Hello Boaters, I am new here today. My brother has a boat and we just
installed a Garmin GPS 2010 I think it is. The manual talks about DSC with the
VHF radio and the Radio talks about DSC with the GPS. Both manuals talk about
it but, don't tell you how to hook it up. I know that the VHF radio is looking
for a signal input from the GPS to pick up the lat. long. numbers to send out.
Not sure which wire on the harness is the correct "data out" for the VHF radio
input. The VHF radio is talking about "NEMA" data input. I called Garmin on
the phone for tech support, but they were little help, although, the guy did
mention that the Garmin only supports "Garmin data" and not "Nema" data. I
guess my question is: Has anybody here hooked up their GPS with their VHF radio
for DSC? If so, can you please help me out with what I need to do. We have a
Garmin 2010 I think it is and an Icom VHF radio. Has anyone used DSC to
exchange position data with other boaters? The manual talks about sending this
digital data on locations of "where the fish are" without letting th whole
world know the info. In other words I am assuming that recrational data
positioning is OK instead of using it only for emergency. I am a ham and I do
use APRS so I am assuming it is almost the same thing. The Garmin data and the
Nema data thing can be a problem I think, but I don't know how to deal with
that. I assume if anyone out there is now using DSC, you can help me. What
say? Will check back here for any help later or you can e-mail me
direct....OK? Thanks Louie

It's a setup option whether the Garmin GPS sends Garmin format
or NMEA format.

Yes it works. Yes, the manufactures do not have the their **** together
on how to hook it up. And you don't have your **** together on what the
equipment is. What are the model numbers of the GPS and the radio and
I'll tell you what to hook to what.

And make sure you have the latest firmware on the GPS.

--
Chuck Tribolet

http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet

Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job in the world.


"Gudguyham" wrote in message ...
Hello Boaters, I am new here today. My brother has a boat and we just
installed a Garmin GPS 2010 I think it is. The manual talks about DSC with the
VHF radio and the Radio talks about DSC with the GPS. Both manuals talk about
it but, don't tell you how to hook it up. I know that the VHF radio is looking
for a signal input from the GPS to pick up the lat. long. numbers to send out.
Not sure which wire on the harness is the correct "data out" for the VHF radio
input. The VHF radio is talking about "NEMA" data input. I called Garmin on
the phone for tech support, but they were little help, although, the guy did
mention that the Garmin only supports "Garmin data" and not "Nema" data. I
guess my question is: Has anybody here hooked up their GPS with their VHF radio
for DSC? If so, can you please help me out with what I need to do. We have a
Garmin 2010 I think it is and an Icom VHF radio. Has anyone used DSC to
exchange position data with other boaters? The manual talks about sending this
digital data on locations of "where the fish are" without letting th whole
world know the info. In other words I am assuming that recrational data
positioning is OK instead of using it only for emergency. I am a ham and I do
use APRS so I am assuming it is almost the same thing. The Garmin data and the
Nema data thing can be a problem I think, but I don't know how to deal with
that. I assume if anyone out there is now using DSC, you can help me. What
say? Will check back here for any help later or you can e-mail me
direct....OK? Thanks Louie