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William G. Andersen
 
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Thanks, Lisa: guess I'll go to a Radio Shack and see what they have to make
a Tee type of cable. My few previous experiences with the local store were
frustrating because they were just sales clerks and didn't understand what I
wanted to do, so they couldn't offer any help.

"Lisa Collins" wrote in message
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You can easily make a Tee type of cable that has multiple NEMA outputs.
Generally speaking you are not supposed to do this but we have had
excellent results running 2 devices requiring NEMA data. Most serial
devices do not pull enough current to drop the 5 volt signal signficantly.

The manufacturer of your radio should be able to tell you which part of

the
stereo plug is ground and which part is NEMA data in.

Lisa
www.ultimatepassage.com

William G. Andersen wrote:

How do I wire my GPS to multiple devices?
I have a Garmin GPS 12 (handheld) mounted on the instrument panel. I use
the Garmin PC/DC cable to get 12 volt power from my utility lighter, and
to connect to a serial connector.
I have a Furuno 1622 radar with a Furuno NMEA cable, to which I added a
serial cable to connect to the Garmin PC cable. That works great:
lat/long, waypoints, course and speed displayed on the radar.
I'm replacing my VHF radio with one that has DSC and NMEA input. The

NMEA
input plug looks like that on a stereo headset cord.
How do I get the GPS wired to that and the radar serial connector?