6980 vs. 6160, thoughts? Ideally I would like to be able to use the standard Garmin Navi functions for the street, and also load/use topo maps offroad. Crutch has both.
Steve
Steve
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Jacket
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Does anyone know if the Kenwoods (6980 or otherwise) can provide the GPS signal output to feed a HAM radio for APRS? Looking at getting a new HU with Navi for my 80, plus adding APRS capabilities to my Yaesu with a Byonics TinyTrak.
Steve
I'm no expert in APRS, but I'm thinking no. The new units do not provide a serial port that can access the internals of the system. The older units had a mini-usb slot, but I don't have a strong feeling that these units provide that level of GPS tracking support like the handhelds.
Jacket
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6980 vs. 6160, thoughts? Ideally I would like to be able to use the standard Garmin Navi functions for the street, and also load/use topo maps offroad. Crutch has both.
Steve
The one major improvement with the XX80 over the XX60 is the Pandora feature - may not be important to you. Otherwise, the 6160 should still provide you with access to the hard drive to load maps (via the developer access workaround), and I think the 6160 still has the mini-USB in the rear. Both of those capabilities are documented on Mud IIRC.
For the 6980, those above features to load maps have been taken away, but the 6980 with the miniSD card slot allows map loads that way. I have the 6980 and used the Utah topo maps successfully a couple of weeks ago. None of the units leave tracks, so if you want to pull your route at the end of a trip and load it onto your PC, you'll still need a handheld.
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6980 vs. 6160, thoughts? Ideally I would like to be able to use the standard Garmin Navi functions for the street, and also load/use topo maps offroad. Crutch has both.
Steve
From what I understand the 6160 may not be as pretty but runs better/faster. The 6980 is Kenwood's Vista. To continue the OS analogy, I'd stick with XP (6160) or wait for their Win7 to come out.
The jest that I get is that when they prettied up the UI for the 6980 they did so without upgrading the hardware and consequently its a bit of a pig with the slowest startup time in its class.
OregonLC said:
Interestingly pioneer has been able to speed boot time on old hardware with os updates. My z110 boots faster than ever with z130 software.
re_guderian
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Good news! You CAN do this. There is a menu option to turn taking on or off, and to display on the screen out not. I turn it on, but do not display. The you can use MapSource to upload the tracks just like you use it to download maps.Jacket said:
I'll upload some when I get back on the computer.
Typos sent from my HTC EVO using the IH8MUD app...
Jacket
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Good news indeed. I guess I need to do play around with mine some more....
re_guderian
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After you turn tracking on in the HU, use the "Receive from Device" button in MapSource and it will automatically find the track file. You don't have a whole lot of flexibility in terms of setting fequency of logging, etc. but it is sufficient as is, I've found. You can export to google earth as well.Good news indeed. I guess I need to do play around with mine some more....
Garmin GPSmap Instead?
Oregon - I saw on the 100 series picture thread that you have a Garmin GPSmap 60Csx.
Did you decide to go this route instead of getting GPS in a HU? Or did you already have this and decide to wait until Kenwood/Garmin get their act together?
Just wondering - been thinking a Garmin GPSmap 62st may be the way to go since it's portable. Only problem is the small screen. (Note: I have an old eTrex Vista that just died on our last trip to the desert.)
Here's the 62st:
Oregon - I saw on the 100 series picture thread that you have a Garmin GPSmap 60Csx.
Did you decide to go this route instead of getting GPS in a HU? Or did you already have this and decide to wait until Kenwood/Garmin get their act together?
Just wondering - been thinking a Garmin GPSmap 62st may be the way to go since it's portable. Only problem is the small screen. (Note: I have an old eTrex Vista that just died on our last trip to the desert.)
Here's the 62st:
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Oregon - I saw on the 100 series picture thread that you have a Garmin GPSmap 60Csx.
Did you decide to go this route instead of getting GPS in a HU? Or did you already have this and decide to wait until Kenwood/Garmin get their act together?
Just wondering - been thinking a Garmin GPSmap 62st may be the way to go since it's portable. Only problem is the small screen. (Note: I have an old eTrex Vista that just died on our last trip to the desert.)
Here's the 62st:
No, quite the opposite actually. I've had the csx for a long time, but want more screen real estate. The iPad 2 w/Motion X is nice, but still not perfect. Honestly, it's a awkward stage in the technology right now. If I were to bet, I'd say that AppRadio (or similar) is somehow going to win, just a matter of time. Until then there is no perfect solution.
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I responded to your pm.
Sent from my iPad 2 using IH8MUD
Who designs this interface... looks like it's for 19yo boys with NOs.
Bear Lake Cruiser
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bringing old thread back to life. Anyone got a step by step for topo installation on a Kenwood DNX892? What about any google satellite imagery?
I use back country navigator on my android tablet and phone and can link those to the kenwood, however you loose music capability when doing this (loose the kenwood music sources, you can use music from the phone or tablet). It would be nice to have the topos integrated into the head unit.
I use back country navigator on my android tablet and phone and can link those to the kenwood, however you loose music capability when doing this (loose the kenwood music sources, you can use music from the phone or tablet). It would be nice to have the topos integrated into the head unit.