Can I

[claymore]

Buy an ICOM DSC enabled radio and get it to talk to my Garmin 76 handheld GPS which is already busy talking to my laptop - which it does through the cable I bought and plugged in - or do I need a separate GPS?

 

[jimi]

Maybe. Depends how techie you are .. on second thoughts, no you can't.

 

[claymore]

Well - thank you very much for that informative and illuminating response - now p*ss off and let someone with half a technical brain answer - I may as well have spoken to the cat as asked you anything tecknuckle

 

[jimi]

Have you thought about asking on the PBO forum or would that be too simple?

 

[webcraft]

Yer wee pitcher's nae wurkin' . . .

- Nick

 

[boatone]

I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. In fact I actually rang Garmin the other day and asked the same question but related to my Standard DSC VHF and the Garmin 128.
Apparently up to 3 devices can be addressed, its just a matter of arranging the wiring to suit.

 

[ChrisE]

Young jimi doesn't know what he is talking about (aboot?), nothing changed there then. What you need my aging Scottish person is a splitting cable. I've got a similar arrangement on the mighty Rival Spirit not a handheld but a Garmin 128 and I'm assuming that you can get the same kind of wossit for a handheld.

 

[jimi]

You ain'y met Claysie, the 21st century master of technical innovation ... still navigates by RDF (or thinks he does) but in fact its the kettle biling awa below that's guiding him!

 

[claymore]

I chose tae ask here - got a problem with that -have ye?

 

[jimi]

Naw .. be ye micht .. ya wee baldie bauchle!

 

[ChrisE]

CLAYMORE, turn your deaf aid up and sort your picture out (oot?) we can't (cannae?) see it.

 

[claymore]

I haven't touched anything and arweb won't let me post any pictures - is it me?

 

[ChrisE]

Don't ask me, I don't understand these things, however I believe that this site now has a facility for showing those cute little personalisations.

 

[boatone]

Its gorn because the album it was in has been deleted...I did warn everyone some time ago /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

No reason why you cant post pics in the current album though....whats the problem?

Anyway, for the little avatar pic you can now post directly to the forum personal details area in user options.

 

[claymore]

Gorn....Gorn...? Now listen here - what about us in the remedial group?

 

[fireball]

No reason why not, although the VHF will require NMEA input, where as the laptop software could be setup specifically for the Garmin - Got this minor issue with a fixed Garmin 152 talking to Offshore Nav and a M-Tech VHF - not a problem with the location, but Offshore Nav will not upload marks or routes via generic NMEA and requires the GPS to use the GARMIN setting /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Oh well - don't do it too often....

 

[Magic]

Arh now I am technical...but not with GPS systems etc...

Chris is this a simple pin out issue?

 

[tome]

You can

 

[claymore]

Jamesie
Should you no be washin ra dochters claes ready fer her imminent departure - wid it be Sheffield itself er Hallam?
Its just that ah hef a few contacts ye ken

 

[claymore]

Ah - the quiet voice of reason -noo - wid that be I can or I can if...