, its a no-win
situation.  There has to be a tweenee to reverse the
pins.  and a DB9 to DB9 tweenee is a lot bigger than
the sub-mini...

It is frustrating, but that has always been the problem with
DB9's sexuality...

Bob

>>> "Mike O'Dell" <mo at ccr.org> 07/29/06 8:55 PM >>>
Bob,
Point taken.
i certainly have no beef with supporting
compatibility with the D7 - that's a wonderful idea.

however, since the D700 does have a DB9 serial port,
and it's not uncommon to be using a GPS with
a PC via a DB9, being able to use the DB9
directly (instead of needing a KludgeKable)
would also seem to make a lot of sense.

	-mo

Robert Bruninga wrote:
> Mike, the GPS connector on the D700 is the same sub-mini
> as on the D7 HTso you can use your same GPS whether
> mobile or hiking.  That makes more sense than putting a
> DB9 on the side of the HT!   Bob
> 
>>>> "Mike O'Dell" <mo at ccr.org> 07/28/06 7:09 PM >>>
> ok, i have a Garmin GPS-16HVS already wired-up to a DB9
> connector compatible with a standard
> PC serial port. it even gets its power from the DB9
> dataset signals, thank you very much.
> 
> i've been slogging through the D700 manual trying to sort out
> whether it's possible to use the D700's DB9 serial port
> for the GPS and not have to kludge-up some stupid thing
> with a 2.5mm tinyjack and an additional power cable.
> i wouldn't mind getting out my pin extractor and moving
> them around if required.  however...
> 
> if said kludge is *required*, then someone at Kenwood needs to die
> before they design again.
> 
> 	-mo
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