Has anyone successfully gotten GPS data from a Harris radio (XG-75 or XL-200) to work on a Motorola P25 trunked system? Motorola radios are easy, but having a nightmare trying to get the data from the Harris radios into the MUPS.
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Harris Location data on Motorola system
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Location data only became incorporated into the P25 standard fairly recently. I don't believe Motorola MUPS uses that standard. Harris's method is similar to the standard if not already using it. The standard and Harris method both involve data calls on a working channel.
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Harris has followed the P-25 Standard on how to package the AVL data in the P-25 Superframe structure from Day-1.
The APCO Project-25 standard has always included where in the Superframe to insert the data, and what format was to be used, which is defined as the standard standardized NMEA format, 'borrowed' from the marine electronics industry. (...Why reinvent the wheel !)
Harris (in Lynchburg) also had the first officially certified APCO P-25 Test Lab under the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) in the USA back in 2009, and was on the DHS's approved list shortly afterward. You only receive accreditation if you follow the standards 100%.
I personally know that Harris' Lat/Lon GPS data displays perfectly on other vendors radios. I have demo'ed it before I retired.
As far as what Moto is doing in their MUPS, I can't answer.
But then, Moto has a history of doing their own thing on occasions.
The APCO Project-25 standard has always included where in the Superframe to insert the data, and what format was to be used, which is defined as the standard standardized NMEA format, 'borrowed' from the marine electronics industry. (...Why reinvent the wheel !)
Harris (in Lynchburg) also had the first officially certified APCO P-25 Test Lab under the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) in the USA back in 2009, and was on the DHS's approved list shortly afterward. You only receive accreditation if you follow the standards 100%.
I personally know that Harris' Lat/Lon GPS data displays perfectly on other vendors radios. I have demo'ed it before I retired.
As far as what Moto is doing in their MUPS, I can't answer.
But then, Moto has a history of doing their own thing on occasions.
Thanks for the Harris sales pitch. As far as strict adherence, there is a check-box in RPM 2 for location on PTT.. so much for that strict adherence to the P-25 standard..
I believe the problem is in SNDCP versioning, but that's probably beyond this forum.
Thanks anyway, I guess the answer is no.
I believe the problem is in SNDCP versioning, but that's probably beyond this forum.
Thanks anyway, I guess the answer is no.
kb4cvn
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Sorry, but it was not a sales pitch for Harris.
I was only trying to convey what small bit I knowledge I had on the topic, hoping it would be helpful to the forum.
I retired from Harris in 2012 to escape their rat-race.
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