I did a search of the archives but didn't see any thing on this .. I'm trying to use the D700 remote control function, controlling it with my D7A. I want to be...
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Luis Martinez
kd7gmk
Oct 1, 2004 3:29 pm
I just installed a 700A and a StreetPilot III in my Jeep, what a sweet set up. Love the large screen on the Garmin. Anyway, i noticed the little position arrow...
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Richard Hughes
deweygroups
Oct 1, 2004 4:38 pm
There are a lot of things you have to do to set up both the D700 and the D7 for remote control operation. For example, do you have the secret code set on both...
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Sam Smith
kd4shk
Oct 1, 2004 10:14 pm
Easy mistake - the D700 does not point AT the station, it points in the compass direction, north, south, east, or west of your position (not the actual...
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Jeff
jkd201
Oct 3, 2004 10:52 pm
Hello all, I've just traded vehicles and want to use my Dash Mount (for the Display Head) with the adhesive back. It lost some adhesion when I peeled the mount...
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Daniel J. Sullivan
djs13
Oct 3, 2004 11:14 pm
My advice, don't use the mount. I am currently using the little double sided tape squares that can hold a 2 lbs picture framed. I have applied 4 of them to a...
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luis martinez
kd7gmk
Oct 3, 2004 11:16 pm
Thanks Sam, After I posted my message I though more about it and figured that had to be it.I am trying to learn how the StreetPilot shows other units. I take...
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Joel Black
jbblack1
Oct 3, 2004 11:31 pm
Yep, Do you know the wall-mount RJ-11 jacks for a phone (we call them biscuits)? Well, take the adhesive from one of those. Will stick for years! GL es 73, ...
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Roy Smith
n4byu
Oct 4, 2004 12:35 am
Joel, you must have been a telephone man. A biscuit box. been years. ... -- Roy Smith N4BYU Ham Radio 27 years 2001 DSDP FL/Cat 330 Toad – Jeep Liberty ...
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Eric Deslauriers
eldeslauriers
Oct 4, 2004 1:24 am
Get a roll of 3M double-sided stick tape. It's white with a checkered/triangle pattern on the paper over the adhesive. Peel off the adhesive on there now, and...
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Sam Smith
kd4shk
Oct 4, 2004 1:51 am
Tim, When it receives a new position from a station, the GPS will move the icon to the new position (and erase the old one). It simply changes the lat/long in...
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Dakota Summerhawk
cameronsumme...
Oct 4, 2004 2:13 am
Used the Larson glass mount replacement kit and cut the tape in half with no problem on my escort dash console with no problem. Dakota ... From: Jeff...
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Dale Blanchard
wa7ixk
Oct 4, 2004 3:25 am
You can get hi temp super stick foam tape at Radio Shack and Home Depot. The cheap stuff falls off. Some of the Auto parts stores has tape for attaching...
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Jeff
jkd201
Oct 4, 2004 4:46 am
Ok. Tnx to everyone. You all have good ideas. Tnx for the quick responses too. I want something that will stick, but also want it to come off without mangling...
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djs13
Oct 4, 2004 12:50 pm
I sent a message to the RAC and got a very good reply from them on the portable APRS operations question I posted earlier on one of the groups. I thought since...
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luis martinez
kd7gmk
Oct 4, 2004 7:59 pm
I had more time to use it this weekend and it works exactly as you said. thanks for taking the time Sam. Luis KD7GMK Sam Smith <kd4shk@...> wrote: Tim, ...
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Sam Smith
kd4shk
Oct 4, 2004 9:25 pm
My pleasure. Others have helped me along in the past. It's nice for me to be able to help others now. Sam ... From: luis martinez [mailto:kd7gmk@...] ...
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ki6lo
Oct 5, 2004 3:56 pm
"... come off without mangling the dash, when time comes to remove it." If this is the case, recommend you DO NOT use any 3M double side tape that is RED in...
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Eric Deslauriers
eldeslauriers
Oct 5, 2004 4:10 pm
Next time you need to pull some of that off, stop by your wife's craft store and pick up some Un-Do or equivalent. It's amazing what comes off with that stuff...
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luis martinez
kd7gmk
Oct 5, 2004 6:19 pm
Hi Sam and all, I have one more issue that just propped up yesterday. I don't know what I did, but the 700A shows UTC time instead of local time. The time...
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Sam Smith
kd4shk
Oct 5, 2004 7:28 pm
Check the time on the GPS - mine requires me to set it for my area (UTC minus 4 hours). Otherwise, it (the GPS) will display UTC time. Don't ask me why the GPS...
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Jon M. Hanson
hanson6602
Oct 5, 2004 7:52 pm
... The rules for time zones are incredibly complex. They don't follow nice latitude and longitude lines. For example, out here in Arizona we don't observe...
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Sam Smith
kd4shk
Oct 5, 2004 8:19 pm
Good point. I hadn't thought about that. I was out in AZ this spring, and I noticed that some areas did observe the changes, and others didn't. It drove me...
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Stan Slonkosky
ke6zc
Oct 5, 2004 8:25 pm
... As far as I know, only the Navajo reservation observes DST. Other Indian reservations do not. In certain areas, it is not always clear whether you are on...
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ki6lo
Oct 5, 2004 11:20 pm
I might try that. I have a cellphone mount on the vinyl dash in my old truck and it hasn't come loose in over 6 years. I tried everything short of cutting the...
I have a Garmin IQ3600. Is there anyway to get a data in/out feed for an APRS radio? I have the in car docking and speaker kit? WE1MD...
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ki6lo
Oct 9, 2004 3:59 pm
Just to let everyone know, there is another DeLou GPS Mouse listed on the Computer Geeks surplus page. The 'Geeks' website has lots of goodies for PC and...
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kc0lks
Oct 10, 2004 11:19 pm
Does anyone know of a source for a replacement cable between the head unit and the RT unit? I do not want to remove the cable from my car every time I want to...
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Richard Hughes
deweygroups
Oct 10, 2004 11:27 pm
There has been a lot of discussion on this subject. Take a look at message #4875 in the archive. Basically what you need at the head is the connector used...
