OK Mike. I'll wait to others on roc-chat reply. I know that Allen Farrington and maybe Rob Bringham use Kenwood APRS radios. I'm hoping they will have your answer before I go further. Greg K7RKT should have the answer too.
-Dennis At 01:50 PM 12/17/2011, you wrote:
DennisThanks for the quick reply. I've used the combination a few time now and the transmitter and receiver work well together. Unfortunately, the scale does not change when I get close. If I'm closer than 1/10 of a mile, the reading is simply 0.0 mi. If you have anyone who may have an answer I'd appreciate it. If Im in a flat open deters (like the lakebed 500 feet is fine, but if there are a lot of obstructions it could be hidden and 500 feet resolution will not be very good.Mike Michael Lesnick Axiom Healthcare Group 18135 Santa Lauretta Cir Fountain Valley, CA 92708 714-594-5720 - Office Phone 714-323-5968 - Cell 714-968-7076 - Fax MikeL@xxxxxxxxxxxFrom: roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis DingaSent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:41 PM To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Anyone With The Kenwood TH-D72 GPS Radio? Mike-I can't answer your question, but have you tried an actual tracking test? Maybe when you get to within 500ft of the rocket, the TH-D72 automatically changes resolution.If you don't get an answer here before Monday, drop me an email and I'll ask the Stratofox trackers up in the Bay Area. They mostly use the Kenwood APRS radios.On a different note, a balloon was launched from NorCal last weekend and was tracked via APRS all the way to the Mediterranean Sea before it deflated north of Algeria. Pretty good for amateurs. The track is still on <http://www.aprs.fi/>www.aprs.fi Type in K6RPT-11.73, Dennis N6DD At 12:59 PM 12/17/2011, you wrote:I have the Kenwood TH-D72 radio and the BeeLine 70cm GPS transmitter. The Kenwood radio display screen shows the distance from the radio to the transmitter as well as a compass with an arrow that points the direction of the transmitter.The problem is that the distance scale is in 1/10 of a mile (500 feet) increments. Does anyone know if the distance scale can be changed to feet of meters or anything more precise than 1/10 of a mile?Mike Michael Lesnick Axiom Healthcare Group 18135 Santa Lauretta Cir Fountain Valley, CA 92708 714-594-5720 - Office Phone 714-323-5968 - Cell 714-968-7076 - Fax MikeL@xxxxxxxxxxx Dennis Dinga dennis@xxxxxxxxx H: 909-860-1515 C: 951-313-5192 1024 Twin Canyon, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 N6DD TRA 8427 L3
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