GPS Receiver for Base station SBS-3

[mw0cvw]

Hello

I understand GPS Receiver can be connected to SBS-3 to provide current positional data on the map.

Would this be connected via the AUX I2c connector on back of unit.

Is this currently supported with basestation firmware.

Regards

Paul

Mw0cvw

[Chris-G0WTZ]

You connect the GPS to the PC and take the data into basestation
I use a bluetooth GPS which works fine

Regards

[mw0cvw]

Chris,

What make and model do you use Chris ?.

Want my home location to be as accurate as possible on the map overlay.

Thanks again for the reply and the sterling work by the Kinetic team.

Kind Regards

Paul

MW0CVW

[Chris-G0WTZ]

Mine is unbranded it came with my ipaq ages back and comes up as BT2 serf GPS Receiver in Device manager
I will look in the office tomorrow at the notes and point a few out on ebay etc

[mw0cvw]

Chris,

There are so many different models on market.

I Need to make sure its compatable with Basestaion software.

Ie has RS232 O/P correct data format and external antenna for (GPS) receiver if required.

Thanks

Paul

Mw0cvw

[Anmer]

Want my home location to be as accurate as possible on the map overlay.

It's your decision, but I can't see how an external GPS receiver is going to make any difference to using the SBS?  It will be more trouble than it's worth.

I bought a Garmin GPS to test with the SBS-1 and never got around to trying it.  My guess is less that 0.5% of SBS customers have used it with a GPS.

[birdie]

Want my home location to be as accurate as possible on the map overlay.

It's your decision, but I can't see how an external GPS receiver is going to make any difference to using the SBS?  It will be more trouble than it's worth.

I bought a Garmin GPS to test with the SBS-1 and never got around to trying it.  My guess is less that 0.5% of SBS customers have used it with a GPS.

some enjoy to have bells & whistles included.

[viking9]

USB GPS receivers are relatively cheap - I paid £8 for one to use with my SBS when mobile, as you can easily forget to change location when you are on top of a windswept hill in Wales, but it never worked in my study. You can get a very accurate location from Google Earth.

[kered]

A gps is ok when mobile but when stopped at say a airfield its better switched off after you get a position as they never stand still and your position is constantly changing even if only slightly, slightly better with Waas/egnos active but your position still tends to jump about a bit.

Take your position at home with one, switch off snap to road if its a navigation gps like a tomtom and just sit and watch for a while, keep an eye on speed and direction.

[David Ryan]

Just to touch on this old thread,
I use my SBS on my travels and the Idea of a GPS appeals to me a bit.
But on trying a GPS unit which works fine on my note book I cant seam to get my SBS to link with it.
Has any one had success with doing this and if traveling I assume the SBS map moves keeping you in the center?
Which could come in handy on a car trip

[Anmer]

Many years ago I bought a Garmin GPS to test with BaseStation and gave up.  It was too much faff and since 2005 I can't remember much being posted about using GPS on any forum, including Kinetic's.

Check the BaseStation manual.  From memory, the GPS has to have some specific output.

[David Ryan]

I did go through the GPS settings in the Kinetic Manual at the time I tried to link them, but I have had no success. 

[Anmer]

How are you connecting the GPS to your PC?

Reference Manual:

The GPS unit must output standard NMEA data to a serial port on the PC (or a USB port configured to emulate a serial port).

[IanH]

I eventually succeeded in getting a GPS receiver working with PlanePlotter so this may be relevant.

The main issue was the amount of data output by the GPS receiver which seemed to over load PP. Once I restricted the output (IIRC probably to just NMEA) it worked.

Proven on several cruises in various parts of the world before we were locked down, .eg as we moved under the approach to Singapore's Changi airport I knew where I was in relation to the approach path 

See if this is of any help: https://radarspotting.com/forum/index.php?topic=9614.0

You will have to adapt to your GPS receiver.

[Anmer]

See if this is of any help: https://radarspotting.com/forum/index.php?topic=9614.0

Your hosted image links don't seem to be working Ian?